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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5539 - Truancy Assessment and Service Centers

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A. Effective October 1, 2005, OFS shall enter
				  into Memoranda of Understanding or contracts for Truancy Assessment and Service
				  Centers designed to identify, assess, and provide counseling to children in
				  kindergarten through sixth grade and family members to assure regular school
				  attendance and improved academic and behavioral outcomes.
B. These services meet TANF goal 3, to
				  prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies by providing
				  counseling to children and family members designed to assure regular school
				  attendance and improved academic and behavioral outcomes.
C. Eligibility for services is not limited to
				  needy families. A family consists of a minor child residing with a custodial
				  parent or caretaker relative of the minor child, and non-custodial
				  parents.
D. Services are considered
				  non-assistance by the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 16, 2005 Reg. Session, Act 18,
					 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5541 - Court-Appointed Special Advocates

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A.
				  The department shall enter into an agreement with the Supreme Court of
				  Louisiana to provide services to needy children identified as abused or
				  neglected who are at risk of being placed in foster care or, are already in
				  foster care. Community advocates provide information gathering and reporting,
				  determination of and advocacy for the children's best interests, and case
				  monitoring to provide for the safe and stable maintenance of the children in
				  their own homes or the return of children to their own homes or the homes of a
				  relative.
B. The services meet TANF
				  goal 1, to provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared
				  for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives by ensuring that the time
				  children spend in foster care is minimized, and TANF goal three, to prevent and
				  reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies by providing the child with
				  support and guidance and with encouragement and empowerment to be successful in
				  becoming a responsible decision maker.
C. Eligibility for services is limited to
				  needy families, that is, one in which any member receives a Family Independence
				  Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) grant, Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP)
				  grant, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Child Care
				  Assistance Program (CCAP) services, title IV-E, Medicaid, Louisiana Children's
				  Health Insurance Program (LaCHIP) benefits, supplemental security income (SSI),
				  free or reduced school lunch, or who has earned income at or below 200 percent
				  of the federal poverty level. A family consists of minor children residing with
				  custodial parents, or caretaker relatives of minor children.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474, Act 12, 2001 Reg. Session; Act 1,
					 2004 Reg. Session, and Act 18, 2007 Reg.
					 Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5543 - Drug Courts Program

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A. OFS shall
				  enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Supreme Court of Louisiana to
				  provide services to drug court clients that may include non-medical treatment,
				  assessment, counseling, education, and training. Eligible services shall not
				  include drug court administrative costs.
B. These services meet TANF goal 3, to
				  prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and TANF goal 4,
				  to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families by providing
				  assessment, counseling, education, training, non-medical treatment,
				  etc.
C. Eligibility for services is
				  limited to children and to the parents or caretaker relatives of minor
				  children. A family consists of a minor child residing with a custodial parent
				  or caretaker relative of the minor child, and non-custodial parents.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 12, 2001 Reg. Session, Act 18,
					 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5545 - Remediation and Tutoring Programs

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A. OFS shall enter into a Memorandum of
				  Understanding with the Department of Education to establish programs designed
				  to increase the likelihood of a student scoring above the "unsatisfactory"
				  achievement level on the Graduate Exit Exam and the LEAP 21 exam and include:
1. Graduate Exit Exam Summer
				  Remediation-designed to provide additional remedial instruction to targeted
				  students, that is, students who scored "unsatisfactory" on the English language
				  arts and/or mathematics components of the Graduate Exit Exam;
2. Louisiana Education Assessment Program
				  (LEAP) 21 Summer Remediation-designed to provide additional remedial
				  instruction to targeted students, that is, fourth and eighth grade students who
				  did not take the spring LEAP 21 test and fourth and eighth grade students who
				  scored "unsatisfactory" on the English language arts and/or mathematics
				  components of the LEAP 21; and
3.
				  Louisiana Education Assessment Program (LEAP) 21 Tutoring-designed to provide
				  intense early intervention and remedial instruction to targeted students in an
				  effort to increase the likelihood of them scoring above the "unsatisfactory"
				  level on the LEAP 21. The targeted group includes fourth and eighth grade
				  students who have been retained because of their having scored at the
				  "unsatisfactory" level on the English language arts and/or mathematics
				  components of the LEAP 21 tests, and fourth and eighth grade students whose
				  third and seventh grade Iowa test scores were below the thirtieth percentile
				  and are considered to be at risk of scoring at the "unsatisfactory" level on
				  the English language arts and/or mathematics components of the LEAP 21
				  tests.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5551 - Community Response Initiative

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A.
				  The department may enter into Memoranda of Understanding or contracts to
				  develop innovative and strategic programming solutions suited to the unique
				  needs of Louisiana's communities.
B. The services provided by the various
				  partners must meet one, or a combination of, the four TANF goals:
1. Goal 1-to provide assistance to needy
				  families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes
				  of relatives;
2. Goal 2-to end
				  dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job
				  preparation, work, and marriage;
3.
				  Goal 3-to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies;
				  and
4. Goal 4-to encourage the
				  formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5553 - Vulnerable Communities and Peoples Initiative

