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14 • Child only cases • Individuals required in the home (medical statement needed) • Only parent with a child under age one (YCP’s over 18 must complete IJS) • Pregnant (seventh month) • Incapacitated (verified by physician) • Teen Adult in high school or equivalent • Victims of family domestic violence (prevents IJS) • Individuals that reapply to cure a sanction within sixty days after the closure • Refugees
3.1.2 TANF Child Care and Support Services DSS is committed to providing support services for clients based on individual needs. Child care and support services are available to assist an applicant of the TANF program in order for them to conduct the initial job search, participate in approved job preparation activities, and obtain or maintain employment.
Also, clients participating in an approved educational or training activity, or who have become employed may receive support services. Support services include, but are not limited to, child care, transportation, prescription eyeglasses, physical exams, automobile repairs/car expenses, parenting programs, safety equipment, criminal records checks, and relocation assistance. Support services include coordination with other agencies for services such as alcohol and drug counseling, health services (non-medical treatment), housing services, vocational rehabilitation, mental health services and referral services, at no cost to the agency.
To allow parents to go to work, the State will provide reimbursement for child care pursuant to the state plan for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), including the principle that parents will have the right to choose the child care arrangement that best meets the needs of their children. Under the CCDF plan, the State may provide funds for care by providers who meet the State's child care regulatory requirements or for qualifying self- arranged informal child care.
The State has established criteria, procedures, and definitions for determining whether a parent is unable to obtain needed child care so that a parent's failure to work or attend training on that basis may be addressed.
3.1.3 Work Training Allowance