Cash Assistance for Beginners - Part I

In-Person Training | This course is completed

633 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 United States

Conference Room A1

Basic - CEU Credit Available

5/3/2017 (one day)

9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed

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$60.00

Find out about the Cash Assistance (CA) program for low-income families, singles, and childless couples. Part 1 covers the two programs available under the Cash Assistance program, who is included in the household size, how the CA grant is structured, how to calculate a household’s standard of need, and how clients access the benefit.

Target Audience: Social service and legal professionals who assist families and individuals with limited income.

The Community Service Society of New York SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0213.

  • 3 contact hours are available for NYS Licensed Social Workers.
  • Certificates will be issued at the end of the training upon submission of a completed training evaluation and full payment of the training.

Director of Training, Benefits Plus Learning Center

Leslie Bailey, specializing in public benefit programs for over 25 years, oversees all aspects of the Benefits Plus Learning Center training program; from facilitating courses, to designing new courses to the implementation of the continuing education program. She focuses on cash benefit programs such as SSI, SSDI and Cash Assistance and food programs, as well as programs that provide support to working families like child care.

She has authored several chapters for the Learning Center’s premier publication Benefits Plus Online. Leslie began her career providing benefit counseling to low-income families and individuals. She holds a social work degree from Lehman College. .

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