Safety Items Eligibility Form

Please note: This form is not stored with other study documents. Study staff will not access the information you provide here except in the event of a federal audit of OhioGuidestone’s Father’s Feelings: Infant Safety program.

If OhioGuidestone is audited, study staff will be required to provide your information to the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund (OCTF) and federal auditors. This is to ensure that OhioGuidestone spends the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds from OCTF correctly. If you have questions or concerns about this, please tell or contact OhioGuidestone study staff.

If you believe you have been discriminated against, you can file a discrimination complaint with:

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Bureau of Civil Rights
30 East Broad Street, 37th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3414
Fax to: (614) 752–6381

The Bureau of Civil Rights (BCR) staff is available to offer assistance with writing and filing your complaint(s). You can call BCR at (614) 644-2703 or toll free 1-866-227-6353, TTY at (614) 995-9961 or toll free 1-866-221-6700.

Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funded Services

Step 1: Citizenship/Qualified Non-Citizenship Status

Citizenship or qualified non-citizenship status is required for “means tested benefits.” This means eligibility for the benefit, program or supportive service is based on income. If the applicant does not meet one of the following status criteria, they are considered not eligible for TANF “means tested benefits.”

Step 2: Family Household and Income

The family requesting service includes a parent or relative of a dependent child under 18 (or under 19 who is still a full-time student in high school or at the equivalent level of vocation or technical training), who has never been married, and the child lives in the home.

Using the slider below, determine if the household income is at or below 200% of the 2020 Federal Poverty Level limits. Select the applicable household family size and check that the income status for the applicant family is at or below the monthly income limit displayed.

Selected Value: 1
Number of household members
Selected Value: 0
Number of minor children
Please list only the first name or initials for your children and their age. For example, Kiesha 4. Another example, K.P. 4. If your child is not born yet, please put "Still Pregnant".

Step 3: Family Definitions

The family requesting services includes:

Step 4: Self Attestation

The Provider is to review the following statements with the program applicant/participant:

Eligibility for Primary and Secondary Prevention Funded Services

*THIS IS PART 1: PLEASE PRESS SUBMIT. -AND- THEN CONTINUE TO PART TWO BELOW*