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

4/18/2018 (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, who qualifies, how the CA grant is structured, how to calculate a household’s standard of need, and how clients access the benefit.

Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:

1. Describe the standard of need;
2. Explain who is included in a cash assistance household;
3. Describe the two programs of the Cash Assistance benefit;
4. List the different types of eligibility criteria a household must meet to qualify for Cash Assistance;
5. Determine the amount of Cash Assistance a household is eligible for when there is earned or unearned income in the household.

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

Sign up by 4/6/18 for the Early Bird price $60.00. Regular fee is $75.00.

  • 3.0 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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