KTAP

Program Description:

Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (K-TAP) is the monetary assistance program established by Kentucky using Federal funds from the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) block grant. K-TAP provides financial and medical assistance to needy dependent children in Kentucky and the parents, or relatives, with whom the children are living. K-TAP also helps families find jobs or get training that leads to a job.A family can only get K-TAP for 60-months (5 years) in a lifetime. Each month a family gets K-TAP counts toward the 60-month limit. A family does not have to get K-TAP for 60-months straight. For example, a family can get K-TAP for 24-months and stop. Later, the family can get 36-more months.K-TAP payments to families are based on family size and income. In addition to the monetary grant, K-TAP recipients may also be eligible for supportive services such as childcare and transportation assistance through the Kentucky Works program. Relocation Assistance is also available to qualified K-TAP recipients, as are the educational bonus, work incentive bonus, and Employment Retention Assistance.

General Program Requirements:

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Kentucky, a U.S. citizen or qualified alien, unemployed or under employed (working for very low wages), a parent/relative caregiver who is responsible for children up to the age of 18 (or 19 years old if meeting the school attendance requirement), and have low or very low income.

This program is good for families who suddenly become unemployed and need the financial assistance. This could also be used if you are going through a child support disagreement and get temporary financial assistance until the situation gets resolved.

Kentucky School Breakfast and Lunch Program

Program Description:

The National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs are part of the Division of School & Community Nutrition within the Kentucky Department of Education. Over 1,300 public, private, and parochial schools and residential child care institutions provide a daily breakfast to more than 180,000 students in Kentucky. The oldest of the school nutrition programs, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides lunches to approximately 480,000 students every day in public, private, and parochial schools and residential child care institutions in Kentucky.

General Program Requirements:

In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Kentucky and a parent or primary caregiver responsible for a child(ren) who attends school (high school or under). Those who qualify must also have an annual household income before taxes that must not exceed $23,107 if two people live in the household; $28,990 if three people live in the household; $34,873 if four people live in the household; $40,756 if five people live in the household; $46,639 if six people live in the household, or $52,222 if seven people live in the household. For larger households, add $3,180 for each additional person in the home.

FWS

Federal Work Study is to provide students with part-time employment to help meet college costs , and if possible, provide work experience in a related field. FWS is federally funded and need-based. Your eligibility is based upon the information that you provided on your FAFSA. To become eligible you must show the need on your analysis report. The number of hours that you work will depend on your financial need. The program on-campus employment as well as Community Service jobs. Earnings through FWS vary with the amount of your FWS award, the pay rate, and the hours you can work. Salaries start at $6.40/hr and range upward according to your grade level, and/or whether you work in an On or Off-campus job. Most students work ten to twenty hours a week. Employers usually prefer students to work three or more consecutive hours depending on their class schedules. You will receive FWS pay via direct deposit every two weeks according to the number of hours worked and submitted to the FWS office. FWS does not directly credit a student's billing statement to pay University charges.

To be eligible, you must:

Be a U. S. citizen, national, or permanent resident;
Show need on your FAFSA or Renewal Application need analysis report;
Maintain satisfactory academic progress;
Be enrolled at least half-time as an undergraduate or graduate student; and,
Not have defaulted on or owe a refund to any aid program.

This is great for someone that is on a tight budget and needs a little extra cash for any expenses.

Food Stamps

The Food Stamps Program helps people with little or no money buy food for healthy meals at participating stores. Any household meeting basic income requirements may be eligible to receive food stamps. Adult children who are of the age of 21 or older can qualify for their own food stamp case if they prepare and fix meals separately from the others.
The following people must be included in one household account, regardless of whether they purchase and prepare meals separately:

A spouses of any household member.
Parents living with their natural, adopted or stepchildren who are age 21 or younger.
Children younger than 18 who are dependents of an adult household member.

Only US citizens and legal foreign residents may be eligible to receive food stamps. You have to be within a certain income range depending on the size of the household. This is a good program for families who are struggling and need a little assistance.

Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement: TACT

This is going toward the "Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks" campaign that will educate motorists with the need and importance of leaving more space on the roadways. This serves to crack down on aggressive drivers and highlight why it is important to take extra care when driving around large trucks. Larger moving trucks need time and space to change lanes and stop and having motorists aware of that then that could possible prevent future crashes. The law enforcement can not make drivers more aware but they can ticket you if they feel the need to do so. In return maybe when you have to continue to pay fines and go to court in the end it could result with the loss of your license. Planning this project are representatives from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, U.S. Department of Transportation, Louisville Metro Police Department, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Trimarc, Artimis, FMSCA, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation Safety, Kentucky Motor Transport Association and Kentucky Transportation Center at the University of Kentucky. This program, which is 80% federally funded, will place law enforcement officers in the listed corridors to aggressively enforce violations.

Even Start

Even Start is a federally funded program that focuses on literacy services for families at risk and children ages birth through seven whose parents are eligible for adult education. Currently there are 33 counties that offer adult education, parent education and support, and early child development. You can get grants for the program through the Department of Education. This is good for parents who maybe did not finish college and maybe struggle helping their children with their homework. This can also expand learning abilities. To me reading is very important, that is something that I would like my own child to be passionate about. To get more information all you need to do is be aware and contact the local Department of Education and they can tell you how to apply and assist you in anyway they can.

Head Start

Head Start is a program that is funded by the federal government that provides comprehensive child development services. This provides preschool education, health services, dental and mental health screening and follow-up. It includes parent involvement training. This is also for 3 and 4 year old children who come from families with they meet the financial standards of the program. There are thirty-three programs that serve 120 counties in Kentucky. Head Start is a good program to consider if you feel that your young child is having communication problems or maybe they are picking up all that they need to be picking up. The program instills the child with early education information. They physically do activities and they sing and read stories and learn responsibility. Parent involvement is also important as well. Parents are one of the most important teachers that a child will have.