2. Ohio ranks 50th (last in the nation)
regarding state funding for child welfare
3. TANF
Title XIX
Title IV-E
Title IV-B
Title XX
State GRF
County General Funds
• Some programs have
a local matching
requirement
•Each program has
specific purposes for
which it can be used
Declining
Flexibility
Most
flexible
funding
Most restrictive
federal
requirements
Child Welfare
Funding in Ohio
4. • Most flexible of all child
welfare funds
• Varies significantly from
county to county
• Is based on county tax levies
and county commissioner
appropriations
• These funds should be used
last after drawing down all
applicable federal funds.
• Counties may use these
funds to pay for non-eligible
children and non-allowable
services and to match
federally funded programs
TANF
Title XIX
Title IV-E
Title IV-B
Title XX
State GRF
County General Funds
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County General Funds
5. Federal Financing
for Housing
Resource Details Challenges
Chafee funding Up to 30% of a state’s Chafee allocation can
be used on housing.
Ohio’s county-administered
system
FUP Up to 100 Section 8 vouchers for transitional
housing for foster youth between 18-21 years
old.
Requires partnership between
local child welfare and local
public housing authorities
IV-E Can be used for housing placement for foster
youth who are under 18, or 18 and expected to
graduate high school prior to their 19th
birthday funded by this allocation. Placement
must be supervised 24/7 and IV-E approved.
Further use of funds would
require the state to extend
foster care until age 21, in
order to receive federal
reimbursement.
TANF-IL Security deposits, utility deposits, rent and
utility payments for 4 months. (How much does
each county receive?)
Can’t be used for room and
board for youth still in custody
HUD Section 8 vouchers Long wait list
IDA’s Specialized matched-savings accounts to help
people establish a pattern of regular savings in
order to purchase an asset, such as a home
Counties don’t seem to be
aware of how they can use
TANF for this
6. Possible funding streams
for transitional housing for
emancipating foster youth
in Ohio
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Age
TANF Independent Living
funds
Up to 30% of a county’s
Chafee allocation
FUP if county applied for and
was approved for it
Title IV-E if Ohio extends
foster care supports to 21
Regular Section 8
Finding a reliable roommate
7. • IV-E is the principle federal
reimbursement for foster care and
adoption assistance
• Title IV-E Maintenance Pays for:
– Room/Board
– Daily Supervision
– Basic living and support
– Child’s personal incidentals
– Clothing
– Graduation Expenses
– Liability Insurance
– Travel to Home Visits
– Travel to School
TANF
Title XIX
Title IV-E
Title IV-B
Title XX
State GRF
County General Funds
Title IV-E funds
8. • Fostering Connections added “a supervised setting in which the
individual is living independently” as a reimbursable setting for youth
18-21. 42 U.S.C.A. 672 (c).
• This means that states who have implemented the option of extending
foster care beyond age 18 and up to age 21 can receive IV-E
Reimbursement for supervised independent living placements and
other Age-Appropriate Placements for Youth 18-21.
• Each state has “the discretion to develop a range of supervised
independent living settings which can be reasonably interpreted as
consistent with the law, including whether or not such settings need to
be licensed and any safety protocols that may be needed.”
IV-E
*National guidelines
9. • “We encourage the title IV-E agency to be innovative in
determining the best living arrangements that could meet
an older child's needs for supervision and support as
he/she moves toward independence.”
• “Further, we note that a title IV-E agency should continue
to work with youth who are in supervised independent
living settings to form permanent connections with caring
adults.”
• Guidance on Fostering Connections to Success and
Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, Program Instruction,
ACYF-CB-PI-10-11, July 9, 2010.
IV-E
*National guidelines
10. • In terms of defining supervised independent living
placements, Ohio requires licensed and 24/7 supervision
for youth in custody who are under 18, or who are 18 and
reasonably expected to graduate high school by the end
of the month prior to their 19th birthday.
• Ohio as a state has not extended foster care until age 21.
If we did so, that would expand use of these funds for
transitional housing options, such as:
(a.) host homes, (b.) college dormitories, (c.) shared
housing, (d.) semi-supervised apartments, and (e.)
supervised apartments
IV-E
*State guidelines
12. • Chaffee Independent Living - Pays for Independent Living Services for youth
ages 15-21 where the agency has custody or continues to serve
emancipated youth to assist them with their independence. (80% Federal.
20% match)
• How to spend it
– Direct Purchase of Services
– RMS Code 774
– Are stipend paid to the youth allowed as incentives?
– Can funds be put into a trust or savings account for a youth?
– Are gift cards given to the youth allowed?
– Can the money be used for room and board? What is considered
room and board?
– Who pays IL services for children crossing state lines?
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Chaffee
Independent Living
13. TANF Independent Living
Funds in Ohio
► Can be used for the same services as Chaffee IL
► If the same services are being purchased, Chaffee
IL must be spent before TANF IL is used
► TANF IL expands services above Chaffee IL
14. TANF IL
for youth still in agency custody
► Can be used to purchase services, make vendor
payments and make incentive payments consistent
with the youth’s life skills assessment and written IL
plan.
► Can be used to offer incentives to eligible youth to
promote successful behavioral outcomes
► Room and board payments are NOT allowed.
► Payments for services that may fall under the
definition of “assistance” are NOT allowed.
► Administrative costs are NOT allowed.
15. TANF IL
for emancipated youth
► Can be used to purchase services, make vendor
payments and make incentive payments for young adults
who have emancipated from foster care.
► Security deposits, utility deposits, rent and utility
payments for 4 months
► Up to $1,000 for furniture
► Driver’s education classes and license fees
► One time payment to a vendor to purchase or help
purchase a car to support the young adults employment
► One time payment for up to $2,000 to cover the cost of
repair to support the young adults employment
► Employment mentoring, work clothes, tools, supplies
permit fees for employment
► Nominal case incentive awards for achievement of
specific behavior outcomes
16. The National Center for Housing and
Child Welfare (NCHCW)
• NCHCW links housing resources to child welfare
agencies to improve family functioning, prevent family
homelessness, safely reduce the need for out-of-home
placement, and ensure that each young person who
ages out foster care is able to access safe, decent,
permanent housing.
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17. Contact information
• Ruth White, MSSA
Executive Director
National Center for Housing and Child Welfare
6711 Queens Chapel Rd
University Park, MD 20782
(301) 699-0151
rwhite@nchcw.org
www.nchcw.org
