Together with FamiliesPrevention Funds
Targeted financial help when a specific expense is the barrier between a family staying together and a child welfare case.
Parents and relatives experiencing a crisis of poverty that could lead to child welfare involvement or foster care · Up to $500 in one-time financial assistance, once every 12 months
From together-families.org/emergency-support ↗About this program
Pathway 2 includes everything in Pathway 1, plus the possibility of up to $500 in one-time financial assistance, once every 12 months.
Prevention Funds are not general financial assistance. Being behind on rent or a utility bill does not qualify a family on its own.
Prevention Funds may be considered only when all of the following are true: The family is experiencing a crisis of poverty; The crisis creates a real risk of child protective services involvement or foster care; A specific financial need is driving that risk; Other reasonable resources have been explored and cannot resolve the crisis in time; The payment is expected to resolve or significantly reduce the crisis; Funding is available.
Every Prevention Fund payment answers one question: will this help keep a child safely with family?
Questions
Are Prevention Funds general financial assistance?
Prevention Funds are not general financial assistance. Being behind on rent or a utility bill does not qualify a family on its own.
How much can a family receive through Prevention Funds?
Pathway 2 includes everything in Pathway 1, plus the possibility of up to $500 in one-time financial assistance, once every 12 months.
When may Prevention Funds be considered?
Prevention Funds may be considered only when all of the following are true: The family is experiencing a crisis of poverty; The crisis creates a real risk of child protective services involvement or foster care; A specific financial need is driving that risk; Other reasonable resources have been explored and cannot resolve the crisis in time; The payment is expected to resolve or significantly reduce the crisis; Funding is available.
Details
- Who
- Parents and relatives experiencing a crisis of poverty that could lead to child welfare involvement or foster care
- Cost
- Up to $500 in one-time financial assistance, once every 12 months
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