LIEF and Child Care Scholarships

FY 08-09 Key Indicators

All contracted service levels met:   All measurable objectives met:

Annual site visit completed:   ASSET certified or externally licensed:

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The mission of this program is twofold: to ensure that low-income and special-needs families have the support of child care services while they work on acquiring new skills; and to assure that the children ages 0-5 are developmentally on target and educationally ready for public school.  The program targets (through eligibility determination) low-income families whose parent(s) are working or attending school, or in job training, and whose income is below 150% of the federal poverty level.  These families must also be residents of Pinellas County and have children between the ages of 0-12.  The program’s goals are to provide support to low-income families to support them until such time that they exceed income eligibility, and to ensure that the children of these families receive quality childcare and that they are always developmentally on target.  Program activities include enrollment, eligibility determination, child care referral and subsidy, child care assessment/screening, and using local funding for specialized LIEF (Low Income Employed Families) Entitled programs throughout the county. The program has four sites located in north, mid, and south Pinellas County. The program serves an average of 8,483 children on a daily basis.  This program supports JWB’s Strategic Plan goal of providing comprehensive services to young children. Recently, JWB has funded a collaboration between this program and the Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health – Total Family Services (TFS) program to provide over 200 LIEF Entitled slots for families on the subsidized waiting list, who also want the family strengthening services of the TFS program.

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Contract Manager:  Karen Sierra
E-mail Karen:  ksierra@jwbpinellas.org