During Fiscal Year 2002, Kinship Navigator is funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The county departments of job and family services (CDJFS) are granted authority by Am. Sub. House Bill(H.B.) 94, Section 5101.851 and H.B 299, Section 63.09. to allocate funds to public children services agencies(PCSA) to provide Kinship Navigator direct services and Kinship Navigator outreach indirect services. Counties will be notified of the amount of their Kinship Navigator fund in county specific allocation letters.
County Kinship Navigator Criteria:
- In counties where the PCSAs and CDJFSs are separate agencies a contract between the agencies must exist;
- Services under these programs must be included in the County Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC) plan;
- PRC requires an application form and a determination of TANF eligibility to receive case managed direct services (as required by ORC 5108.10);
- TANF regulations apply to the use of these funds for medical services (OWF/PRC Guidance Letter No. 12); and
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Kinship Navigator Outreach Services do not require application forms or detemination of TANF eligibility.
Financial Reporting Requirements
Fiscal Year 2002
| Financial Reporting Form | Program Code | Class Code | Title | Definition |
|---|
| JFS 02714 Social Services Random Moment Sample | 118 | | Kinship Navigator Outreach Services | General information and referral, websites, public service announcements, brochures, billboards, phone banks, and other indirect services. |
Fiscal Year 2002
| Financial Reporting Form | Program Code | Class Code | Title | Definition |
|---|
| JFS 02827 Monthly Financial Statement | 119 | 53 | Kinship Navigator | The provision of case managed Kinship Navigator services, benefits, assistance and information to kinship caregivers. |
| JFS 02827 Monthly Financial Statement | 121 | 53 | Kinship Navigator Outreach Services | General information and referral, websites, public service announcements, brochures, billboards, phone banks, and other indirect services. |
PCSA Kinship Navigator Fiscal Year 2001 (July Sept.) obligations should be reported as follows;
| Financial Reporting Form | Program Code | Class Code | Title | Definition |
|---|
| JFS 02820 Children Services Monthly Financial Statement | 877 | 55 | Kinship Navigator | The provision of case managed Kinship Navigator support services to kinship caregivers. |
PCSA Kinship Navigator Fiscal Year 2002 obligations should be reported as follows;
| Financial Reporting Form | Program Code | Class Code | Title | Definition |
|---|
| JFS 02820 Children Services Monthly Financial Statement | 877 | 53 | Kinship Navigator | The provision of case managed Kinship Navigator support services to kinship caregivers. |
| JFS 02820 Children Services Monthly Financial Statement | 879 | 53 | Kinship Navigator Outreach Services | General information and referral, websites, public service announcements, brochures, billboards, phone banks, and other indirect services. |
PCSAs should continue to report expenditures on the JFS 02820 for Fiscal Year 2002.
The funds will be obtained from the CDJFS and paid into the PCSA as a local receipt.
Program Requirements
Specific program requirements are contained in OWF/PRC Guidance Letters No.1, 13, and 25.
Instructions: Place this update in the APL section of the APM