INTERVIEW STEP
Once Adopt-a-Family receives the referral, someone from the office will call you to schedule an interview and give you a list of the documentation you will need to bring with you to the interview. The Council has deemed the interview necessary for those referred to our program to assure that all the household needs are identified and referrals made to those agencies that can better assist you or that you are at least provided information about the other agencies to seek assistance if you deem it necessary.
However, if you are interviewed by the State Service Center before they make a referral to Adopt-a-Family,
you will not need to be interviewed by Adopt-a-Family again for
that referral.
CRITERIA FOR ALL SERVICES OFFERED BY KENT/SUSSEX HUMAN SERVICES COUNCIL THROUGH KENT/SUSSEX ADOPT-A-FAMILY1 - Must have a referral from an approved referring agency.
2 - Must be living at or below 133% of poverty based on number of members in household (based on social services records or documentation provided by head-of-household at time of interview).
2007 Countable Income Limits 133% FPL Through September 2007
| Family Size |
Gross Monthly Income |
| 1 |
1,132 |
| 2 |
1,518 |
| 3 |
1,904 |
| 4 |
2,289 |
| 5 |
2,675 |
| 6 |
3,061 |
| 7 |
3,446 |
| 8 |
3,832 |
| 9 |
4,218 |
| 10 |
4,603 |
For other poverty charts used to determine benefits, please go to
http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dss/fpl.html3 - Must have had a financial crisis
not within the control of the head-of-household within last 90 days (time can be extended for some situations). Victims of domestic violence who have left abuser and are starting their own household or seniors on fixed incomes who have had large prescription expenses that were not paid by another source, etc.
4 - Must cooperate with interview process including providing documentation to verify household composition, lease, all income and all expenses in the household.
5 - Must be cooperating with social services if eligible for benefits from the State of Delaware including but not limited to, submitting documentation to keep case open and complying with work requirements. Note - Council does not accept pregnancy or young children in the home as a reason not to work except when a doctor's slip is available.
6 - Must
not have sanctions in record for abuse, neglect - including not getting immunization shots for children, school attendance, drug use of any household member, or willingly closed or requested closure of social service case when household would be eligible for benefits, i.e., refuse to submit documents needed, or other reasons.
7 - Services are limited to the number of household members listed in Social Service records unless documentation from an official source is presented to show additional members have been added to the case.
8 - All able bodied adults must be working or have waiver for working in social service file.
9 - Households
cannot have received assistance through Kent/Sussex Adopt-a-Family's
Household, Hygiene, Baby for same items prior to current referral unless for legitimate reason such as an household added child from another family to their home and needs additional supplies, or fire damage to kitchen items (must be documented).
CRITERIA FOR SCHOOL & HOLIDAY REFERRALS1 - Must meet the criteria set above.
2 -Referrals must be submitted on the appropriate form supplied by Kent/Sussex Adopt-a-Family to the caseworkers enrolled as referring agents to the program.
3 - Referrals must be signed by the
referring caseworker and client prior to being submitted to the program.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM
1 - Clients will
not have to be interviewed by Kent/Sussex Adopt-a-Family, but may be required to submit documentation regarding information provided in or found resulting from the referral. The referral will not be processed until the documentation is provided for inclusion in the review and this will hold up the possibility of finding sponsorship for the household.
2 - Referrals must be submitted before the deadline of November 15th yearly unless a crisis occurs following the deadline and the head-of-household presents dated documentation to show date of crisis and impact. Then the application will be reviewed with all other referrals.
SCHOOL SUPPLY PROGRAM1 - Referrals must be submitted before the deadline of August 15th yearly unless a crisis occurs following the deadline and the head-of-household presents dated documentation to show date of crisis and impact. Then the application will be reviewed with all other referrals.