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A. Effective August 1, 2020, the department
				  shall enter into an agreement with the Southern University Law Center to
				  establish the Vulnerable Communities and Peoples Initiative to stabilize
				  families and improve their economic opportunities by reducing and/or
				  eliminating disparities.
B.
				  Services include, but are not limited to, research and development, community
				  networking and partnership referrals, employment assistance, and direct and
				  indirect legal services.
C. These
				  services meet TANF goal 3, to prevent and reduce the incidence of
				  out-of-wedlock pregnancies and TANF goal 4, to encourage the formation and
				  maintenance of two-parent families by identifying direct and indirect barriers
				  to resources and providing a network of supportive services through
				  governmental agencies and community partnerships, such as application
				  assistance, legal services, and referrals.
D. Eligibility for services is limited to
				  needy, low-income family members identified and served by the Southern
				  University Law Center.
E. Services
				  are considered non-assistance by the department.
F. Services are subject to the availability
				  of funds as approved and designated by the secretary.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231; and
					 R.S.
					 36:474.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5555 - Individual Development Account Program (Effective July 1, 2002)

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A. OFS shall establish the Individual Development Account (IDA) Program to provide asset and savings opportunities to low-income families for specific purposes as well as provide financial management education. The agency will contract to develop and administer the IDA Program for low-income families.
B. An IDA is a financial account established by, or on behalf of, an individual eligible for assistance to allow that individual to accumulate funds for specific purposes. Funds deposited into the account may be matched by the agency using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant funds. The balance of the account cannot exceed $6000, including interest, at any time. Funds deposited by the individual into the account must be derived from earned income. All matching contributions must be deposited in a separate matching fund account and used in accordance with the purposes outlined in §5555. C The program will also provide financial management and organization education to eligible families.
C. Effective July 1, 2006, IDA funds may be used for one or more of the following qualified purposes as determined by the secretary:
1. postsecondary educational expenses paid from an IDA directly to an eligible educational institution;
2. first home purchase-qualified acquisition costs with respect to a qualified principal residence for a qualified first-time homebuyer, if paid from an IDA directly to the persons to whom the amounts are due; and
3. business capitalization-amounts paid from an IDA directly to a business capitalization account which is established in a federally-insured financial institution and is restricted to use solely for qualified business capitalization expenses.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5559 - Early Childhood Supports and Services Program (Effective August 2, 2002)

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A. The Office of
				  Family Support, shall enter into a Memoranda of Understanding or contracts to
				  create programs to identify and provide supports and services to young
				  children, ages 0-5, and their families who are at risk of developing cognitive,
				  behavioral, and relationship difficulties. Services may include but are not
				  limited to:
1. referral to appropriate
				  supports and services provided by network members and other resources in the
				  community;
2. case
				  management;
3. clinical case
				  management;
4. behavior
				  modification;
5.
				  counseling;
6. parent support
				  groups;
7. training and technical
				  assistance;
8. consultation to
				  other providers and agencies;
9.
				  infant mental health screening;
10.
				  infant mental health assessment;
11. non-recurrent, short-term emergency
				  intervention funds for use in a crisis situation; and
12. other services as specified in the
				  individualized ECSS family services plan.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5561 - Early Childhood Education and Parenting Services

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A. The Office of Family Support, shall enter
				  into Memoranda of Understanding or contracts to create quality, early childhood
				  education and parenting services programs at various sites, such as schools,
				  Head Start and Early Head Start Centers, churches, Class A Day Care Centers,
				  and Family Child Day Care Homes to provide children with age-appropriate
				  services during the school year, school holidays, summer months and
				  before-and-after school and to provide parents, legal guardians, or caretaker
				  relatives of children with parenting and adult/family educational services. The
				  development of public education materials and training for parents, providers,
				  professionals, and interested parties to educate and promote the services
				  offered by this program and to encourage participation in the programs as well
				  as the Child Care Assistance Program may be included in the contracts or be
				  entered into as specific contracts promote applications for CCAP; assist
				  providers; encourage eligible families to apply for services offered through
				  OFS; and educate parents and others who have an interest in children and
				  families about criteria of quality child care and the needs of young
				  children.
B. Services offered by
				  providers meet TANF goal 3, to prevent and reduce the incidence of
				  out-of-wedlock pregnancies by providing supervised, safe environments for
				  children thus limiting the opportunities for engaging in risky behaviors, and
				  TANF goal 4, to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families
				  by providing educational services to parents or other caretakers to increase
				  their own literacy level and effectiveness as a caregiver, and to foster
				  positive interaction with their children.
C. Eligibility for services is limited to
				  needy families. A needy family is a family in which any member receives a
				  Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) grant, Kinship Care
				  Subsidy (KCSP) grant, food stamp benefits, Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
				  services, Title IV-E, Medicaid, Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program
				  (LaCHIP) benefits, Supplemental Security (SSI), Free or Reduced Lunch, or who
				  has earned income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. A needy
				  family consists of minor children, custodial and non-custodial parents, legal
				  guardians, or caretaker relatives of minor children.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 13, 2002 Reg. Session, Act 18,
					 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5563 - Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Needy Families

