For 40 years, Quality Care for Children (QCC) has helped child care programs provide nutritious meals and educational care to young children so they are ready for success in school and helps parents access quality child care so that they can attend college or succeed in the workplace.
Programs/Services Offered
Quality Care for Children, 877-ALL-GA-KIDS, in Atlanta helps parents find childcare throughout the State of Georgia. Although the service is available to any parent in need of assistance, QCC is familiar with the unique needs of the TANF population and seeks to address those needs through specialized programs and through coordination with the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services. The agency has two goals: 1. To strengthen the ability of families, caregivers, and communities to nurture, support, and educate all children. 2. To build a supply of affordable, high-quality childcare in a 46 county area of Georgia. The agency operates an Emergency Child Care Program that affects people moving from welfare to work.
Quality Care for Children (QCC): QCC is a child care resource and referral service that provides information, assistance, and training to caregivers and educates parents and the community about the importance of expanding affordable, high-quality child care (with special attention given to nonstandard-hours of care, sick-child care, and special-needs child care. In addition, QCC maintains data on child care facilities and family child care homes that can offer specialized care for children with disabilities. The referral service is free of charge.
The Peer TA Network would like to know if any States, Tribes, and local TANF programs have innovative strategies for engaging and working with their child welfare counterparts to address child-only cases and at-risk families?
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Date
April 2013
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
PeerTA
State
Virginia
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Child Welfare
Special Populations
Child Only Cases
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Question Text
A representative from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services would like to hear from States that are utilizing, "Providing Child Care for An Individual Who Is Participating in Community Service" as an actual work activity. Do any States have materials on this activity that they are willing to share?
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Date
May 2012
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services
State
Ohio
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Child Care
TANF Program Administration
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from PeerTA
Question Text
The Peer TA Network would like to know how States/Counties are handling increased demand in child care assistance despite decreased funding? What innovative approaches are being taken to serve low-income working families that need child care assistance?
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Date
July 2011
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
PeerTA
State
Virginia
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Child Care
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from Delaware Division of Social Services
Question Text
A representative from the Delaware Division of Social Services would like to know what assessment tool States use to determine if a client has challenges with substance abuse, mental health and/or domestic violence?
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Date
April 2010
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
Division of Social Services
State
Delaware
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Health/Behavioral Health Referrals and Supports
TANF Program Administration
Case Management
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from Milwaukee County Social Development Commission
Question Text
A representative from the Milwaukee County Social Development Commission would like to know what tools States use for for career assessments, barrier screening tools, and mental health assessments?
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Date
February 2010
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
SDC
State
Wisconsin
Topics/Subtopics
Employment
Assessment
Supportive Services
Health/Behavioral Health Referrals and Supports
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from Jefferson County H. S. TANF/CW Collaboration Grant
Question Text
A representative from Jefferson County H. S. TANF/CW Collaboration Grant would like training, policy and procedure information for Parent Partner or other peer support programs for TANF/Child Welfare clients.
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Date
December 2007
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
Jefferson County H. S. TANF/CW Collaboration Grant
State
Colorado
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Child Welfare
Special Populations
Child Only Cases
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from Tennessee Department of Human Services
Question Text
A representative from the Tennessee Department of Human Services would like to know how other States deal with the situation if a parent misses a work activity due to child sickness? While the agency grants the parent a good cause exception not to attend an activity if the child is sick, it still impacts the work participation rate. This is especially true when there is an virus/bacteria outbreak in a Day Care Facility.
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Date
November 2007
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
Tennessee Department of Human Services
State
Tennessee
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Child Care
TANF Program Administration
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from PeerTA
Question Text
The Peer TA Network would like to learn about successful collaborations between TANF and Child Support Enforcement?
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Date
June 2007
Source
OFA Peer TA
Agency/Organization
ICFI
State
Virginia
Topics/Subtopics
Supportive Services
Child Support
TANF Program Administration
Collaborations and Partnerships
TANF Regulatory Codes
Question / Response(s)
Question from Jefferson County Community Connection
Question Text
A representative from Jefferson County Community Connection would like to know if any states have programs that use state/county funds or TANF dollars in conjunction with a housing authority to enable caseworkers to place homeless families in permanent or long-term temporary housing?
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