Application for Continue Care
 

The mission of Continue Care is to provide a seamless continuum of child development and care that is both flexible and accessible to eligible parents who reside in Johnson County.

Guidelines for Eligibility

• Families must reside and service must be provided in Johnson County.
• At least one of the children being served must be less than school age.
• Children must have attended child care within the last 7 days.
• Families may apply only once in any 12 month period.
• Funds are available for up to 6 months with a cap of $1,000 per under-school-age and $500 per school-age child.
• Funding is available for child care service only.
• Graduate students are not eligible.
• Family must e experiencing a change in family situation that leads to a temporary need for child care funding.
• Service providers must be registered with DHS or meet DHS non-registered provider criteria.
• Approval letters will be sent to providers.

Families must meet income guidelines.
# in household / monthly gross income

2         $2246

3         $2823

4         $3399

5         $3976

6         $4257

each add’l person add  $577

The Continue Care program provides financial support to help a family pay for its current cost of child care during the time the family is experiencing a change in its family situation. Support is intended to be time limited, usually lasting no more than six months. Funds from the Continue Care Program are only available if no other source of funding exists.

Because you may be eligible for other funds, it is necessary for us to verify your income, and if you work or are a student. We also need information about your child care provider so we can send your provider the reimbursement.

It is possible for you to request partial payment while you pay the other portion..

Click here to download a printable application.

For help completing this application, contact:

• Laurie Nash
• Johnson County Empowerment
• 855 S. Dubuque Street, Ste 202B
• Iowa City, IA 52240
• (319) 339-6179
• Empower@jcempowerment.com

Send completed applications to:

• An Leonard Fevold
• DHS
• 855 S. Dubuque Street, Ste. 102
• Iowa City, IA 52240

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