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Ms. Carmicle worked at a YMCA located near her home in an
after-school program for 3 to 4 hours per day. From the income
derived from her job, Ms. Carmicle helped pay for the rent, food,
and other expenses she shared with petitioner.
Petitioner has a sister, Unique Parks (Ms. Parks), who lives
in Lima, Ohio, with her mother. Ms. Parks had a child, BMB, who
was born on December 4, 2003. Following the birth of her child,
Ms. Parks began experiencing difficulty in school and was
required by school officials to attend summer classes. Because
Ms. Parks was required to attend extra tutoring and, eventually,
summer school, care for her child fell upon petitioner’s mother.
Subsequently, petitioner’s mother found it difficult to care for
Ms. Parks and BMB in addition to her employment as a nursing home
aide, and her guardianship of several foster children residing
already at her residence.
BMB’s father has been generally uninvolved with his child
since her birth and has not provided any form of financial
assistance. Ms. Parks began receiving assistance vouchers, known
as “WIC”, for her and her baby. The vouchers entitled Ms. Parks
to a monthly amount of food items such as milk, eggs, cheese,
cereal, and juice. Ms. Parks also received Medicaid benefits
that entitled BMB to medical care.
Petitioner’s niece, BMB, came to live with petitioner and
Ms. Carmicle sometime in late May 2004. Ms. Carmicle would often
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