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Section 2:  Need for Care/Special Need (SB0039)

The Need for Care Questions identifies the subsidy applicant's activities which constitute the reason(s) for needing subsidized child care.  Enter the information about the need for care and special needs in the following sections. 

Primary Service Need*

More than one Service Need may be entered, but one and only one may be designated as Primary.  If Special Health Need/Disability Parent is indicated as the Service Need, no schedule of activity is required for that parent.  A child schedule would still be required. 

As a result of an application created from either a PATH Authorization or Protective Services Referral, the Primary Service Need has been pre-filled with the following values:

Protective Services                   Protective Services

Employment                               Employment

Postsecondary Education        Education

Reach Up Activity                      Training

These values should not be changed because the values are used during payment processing to determine the funding for the subsidy.

For all other applications, select the value by using the down arrow () next to the field. 

Both Employment and Training / Education

Developmental Growth

Employment

Self Employment

Training

Education

Seeking Employment

Special Health Need - Child

Special Health Need - Parent

Family Support

Service Need

In addition to the Primary Service Need, you may select as many other Service Needs as appropriate.  Check each of the needs that apply by clicking in the box next to the value:

Both Employment and Training / Education

Developmental Growth

Employment

Self Employment

Training

Protective Services

Education

Seeking Employment

Special Health Need - Child

Special Health Need - Parent

Family Support

To uncheck a selected need, just click in the box again to remove the selection.

Stressful Situation Question*

Select either Yes or No for the selection by using the radio button for this field (). 

Family Support Score

Upon review of the Family Support Questionnaire, a score is entered on the application. This score is used as criteria to determine eligibility for Family Support.

Child Only Case*

Foster children will constitute a "child only" case with identification of the appropriate foster parent. A foster child therefore comprises a family size of 1.  Select either Yes or No for the selection by using the radio button for this field ().

If child only case, is this a special needs person?

Select either Yes or No for the selection by using the radio button for this field (). 

Special Needs Begin Date

Enter the beginning date for which the special needs have been documented.

Special Needs End Date

Enter the ending date for which the special needs have been documented.

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Submitting Section 2 of the Subsidy Application