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69  Homeless individuals and families  Individuals and families living “doubled up” due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason and coded as ‘DB – Doubled Up Housing’ in the Address Verification field on the General Case Information page in CWW  Safe at Home participants (see Process Help Section 10.1) Note: Residence verification provided must include the complete address, including apartment number if applicable. A post office box address is not sufficient. • U.S. Citizenship of children for whom assistance is requested: o Certified copy of Birth Certificate o U.S. Passport o SSA data exchange o CWW Birth Query (Wisconsin births only) o Tribal ID card issued by a federally recognized tribe o Certificate of Naturalization o Certificate of Citizenship o Medicaid Birth Claim as documented by a Wisconsin hospital • Immigration status of children for whom assistance is requested: If the applicant is not a U.S. citizen or U.S national he or she must present immigration documentation that the local agency will verify through SAVE. Any documents issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) serve as verification of immigration status. Children of immigrants may have derivative immigration status based on parents’ status. • Out-of-Home Care Placements: Foster Care, Subsidized Guardianship, Interim Caretaker Placements and relatives with court-ordered placement of a child (including voluntary guardianship) must be verified through one (1) of the following: o Current Voluntary Placement Agreement o Emergency Temporary Custody order o Current court order under Wis. Stat. Ch. 48 or 938 or any Wisconsin tribal law that is substantially similar to Wisconsin Stat. Ch. 48 or 938  Note: Court orders from states other than Wisconsin are allowable as verification of a court order.