Parents who are also students could be eligible for help with childcare expenses due to an expansion of a state program. Georgia’s Child And Parent Services (CAPS) program subsidizes childcare for low-income families. It’s run by Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning. DECAL’s deputy commissioner for federal programs Elisabetta Kasfir says the CAPS program had 12 priority groups.
“To give an example … people who meet what we call a very low-income level, people who are participating or receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, children in foster care, children of families who may lack fixed and adequate and regular housing, families who experience domestic violence.”
Now, student-parents are the 13th priority group, Kasfir says. So, parents who are enrolled in any educational program could qualify for CAPS.
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