Your challenge: Childcare, rides or paying for training
Step 1 of 2
Line up what you already qualify for first. A plan that ignores childcare or a way to get there is a plan that stalls in week three.
Line up childcare, rides and training money
The step is not real if you cannot get there. Childcare, transport and money for training, near you.
Built from Hamilton County program directory with eligibility rules as the programs publish them
Eligibility is set by programs, not by us, and the page says so.
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What is in the way right now?
Showing all 25 programs. Pick one or more above to narrow it.
Childcare 4
Care costs are one of the biggest reasons parents step back from work; solving this piece protects everything else in your plan.
Indiana Education and Training Voucher (ETV) Program · DCS
Financial and academic support for youth who have aged out of foster care. Covers tuition/fees, room and board, books, t…
Financial and academic support for youth who have aged out of foster care. Covers tuition/fees, room and board, books, t…
Indiana Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Voucher · Indiana FSSA
Federally funded voucher that pays most or all of the cost of licensed child care for working parents or parents in scho…
Federally funded voucher that pays most or all of the cost of licensed child care for working parents or parents in scho…
On My Way Pre-K · Indiana FSSA
State-funded program providing free, high-quality Pre-K to 4-year-olds from working/training/in-school families at or be…
State-funded program providing free, high-quality Pre-K to 4-year-olds from working/training/in-school families at or be…
Indiana WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) · Indiana DOH
Free monthly food benefits, breastfeeding support, nutrition counseling, and health/social-service referrals for pregnan…
Free monthly food benefits, breastfeeding support, nutrition counseling, and health/social-service referrals for pregnan…
Food, bills & benefits 2
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana — Hamilton County Distribution Network · Gleaners Food Bank
Largest food bank serving Central Indiana including Hamilton County, supplying ~80 partner pantries countywide and opera…
Largest food bank serving Central Indiana including Hamilton County, supplying ~80 partner pantries countywide and opera…
IHCDA Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) — Hamilton County · IHCDA
Federal rental subsidy that pays the difference between 30-40% of household income and the unit's rent at any private la…
Federal rental subsidy that pays the difference between 30-40% of household income and the unit's rent at any private la…
Career coaching 4
EARN Indiana (Work-Study Program) · CHE
State work-study program providing paid internships for students with financial need. Employers receive 50% state matchi…
State work-study program providing paid internships for students with financial need. Employers receive 50% state matchi…
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) · DWD
Provides paid work training experiences for low-income job seekers 55 years of age and older.…
Provides paid work training experiences for low-income job seekers 55 years of age and older.…
Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry (HIRE) · DOC
Connects individuals with past legal involvement to jobs, training, and support services. Provides job readiness skills,…
Connects individuals with past legal involvement to jobs, training, and support services. Provides job readiness skills,…
Career Scholarship Accounts · DOE
$5,000 annually ($1,250/quarter) for eligible students to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning, work-based learning,…
$5,000 annually ($1,250/quarter) for eligible students to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning, work-based learning,…
Money for training 4
Frank O'Bannon Grant (Freedom of Choice Grant) · CHE
Need-based grant for Indiana students attending eligible postsecondary institutions including proprietary (for-profit) s…
Need-based grant for Indiana students attending eligible postsecondary institutions including proprietary (for-profit) s…
Frank O'Bannon Grant (Higher Education Award) · CHE
Need-based grant for Indiana students at public or private nonprofit postsecondary institutions (not proprietary). Award…
Need-based grant for Indiana students at public or private nonprofit postsecondary institutions (not proprietary). Award…
21st Century Scholars Program · CHE
Pays up to 100% of tuition at public colleges in Indiana and part of tuition at private colleges. Must enroll in the pro…
Pays up to 100% of tuition at public colleges in Indiana and part of tuition at private colleges. Must enroll in the pro…
Tuition Exemption for Children of Disabled Veterans / Purple Heart Recipients · CHE
Up to 100% tuition and fees for up to 124 credit hours at Indiana public colleges at the undergraduate resident tuition …
Up to 100% tuition and fees for up to 124 credit hours at Indiana public colleges at the undergraduate resident tuition …
Veteran services 4
Tuition Exemption for Children of Disabled Veterans / Purple Heart Recipients · CHE
Up to 100% tuition and fees for up to 124 credit hours at Indiana public colleges at the undergraduate resident tuition …
Up to 100% tuition and fees for up to 124 credit hours at Indiana public colleges at the undergraduate resident tuition …
Workforce Ready Grant · DWD
Pays tuition and mandatory fees for high-value certificate programs at Ivy Tech, Vincennes University, and other approve…
Pays tuition and mandatory fees for high-value certificate programs at Ivy Tech, Vincennes University, and other approve…
National Guard Tuition Supplement Grant · CHE
100% of tuition at public Indiana institutions or up to $5,000 at private non-profits for eligible Indiana Air and Army …
100% of tuition at public Indiana institutions or up to $5,000 at private non-profits for eligible Indiana Air and Army …
Child of Deceased or Disabled Veteran · CHE
100% tuition at Indiana public colleges or up to $5,000 at private non-profits for children of deceased or disabled vete…
100% tuition at Indiana public colleges or up to $5,000 at private non-profits for children of deceased or disabled vete…
Recovery-friendly support 4
Recovery Café Hamilton County (Fishers) · Recovery Café HC
Free, membership-based recovery community center in Fishers (The Eller House, 7050 E. 116th St., Suite 100). Open Wed/Th…
Free, membership-based recovery community center in Fishers (The Eller House, 7050 E. 116th St., Suite 100). Open Wed/Th…
Indiana Recovery Network (IRN) · MHA Indiana / FSSA-DMHA
Indiana's official recovery hub, run by Mental Health America of Indiana with FSSA-DMHA support. Free statewide director…
Indiana's official recovery hub, run by Mental Health America of Indiana with FSSA-DMHA support. Free statewide director…
Invest Onward (Rise & Reskill) · IHC
IHC’s own workforce training program offering employability skills, hospitality training, property maintenance certifica…
IHC’s own workforce training program offering employability skills, hospitality training, property maintenance certifica…
Indiana 211 (Connect2Help) · Indiana 211
Statewide 24/7 free, confidential help line and online directory for finding food, housing, utility assistance, healthca…
Statewide 24/7 free, confidential help line and online directory for finding food, housing, utility assistance, healthca…
Record-friendly help 3
Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry (HIRE) · DOC
Connects individuals with past legal involvement to jobs, training, and support services. Provides job readiness skills,…
Connects individuals with past legal involvement to jobs, training, and support services. Provides job readiness skills,…
IDOC Correctional Education & Apprenticeship · DOC
Free education and vocational training for incarcerated individuals: GED prep, college degrees, industry certifications,…
Free education and vocational training for incarcerated individuals: GED prep, college degrees, industry certifications,…
Invest Onward (Rise & Reskill) · IHC
IHC’s own workforce training program offering employability skills, hospitality training, property maintenance certifica…
IHC’s own workforce training program offering employability skills, hospitality training, property maintenance certifica…
Eligibility is set by each program, not by us, and every one of them decides its own cases. Summaries are short on purpose; each program runs its own application, so start with the agency named beside it or with the community resources hub linked above.
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