{"id":64,"date":"2018-06-23T15:54:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T22:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/economicintegrity.org\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2024-05-04T12:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T19:27:57","slug":"our-successes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/economicintegrity.org\/?page_id=64","title":{"rendered":"Our Successes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Successes<\/h3>\n

Grandparent and Kinship Families<\/h4>\n
\n
\n

Huge progress was made from 2017 to 2018 with regards to increasing the number of eligible families who applied for, and received the grandparent raising grandchildren stipend ($75.00 per month), by working with the Governor\u2019s office and state agency administrators (Department of Children and Families \u2013 DCS). Expansion of eligibility and administrative outreach by DCS is a direct result of AZGA advocacy efforts and a significant public policy victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
A direct result of discussions at the 2018 Grandparent’s Summit where the Assistant Director of the Office of Community Engagement (OCE at DES) spoke, was an internal review at DES which identified incorrect application of the policy for “TANF Child Only Kinship” resulting in a total of $19,928 issued in 2019 on 113 past cases that were reviewed and re-opened!<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n

Payday Lending Reform<\/h4>\n

CEI won a first and only victory banning payday lenders in Arizona and now helps communities across the country combat similar 400% interest rates nonprofits in developing new products and services, like pre-paid debit cards, to take the place of payday loans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n