Homeless Childcare Program

2007 Community Resource Guide

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Homeless Childcare Program

The Homeless Childcare Program provides an opportunity for homeless families to search for employment, find housing, and to access other social services and medical appointments that will aid them in establishing a residence of their own. Families can access up to one month of childcare with a maximum benefit of $350 per child and in some cases may be approved for an additional month. Families that meet the McKinney definition of homelessness qualify. This definition stretches beyond families who live in cars, campgrounds, or other very temporary arrangements. Generally, any family lacking a regular adequate nighttime residence qualifies, including those living in a temporary shelter and those living in inconsistent living arrangements in the home of family members or friends. Transitional housing residents also qualify.

The Homeless Childcare Program works closely with Volunteers of America Child Care Resource and Referral who help link families with local childcare providers of a family’s choosing. Providers receive a bonus for accepting homeless childcare referrals.

Sec. 11302. *General Definition of Homeless Individual [*Section 103 of the Act]

[Laws in effect as of January 6, 1999]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 6, 1999 and October 26, 2000]
[CITE: 42USC11302]

(a) In general: For purposes of this chapter, the term "homeless" or "homeless
individual or homeless person" \1\ includes--

\1\ So in original. Probably should be `` `homeless individual' or `homeless person' ''.

(1) an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and

(2) an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is--

(A) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill);

(B) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or

(C) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.

For more information please e-mail Mary Laureano or call at Community Action (360)416-7585.

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