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October
2012
Visit our website at: www.ccj-mi.org
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CCJ
receives the
Sharon
Parks Award
from the
Michigan
League for Public Policy
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October 10, 2012
- "We're so pleased to select the Center for Civil Justice as
the recipient of the Sharon Parks Award, "said Gilda Z. Jacobs,
President and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy, formerly
the Michigan League for Human Services. "CCJ's long partnership
with the League and its strong advocacy for low-income people in
Michigan makes it an excellent choice for an award to advance the
well-being of Michigan's vulnerable residents."
To read the full Press
Release please
click here
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One person can
make a difference. Your donation helps in the fight against
poverty.
CCJ helps families and community partners understand and
navigate the many changes and cuts in essential safety net programs.
CCJ protects
families with children and other vulnerable adults from unlawful
terminations, reductions and denials of assistance by hiring and
retaining an experienced staff attorney who can enforce the law.
CCJ responds
effectively and efficiently to requests on our Helpline for
information on cash assistance and food stamps.
For more
information about the Center
for Civil Justice please visit our website: click here
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HAPPY
HALLOWEEN
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 FIP and Trucancy
The Department
of Human Services (DHS) has published its new policy that requires
full time school attendance by both dependent children (ages 6 to 15
years of age) and minor parents for continued eligibility for FIP
(cash assistance). The policy became effective on October 1, 2012.
Verification of attendance and enrollment must be submitted a couple
of times per year, depending on the situation.
If FIP is
terminated due to inadequate school enrollment or attendance,
reinstatement will not occur until the student attends 21 consecutive
days of school, and DHS has received this verification of attendance.
Before October
1, 2012, the policy only required school attendance for dependent
children age 16-18 and minor parents who had not graduated from high
school. These older teens and minor
parents (and the
minor parents' child(ren)) were removed from the FIP grant if they
failed to
attend school.
If the FIP group includes other children, the rest of the group
continues to receive FIP.
For more
information on DHS's new school rules for families on FIP please click here or visit our website
at: www.ccj-mi.org.
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UPDATE: TC60 Month Time Limit
The Michigan
Supreme Court will hear
arguments in the
60-month time limit case on Thursday, November 15, 2012. Copies of
the papers filed in the Supreme Court can be accessed by clicking on Smith, et al v DHS Director.
The Supreme
Court will NOT
make any ruling or decision
at the hearing. We will post any orders or
decisions as soon as they are issued at:www.ccj-mi.org.
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CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN MICHIGAN IS REAL!
Michigan ranks
44th out of the 50 states with 14 percent of our children living in
areas of concentrated poverty (one in seven) - a 6 percent increase
from 2006 - 2010. In the reported finding from the 2012 Children's
Defense Fund - Children in Michigan data report, in 2011 681,000
children received food stamps, compared to 526,251 for 2010. Almost
half of all SNAP participants are children. And during the 2011
federal fiscal year, more than 31 million low-income children
received free or reduced price meals...48 percent in Michigan
alone. Read more...
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OUR
HELPLINES
Statewide
Food and Nutrition Programs
1-800-481-4989
Genesee
County Helplines
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Heathcare Eligibility Law Project
1-810-238-8053
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Family Economic Security Project
1-810-244-8044
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