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Direct Payments Available for Youth Who Experienced Foster Care 07/26/2021 Direct Payments Available for Youth Who Experienced Foster Care Direct Payments Available for Youth Who Experienced Foster Care   (LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) New COVID-19 relief funding will assist youth and young adults who have experienced foster care in Arkansas to help them manage during the ongoing pandemic, the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced today. Eligible individuals must apply between today and Aug. 31 to get the payment. The payments, which will be funded by the federal Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act, will be one-time, direct payments of at least $750 to Arkansans ages 16 to 26 who have experienced foster care at some point between the ages of 16 and 21. DCFS officials estimate that about 4,000 youth are eligible for payments. Exact payment amounts will be based on the number of approved applicants. Payments

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