Enrollment Continues for Expanded On My Way Pre-K Program

Posted on July 31, 2019
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

A program to help bring preschool within the reach of low-income families is now available in all 92 Indiana counties. The On My Way Pre-K program continues enrolling students for the 2019-2020 school year.

To qualify, children must be four years old by August 1 and set to start kindergarten in 2020. Additionally, the family’s income must be below 127 percent of the federal poverty level, and parents or guardians must be working or going to school or job training. Families accepted into the program are able to choose from a list of approved childcare providers.

The Indiana Family & Social Services Administration encourages families to act quickly, since space is limited and school is about to begin. Applications are open year-round, but as of last week, more than half of the available slots had been filled, according to an FSSA press release.

Applications are available at OnMyWayPreK.org. Families may speak to an early learning referral specialist or get more information by calling 800-299-1627.

EBT System Offline this Weekend

Published: September 24, 2015 By: Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

SNAP and TANF benefits will be unavailable for several hours this weekend.

The Hoosier Works Electronic Benefits Transfer system will be offline beginning at 11:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday. It’s expected to be back up and running by Sunday at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

That will let the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration move the system to a new provider. The FSSA says JPMorgan Chase, its current provider, is getting out of the business of providing EBT card services, so the administration’s moving its business to Xerox. During the transition, EBT cardholders won’t be able to make SNAP purchases or access TANF benefits at grocery stores or ATMs. The FSSA says cardholders should plan to do grocery shopping or make cash withdrawals either before or after the transition.

They also say cards and PIN numbers, as well as users’ benefits, won’t change. However, users will have a new customer service website after the transition.