Public Benefits
Can The Alliance’s Public Benefits Program Help You?
Are you a foster parent, relative or non-relative, receiving no funding for a child in your care?
Have you received a Notice of Action reducing or denying foster care funding?
Are you a foster parent or caregiver with a special needs child who is not receiving a higher funding rate?
If so, call our intake line to get started:
(213) 368-6010
The Public Benefits Program helps caregivers access the appropriate funding and services for the children in their care.
The Alliance represents relative caregivers in benefits appeals through the administrative fair hearing process to obtain the right level of support that a child is entitled to based on his or her level of need. A major focus of this work is helping relative caregivers access the necessary and appropriate benefits for disabled children who require highly specialized and intensive care.
Ultimately, the correct benefits and support services mean the difference between a safe, stable and often permanent placement and one that is ill-equipped and at risk of falling apart. Funding and services are crucial for the incredible caregivers, people making huge sacrifices to step up for abused or neglected children, to be able to give these kids the home they need to thrive.
Benefits Materials Online | Click On The Underlined Text To Download Material
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Learn how to apply for funding and what to do if you are denied funding if you are a Relative Caregiver of a Child in the Foster Care System: English | Spanish
Learn how to apply for funding and what to do if you are denied benefits if you are a relative caregiver of a child who is NOT in the Foster Care System: English | Spanish
Learn the Types of Benefits | Funding Cases Handled by The Alliance, Legal Aid & Public Counsel: Funding Flyer
