Programs Flashcards
Name of welfare program in US
Eligibility
How services provided
TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
States determine eligibility
Via EBT CARDS
Tax credit for low income and working people
Name
Eligibility
Service and how provided
Earned Income Tax Credit
Upper limit is approximately $50,000 for a family of 4
Get tax credit and sometimes refund check for more than you paid in
Stipend from US gov administered by SSA but is not part of the social security trust
Eligibility
How delivered
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
For 65 yrs and older, blind, disabled
Aid is money
Healthcare for the elderly run by the Federal gov
Components
How services delivered
Eligibility
Medicare
Part A - hospitalization
Part B - outpatient
Part C - “advantage programs” - private companies take care of all your healthcare
Part D - medications - private
Run like insurance, pay a premium for C and D
For 65 and older who have paid in, ESRD, ALS
Emergency hospital care for people that don’t qualify for Medicaid, often pregnant women illegally in US
Emergency Medicaid
Get one prenatal visit and delivery, hospital gets reimbursed
Healthcare program for low income Americans
Eligibility
How services provided
Medicaid
Eligibility is less than or equal to 150% of poverty for CO (133% floor)
Screening for kids as part of Medicaid
EPSDT - Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment
Eligible: children up to 21 yrs on Medicaid
Get screening, vision, vaccinations, preventative stuff
Works like insurance
Health insurance program for children run jointly by state and federal gov
CHIP - Children’s Health Insurance Program
Eligibility: For children whose parents don’t qualify for Medicaid
Welfare reform law in 1996 that changed the name from AFDC and required time limits and that people had to work/look for work to receive assistance
PRWORA - Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
Non emergency outpatient clinic where low income adults can go for healthcare and pay what is determined that they can afford
Community Health Center
Law that requires a hospital to treat people in an emergency and eat the cost if they cannot collect payment
EMTALA - Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
Program that replaced “food stamps”
Eligibility
Services and how provided
SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
130% of poverty, then assets subtracted and must be less than or equal to 100%. Cannot have more than $2000 in assets
Food to be taken home and prepared purchased via an EBT card
Food stamps during a disaster
D-SNAP - Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Same as SNAP but eligibility criteria is changed
Program that buys up food to stabilize prices for farmers, and gives the food to food banks
Eligibility
How services provided
TEFAP - The Emergency Food Assistance Program
States determine eligibility requirements. Adjunctive eligibility if Medicaid or SNAP
Gov gives the food to food banks, and it gets given to food pantries and soup kitchens
Housing for low income families that has rent below market value. Sometimes integrated with families renting at market value to avoid making ghettos.
Public Housing
Official name of Section 8
Eligibility
How services delivered
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Must be less than or equal to median income in county where you live
Program for help with utility bills
Eligibility
How services delivered
LEAP - Low income Energy Assistance Program
Eligibility is less than 150% of poverty
Program that provides lunches to school-age children
Eligibility
Services provided and how provided
National School Lunch Program
Free: less than or equal to 130% poverty; reduced: less than or equal to 185% poverty
(1) reimbursement for free, reduced, full; (2) 6 cents for compliance; (3) 2 cents if more than 60% of kids are free/reduced; (4) credit to purchase commodity foods; (5) bonus foods obtained directly
Program that provides breakfast for school-age kids
Services provided and how
School Breakfast Program
Reimbursement to school for free, reduced and full price breakfasts
Part of NSLP that provides kids with snacks
Eligibility
Services provided and how
After School Snack Program
Kids must be enrolled in the after school program, must be an enrichment program (no sports teams), must be supervised
Reimbursement to school for free, reduced and full price snacks
Meals for kids during the summer
Eligibility
How services provided
Summer Food Service Program
Kids 0-18 yrs, migrant workers, disabled
Reimbursement to program for meals provided during the summer
Program that provides milk
Eligibility
How services provided
Special Milk Program
Available to kids in schools that don’t have NSLP
Reimbursement to schools for half pint of skim or 1% milk (flavored ok), full reimbursement for kids that would qualify for free lunch and part reimbursement for others
DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
DoD contracts with local vendors and gets the best pricing. Schools can use their Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program money to order through DoD and take advantage of that pricing
USDA program to increase kids’ consumption of fresh fruits and veg while at school
Services and how provided
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
$50-75 per student per year that is given to schools to purchase fresh fruits and veg. Part of a Farm to School initiative
Team Nutrition
Part of NSLP. Group of people that help schools comply with NSLP requirements, talk to schools about food safety, send recipes and resources
Program that gives commodity food to the elderly
Eligibility
Service and how delivered
CSFP - Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Eligibility is greater than or equal to 60 yrs; less than or equal to 130% poverty
Service is you get commodity foods from back of a truck once per month
Nutrition program for women, infants, children
Eligibility
Services and how provided
WIC - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Eligible: women pregnant, 6m pp if not breastfeeding, 1 yr pp if breastfeeding; infants; children up to their 5th birthday
Less than or equal to 185% of poverty, plus adjunctive eligibility from TANF, SNAP, Medicaid
Get check for nutritious foods mandated by congress, nut education, screening and referral
Provides meals/snacks at daycares
Eligibility
Services and how provided
CACFP - Child and Adult Care Food Program
Eligibility same as NSLP
Provides 2 meals and 1 snack or 1 meal and 2 snacks via reimbursement to centers
Only food program administered by DHHS
Eligibility
Services and how provided
Elderly Nutrition Program
> = 60 yrs, no financial requirement
Food provided via congregate sites and home-delivered meals
USDA’s program to assist the Elderly Nutrition Program
Services and how provided
Nutrition Services Incentive Program
USDA gives bonus foods and commodity foods to congregate sites, sometimes money
Program for elderly with farmers markets
Eligibility
Services provided and how provided
Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Eligibility is 60 years or older and less than or equal to 185% of poverty
Get voucher $20-50 for fresh, locally grown fruit, veg, herbs, honey
WIC’s program with farmers markets
Eligibility
Services and how provided
WIC Farmers Market Program
Same eligibility as WIC
Locally grown fruits, veg, edible herbs, nutrition education (not given), provided via vouchers max $30 per year
Not in all states because no funding
Feeding America
Largest food bank. Provides foods to food pantries and soup kitchens
Food pantry
Gives people food to take home and eat
Soup kitchen
Provides on-site meals to people
Education program run by DHHS
Eligibility
Services and how provided
Headstart
Kids 0-5 yrs with income requirement of less than 100% of poverty, kids in emergency situations and kids with disabilities regardless of income.
Services are education, well checks, eye and hearing exams, nutrition
