Department of Social Services
58620 Sink Rd., P.O. Box 180, Dowagiac, MI 49047
(269)782-8998 or toll-free at 1-800-517-0777
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Child Care Development Fund
The Child Care Development Fund program is intended to enable parents to receive child care payment assistance while participating in productive employment, an approved educational plan or while training for employment. Members throughout the service area are encouraged to apply for this unique program by contacting the Department of Social Services or by clicking on the link CCDF application for an application. For further program guidelines click guidelines.
General Requirements:
1. Parents must be participating in a job training or education program, employed, or actively involved in documental job searches.
2. Children must be 12 years or younger. Those with 3 or more children will be given priority.
3. Must reside within Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Elkhart, Kosciusko, La Porte, Marshall, St. Joseph, Starke, or Van Buren counties.
4. Child must be a member the Pokagon Band.
The Department of Social Services has a list of licensed providers for each area. The providers will include center-based and group home care for full-day and before-and-after school care. In-home care will not be covered as yet. A sliding fee scale will determine each family’s contribution to the cost of child care based on income and the size of the family. The Department of Social Services will work with each family to facilitate the program application process and aid in locating licensed childcare. For more information, please contact the Department of Social Services.
Verification Eligibility
For Education Purposes:
1. Must have proof of registration in a post-secondary school or proof of involvement in a high school or GED program.
2. Must have a copy of official class schedule listing courses being taken, including times and days of classes.
Grades must be submitted at the end of each quarter to continue to be eligible for the next term. Preliminary verification and official number of hours to be paid for child care may be established as soon as the student registers for new classes.
For Employment Purposes:
1. Documentation of employer, job site, telephone number and name of immediate supervisor. Information provided on application must be verifiable.
2. Salary and length of scheduled training time must be provided in the case of a training program.
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