Clicking the Foster Care check box will result in the foster child WIC code being assigned on the Assessment page. It will also place the child’s name in the Foster Children field on HANDS Income page. See Module 2: Figure 20 below. A Foster Child is considered as being part of their own Family and their income data does not affect the Income Eligibility of the other members of the Family. (Income Eligibility is discussed in depth later in the manual)
Module 2: Figure 38: Foster Child