Older youth will be connected with Summer Youth Employment. The FIP caseload has declined by 68.1 percent since March 1994, when it totaled 226,863 cases, the highest number in recent years. I hear wonderful success stories as I travel about the state. Welfare reform is making a big difference in people s lives. Current and former FIP recipients continue to receive supportive services that enable them to become self-sufficient.
Some supports provided by the FIA include childcare, food stamps and medical assistance.
April data show 66,568 families qualified for daycare assistance from FIA, representing 124,389 children. Families receiving this benefit get a check instead of food stamp coupons. EBT is a process where food stamps and FIP benefits will be accessed by a debit card. It will begin in June as a pilot project in Jackson County and be expanded statewide afterward. If you want to email the Governor click Governor on the navbar, then click Contact the Governor in the Governor sidebar and fill out the form.