{"id":1628,"date":"2026-06-09T23:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T23:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/testbridgetohope\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:40:20","slug":"reference-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/2026\/06\/09\/reference-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Use these documents for Bridge to Hope, First-to-Work, study hours, employment, tuition assistance, and summer planning reference.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Bridge to Hope and First-to-Work reference documents\n <\/caption>\n\n
File<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Preview \/ Download<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n\n
\n Exempt vs. Campus Employment Estimate\n <\/th>\n \n Use this reference document to help estimate exempt and campus employment information for Bridge to Hope or First-to-Work planning.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n Memo: Recommended Study Hours\n <\/th>\n \n Review this memo for guidance on recommended study hours related to educational participation and planning.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Memo PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n Memo: Counting Online\/Distance Education Contact Hours\n <\/th>\n \n Review this memo for guidance on counting contact hours for online or distance education courses.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Memo PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n Statement re: FTW Funds & Subsidized Housing\n <\/th>\n \n Use this reference document for information about First-to-Work funds and subsidized housing considerations.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n FTW Summer Tuition Assistance Memo 2025\n <\/th>\n \n Review this memo for information about Summer 2025 tuition assistance for First-to-Work participants.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n Maximum Employment Hours Calendar, Summer 2026\n <\/th>\n \n Use this calendar reference to review maximum employment hours for Summer 2026 planning.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Draft PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Evaluation & Program Documents\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n Program evaluation and policy documents for Bridge to Hope and First-to-Work education planning.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Program evaluation and policy documents\n <\/caption>\n\n
File<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Preview \/ Download<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n\n
\n 2016 Exec. Summary BTH Program Eval. & Participant Survey\n <\/th>\n \n Review this executive summary for information from the BTH program evaluation and participant survey.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Add PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n 2019 First-to-Work Education Policy & Procedures (Current)\n <\/th>\n \n Review this current First-to-Work education policy and procedures document for program requirements and guidance.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Add PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Alumni Form\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n Stay connected with Bridge to Hope.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Alumni update form\n <\/caption>\n\n
File<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Preview \/ Download<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n\n
\n BTH Alumni Update Form ~ Please keep in touch\n <\/th>\n \n For BTH alumni who would like to update their contact information, education status, employment information, and current benefits.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Rough draft PDF\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n DHS Policy & Rights Documents\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n DHS policy, rights, and TANF education access documents.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n DHS policy, rights, and TANF education access documents\n <\/caption>\n\n
File<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Preview \/ Download<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n\n
\n BTH Income Exempt (DHS Policy)\n <\/th>\n \n DHS policy information regarding BTH income exemption.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n Fair Hearing Rights\n <\/th>\n \n Information about fair hearing rights.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n Strategies for Increasing Access to Education Under TANF\n <\/th>\n \n Reference document about improving access to education under TANF.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Financial Assistance & Reimbursement Reference Documents\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n Financial assistance, child care, and reimbursement references.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Financial assistance, child care, and reimbursement references\n <\/caption>\n\n
File<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Preview \/ Download<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n\n
\n Income Eligibility and Payments Table for DHS Cash Assistance\n <\/th>\n \n Reference table for DHS cash assistance income eligibility and payments.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n CCCH Reimbursement Rates for Child Care (2020)\n <\/th>\n \n Reference document for CCCH child care reimbursement rates.\n <\/td>\n \n \n PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n DHS Chart for Sliding Scale Reimbursements (2020)\n <\/th>\n \n Reference chart for DHS sliding scale reimbursements.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Add PDF link\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n <\/div>\n\n

\n Web Links \/ Online Services\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n Online applications and services. These links open outside websites.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Online applications and services\n <\/caption>\n\n
Service<\/th>\n Type<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Website<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n\n
\n Online Application for State Financial & Food Stamp\/SNAP\n <\/th>\n \n Online Service\n <\/td>\n \n Use this link to access the online application for financial assistance and SNAP benefits.\n <\/td>\n \n \n Open Website\n <\/a>\n <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n\n
\n Med-QUEST \/ Medicaid\n <\/th>\n \n Online Service\n <\/td>\n \n Use this link to access Med-QUEST \/ Medicaid application information and services.\n <\/td>\n \n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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\n Follow Bridge to Hope\n <\/h2>\n\n

\n Stay connected with Bridge to Hope updates, student stories, and program information.\n <\/p>\n\n

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Use these documents for Bridge to Hope, First-to-Work, study hours, employment, tuition assistance, and summer planning reference. Bridge to Hope and First-to-Work reference documents File Description Preview \/ Download Exempt vs. Campus Employment Estimate Use this reference document to help … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1679,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ftw-forms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1679"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1628"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2099,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions\/2099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/bridgetohope\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}