THURSDAY- JULY 3, 2025: Beginning this date, all prior year applicants will be mailed an application according to their address on file. Members who have a bad address on file with enrollment may pick up an application in Tribal Administration or request one by phone or e-mail. No clothing applications will be distributed before this date.
FRIDAY– JULY 25, 2025: Is the cut-off date for receipt of all applications that expect their payment on the card distribution day on August 1, 2025. This is in conjunction with the annual school supply distribution. APPLICATIONS WILL STILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE but will be processed weekly.
FRIDAY– AUGUST 1, 2025: Funds will be available for distribution for those individuals who submitted their applications by the cut-off date of July 25, 2025. This distribution will be held in the Wichita Community Building from 9 am to 3 pm. Funds not picked up will be mailed out at the end of the day. Parents may still apply for their children up until Friday- Sept. 26, 2025 but the last day of September, 2025 is the ending of the Tribes fiscal year and CCA funding ends, no exceptions will be made.
BENEFITS: For FY2025 the Wichita Executive Committee determined that enrolled children from the ages of 5-17 years of age will receive $100.00 each. This monetary assistance shall be for the sole purpose of purchasing school clothing. All youth must be enrolled members of the Tribe or have applied for enrollment before June 1, 2025 to be eligible for the FY2025 clothing allowance.
WHO MAY APPLY: Due to issues of custody in the past, ONLY Parents or Legal Guardians may apply for the clothing assistance. If a Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, or other relative, is applying for a child they must have legal custody or guardianship of that child. As stated in the CCA Guidelines ‘only parents and/or legal guardians may apply’. If we do not have verification of custody presented at the time of the application or already on file, the child will not be eligible until documentation is provided.
RECEIPTS: For FY2025 you will not have to turn in your clothing receipts. All purchases made with the card will automatically be received by the Tribe and we can view what purchases were made with the card.
VERIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL: For youth in grades 9-12, a ‘High School Certification Form’ must be signed by the parent or legal guardian verifying that the child is or will be attending school in that specific school year. The parent must sign this form and are attesting that the child is still in high school. In addition, if a child has reached the age of (18) years and is still attending high school, a written letter from the parent explaining the situation and addressed to the attention of the Wichita Executive Committee must also be submitted. This must be attached along with the CCA application and the High School Certification form. If the required documents are not received for those (18) years of age the application will not be processed.
NOTE: If you submit an application, always follow up on it in a timely manner to see if it was received. If it is received and you do NOT receive your card in the mail (unless you picked yours up in person) please contact us ASAP so we can determine what may have happened to it.
