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Published on Aug 2, 2022
Effective August 1, 2022, the income threshold for child care assistance will be set at 300% FPL. For example, for a household size of three can have income up to $69,090 annually. Families in NYC who are interested in applying can go to https://www1.nyc.gov/site/acs/early-care/acs-child-care-options.page.
Published on Aug 1, 2022
CSS’s Financial Coaching Corps is happy to offer financial coaching to interested participants through our helpline. If your clients need help in the areas of budgeting, banking, credit, and debt, they can speak with one of our financial coaches, either in person or virtually. Experienced volunteer coaches, trained and certified by the Community Service Society of [...]
Published on Jul 14, 2022 by Leslie Bailey
The New York State office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is issuing a one-time, non-assistance cash payments to help eligible families purchase back-to-school supplies and to help certain households with a child under the age of 3 to purchase formula or food.OTDA will issue these payments directly to the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cash account. [...]
Published on Jul 13, 2022
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds housing counseling agencies that provide a full range of housing counseling services. These services include:Assisting persons who are unsheltered find transitional housing;Finding affordable rental housing;Financial literacy training to individuals and families;Assisting homebuyers in evaluating their readiness for a home purchase and navigating through the homebuying process;Foreclosure [...]