Bronx/Yonkers Facilitated Enrollment Project
January 20, 2004
The purpose of the facilitated enrollment projects is to increase working families’ access to child care subsidies by increasing income eligibility for working families to 275% of poverty ($50,600 for a family of four) and by changing the way families can apply for subsidies. The New York Union Child Care Coalition (NYUCCC) and the project administrator, the Consortium for Worker Education (CWE) have worked collaboratively with the NYC Administration for Children Services (ACS) to develop processes that have streamlined the access and administration of child care subsidies for working families.
Enhancements to how working families are accessing subsidies include:
1. Condensing the 10 page application into a 2-page application
2. Designating discrete ACS staff to determine final eligibility
3. Allowing families to call to be prescreened for eligibility
4. Allowing families to fax and mail-in applications
5. Conducting enrollment hours on weekends and evenings at venues familiar and comfortable for working families e.g., work-sites, community based organizations.
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