477 Child Care Assistance (CCDF)

Financial help with child care for low-income families so parents can work or attend job training or school, as program funds allow. Parents choose their provider, including day care centers, family child care and relatives, and pay any difference if the provider charges more than the program pays. The 477 Child Care Program also runs free Building Strong Families Together classes.

AvailableCounty

Operated byTribal

Who qualifies

Any CDIB Holder

Any enrolled tribal citizen

Income Based

Geographic

The 477 Program page lists the basic requirements: "Proof of Membership of a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe or CDIB Card" and "Proof of residency (must reside in the service area unless otherwise unserved)," plus a completed application, a Selective Service card if applicable, and a Self-Sufficiency Plan made with a caseworker. The 477 page says child care services are for "low-income families" so they can work or attend job training or school; each working parent needs an employer-completed employment verification, and parents in school need a class schedule.

How to apply

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Download the 477 Childcare Services Request Form, Employment Verification and Client Rights & Responsibilities forms from the CCDF page. Send them with a CDIB or membership card, each child's birth certificate and immunization records, a current utility bill with your name and address, current pay stubs and any class schedule by mail, email or in person (10100 S. Bluejacket Rd., Suite 3, Wyandotte, OK 74370; fax 888-971-3908). No application is approved until every document is in.

Where it's available

"All counties within a 100-mile radius from tribal headquarters (unless otherwise unserved)": Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington (OK); Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Greene, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone and Vernon (MO); Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison and Washington (AR); Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho and Wilson (KS).

10100 S. Bluejacket Rd., Suite 3, Wyandotte, OK 74370