Monday, September 26, 2011

Urban Affairs Coalition Releases New Foreclosure Prevention Resource Guide

As the national foreclosure crisis has continued to devastate families and communities across the Philadelphia region, the Urban Affairs Coalition has released a new edition of  the Foreclosure Prevention Resource Guide. The guide is intended to help residents, housing counselors, lawyers and mortgage lenders better understand and navigate the foreclosure process.  To view the Foreclosure Prevention Resource Guide Summer/ Fall 2011 click here.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Teen Parenting Classes

If you are a teen parent aged 13-21, please come to our Teen Parenting Classes at 3617 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA on Mondays from 4-6 PM. Children are welcome, and we will have tokens and light refreshments available. Participants can learn how to improve their parenting skills, hear how other teens handle parenting, learn how to increase your communications with your child, and have an opportunity to help other teen parents by sharing your experiences. Call 215-549-2686 for more information.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

New Co-Pay Scale for Child Care Works Effective October 2011

Story Time
On September 13th, DPW released the new Child Care Works co-pay scale in accordance with mandated savings of $16 million from the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The parameters laid out in the budget bill stated that a new minimum co-pay of $5 would be set in place (although the Department may waive this in some cases), that the co-pays could be per family or per child and the new co-pays cannot exceed 8% of family income for families living at 100% of the federal poverty level or 11% of family incomes for families who live above 100% of the federal poverty level. 

Under the new co-pay scale, which will become effective October 3, 2011, states that co- pays are per family, not per child.  We have been told by DPW that co-pays will be waived for families without earned income who are receiving TANF.



Current Child Care Weekly Family Co-Pays vs.
Co-Pays Effective 10-01-11 (Family of Three)

Annual Income


% of FPIG
Current Weekly Family Co-Pay


Weekly Family
Co-Pay as of 10/1/11


Dollar increase


% Increase
48%
8660
5

5

0
0%
60%
11,118
5

10

5
100%
70%
12,971
5

10

5
100%
80%
14,824
10

19

9
90%
90%
16,677
15

25

10
67%
100%
18,530
15

25

10
67%
110%
20,383
20

29

9
45%
120%
22,236
25

33

8
32%
130%
24,089
30

37

7
23%
140%
25,942
35

41

6
17%
150%
27,795
40

46

6
15%
160%
29,648
45

51

6
13.3%
170%
31,501
50

56

6
12%
180%
33,354
55

61

6
11%
190%
35,207
60

66

6
10%
200%
37,060
65

71

6
9.2%
210%
38,913
70

77

7
10%
220%
40,766
75

83

8
10.7%
230%
42,619
75

89

14
19%
235%
43,546
80

89

9
11.3%








Friday, September 16, 2011

New 2011 Delaware County Women's Resource Guide

Baby Mother Grandmother and Great GrandmotherThe 2011 Delaware County Women's Resource Guide, published by The Center Foundation, is a comprehensive list of the phone numbers and emails of organizations that can provide aid and assistance in Delaware County and the surrounding regions. It is subdivided by category to make finding the numbers you need a simple process. While it is focused on resources that would be particularly helpful for women, it also offers information on general services such as housing, healthcare, legal help, and counseling.