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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

______________________________________________ provides grant funds to provide families with financial assistance and related support services.

Ohio Works First (OWF)

Kinship Permanency Incentive (KPIP)

kinship caregiver

A _________________is an individual 18 years and older who is related to a child by blood or adoption.

specified relative

specified relative

guardian

family

assistance group

An______________________ is a group of individuals treated as a unit for purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of assistance provided.

household

assistance group

Women, Infants and Children (WIC)

__________________________________________________ provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of families so they can purchase healthy food.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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Free/reduced school meals

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The _____________________________ provides up to 6 monthly financial payments to eligible kinship caregivers for the placement of children in their homes.

Kinship Support Program (KSP)

Kinship Support Program (KSP)

Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPIP)

Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP)

The ______________________________________________ provides monthly financial payments to eligible kinship caregivers who have been granted legal custody or guardianship of a child that was previously in the custody of a public children services agency (PCSA).

Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP)

Kinship Stipend Program

Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP)

Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPIP)

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The _______________ is used for the automatic application processing of benefit applications.

Ohio Benefits Portal

Ohio Benefits Portal

OhioID

SACWIS

The __________________ program provides time limited and child-only cash assistance.

Ohio Works First (OWF)

Child-only

Ohio Works First (OWF)

Kinship Support

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Title IV-E Adoption Assistance

The federal subsidy that provides financial assistance to families based on the child’s special needs at the time of the adoptive placement and benefits may include a monthly payment and/or Medicaid card is the ______________________________________ .

Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses Subsidy

Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS)

Title IV-E Adoption Assistance

State Adoption Mainenance Subsidy (SAMS)

Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses Subsidy

The ________________________________________is a one-time expense directly related to the legal adoption of a child with special needs. This program provides payment or reimbursement for such expenses as attorney’s fees, court costs, transportation costs, and the reasonable costs of food and lodging.

Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses Subsidy

Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS)

Adoption Assistance Connections (AAC) to age 21

State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy (SAMS)

______________________________________________ provides financial assistance to eligible families who adopt children at ages 16 and 17 and then continue to support them as they transition to adulthood. Families may receive a monthly payment and/or Medicaid coverage, and that support may continue until the young adult reaches age 21

Title IV-E Adoption Assistance

Adoption Assistance Connections (AAC) to age 21

State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy (SAMS)

_____________________________________________ is a financial assistance program funded entirely by the state. It provides monthly subsidies to families that adopt children with special needs who are ineligible for Title IV-E Adoption Assistance. Children who qualify also may be eligible for Medicaid coverage.

Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS)

State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy (SAMS)

Adoption Assistance Connections (AAC) to age 21

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Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KGAP)

Young adults who leave foster care to live with a kinship caregiver at age 16 or 17 may be able to receive a monthly subsidy payment and Medicaid coverage through the _____________________________________________________ program.

Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program to 21 (KGAP21)

Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program to 21 (KGAP21)

Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPIP)

The ___________________________________________ provides eligible caregivers with legal custody or guardianship a one-time payment to reduce the costs of the initial placement ($525 per child) and up to seven subsequent payments, every six months, to support the stability of the child’s placement in the home ($300 per child).

Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPIP)

Kinship Support Program (KSP)

Kinship Permanency Incentive Porgram (KPIP)

Kinship Guardianship Program (KGAP)

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Funds available to families after adoptions are finalized and that are intended to pay for services not covered by other subsidy programs, insurance programs or Medicaid is through the _______________________________________ program.

Post Adoptipon Special Services Subsidy (PASSS)

State Adoption Maintenance Subsidy (SAMS)

Nonrecurring Adoption Expenses Subsidy

Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS)

The __________________________ gives eligible adoptive families the opportunity to apply for a one-time payment.

Ohio Adoption Grant Program

Title IV-E Adoption Assistance

Ohio Adoption Grant Program

Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy (PASSS)

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Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG)

The threshold used to determine financial eligibility for certain programs such as Head Start, SNAP and others is the ___________________________________ .

Household Income

Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG)

Program limits

benefits card

The ____________________________ card can be used like a debit card to purchase eligible food in authorized retail food stores.

Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)

SNAP card

Medicare

Medicaid

__________ is a state and federally funded health care coverage plan that provides medical insurance to low-income and medically vulnerable individuals.

Caresource

Medicaid

Kinship Caregiver Program (KCP)

________________________________ is a financial childcare assistance program that helps parent/caregivers who are working or in school pay for childcare.

Publicly Funded Childcare (PFCC)

Publicly Funded Childcare (PFCC)

HeadStart