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A. The Department for Children and Family
				  Services (DCFS) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
				  Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) wherein
				  DCFS shall fund the cost of substance abuse non-medical treatment of members of
				  needy families to the extent that funds are available commencing June 1,
				  2002.
B. These services meet TANF
				  goal 2, to end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by
				  providing needy families with substance abuse treatment so that they may become
				  self-sufficient in order to promote job preparation, work, and
				  marriage.
C. Eligibility for
				  services is limited to needy families, that is, a family in which any member
				  receives a Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) grant,
				  Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) grant, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
				  Program (SNAP) benefits, Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) services,
				  Medicaid, Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaChip) benefits,
				  supplemental security income (SSI), free or reduced lunch, or who has earned
				  income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. A needy family
				  includes a minor child living with a custodial parent or caretaker relative who
				  has earned income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty
				  level.
D. Services are considered
				  non-assistance by the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474, Act 13, 2002 Reg. Session, and Act
					 18, 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5567 - Legal Access and Visitation

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A.
				  Effective January 1, 2009, the Office of Family Support will implement the TANF
				  Initiative, legal access and visitation.
B. Services provided include legal services
				  that may include: mediation, development of parenting plans, court ordered
				  visitation, or other services to obtain regular visitation arrangements with
				  the children. Referrals that assist non-custodial parents to overcome social,
				  financial and emotional barriers that hinder access to their children will also
				  be provided.
C. These services meet
				  the TANF goal to encourage the formation of and maintenance of two-parent
				  families by improving the parent's ability to act in the best interest of their
				  children, providing the children continuous and quality access to both parents,
				  improving the well-being of the children, and encouraging healthy
				  relationships, youth development, and responsible fatherhood.
D. Eligibility for services is limited to
				  non-custodial parents of minor children who have active child support cases
				  under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
E. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42 USC
					 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 19, 2008 Reg.
					 Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5569 - Alternatives to Abortion Services Program

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A. Effective June 1, 2006, the Office of
				  Family Support shall enter into contracts to provide intervention services
				  including crisis intervention, counseling, mentoring, support services, and
				  pre-natal care information, in addition to information and referrals regarding
				  healthy childbirth, adoption, and parenting to help ensure healthy and
				  full-term pregnancies as an alternative to abortion.
B. These services meet TANF goal 1, to
				  provide assistance to needy families so children may be cared for in their own
				  homes or in the homes of relatives and TANF goal 4, to encourage the formation
				  and maintenance of two-parent families by providing pregnancy and parenting
				  support to low-income women, their male partners, and families who are
				  experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.
C. Eligibility for services is limited to
				  pregnant women, their male partners, and/or pregnant minors whose family's
				  income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 16, 2005 Reg. Session, Act 18,
					 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5571 - Parenting/Fatherhood Services Program (Effective September 30, 2002)

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A. The department
				  shall enter into contracts to create programs that will assist fathers with
				  various skills which may include but are not limited to employment, life,
				  positive parenting, fatherhood, marriage and/or relationship building
				  activities, and other skills in order to increase their ability to provide
				  emotional and financial support for their children and build a solid foundation
				  for stronger relationships between mothers and fathers.
B. These services meet TANF goal 4, to
				  encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families by eliminating
				  emotional, social, financial, and legal barriers that hinder a father's ability
				  to be fully engaged in his children's lives.
C. Eligibility for services is limited to
				  fathers of minor children. The mothers of their children, as well as their
				  children, are eligible to participate in program activities.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 13, 2002 Reg. Session, Act 18,
					 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5573 - Community Supervision Program

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A.
				  The department has an agreement with the Department of Public Safety and
				  Corrections, Office of Juvenile Justice (DPSC-OJJ), to provide services to
				  youth and their families as a result of an adjudication and disposition by a
				  court that orders (DPSC-OJJ) to supervise youth in their communities in an
				  effort to prevent removal from the home.
B. OJJ will complete an intake/assessment and
				  develop a case plan for addressing the needs of the youth. The case plan will
				  contain goals for all need areas and when indicated, include referrals to
				  community programs for both youth and parents. These referrals may include, but
				  are not limited to:
1. case management,
				  counseling, and in-home services;
2. parenting education and training, either
				  in-home or out-of-home;
3.
				  diagnostic and evaluation services provided in an attempt to make the most
				  appropriate out-of-home placement;
4. supervision or non-residential programs
				  for youth who remain in the home.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5575 - Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

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A. Effective July 1, 2003, The Office of
				  Family Support shall enter into Memoranda of Understanding or contracts to
				  prevent or reduce out-of-wedlock and teen pregnancies by enrolling individuals
				  8 through 20 in supervised, safe environments, with adults leading activities
				  according to a research-based model aimed at reducing teen pregnancy. These
				  programs will consist of curriculums which include, but are not limited to,
				  topics designed to educate males 18 years and older on the problem of statutory
				  rape.
B. Services offered by
				  providers meet TANF goal 3, to prevent and reduce the incidence of
				  out-of-wedlock pregnancies by providing research-based prevention and
				  intervention programming for students who live in poor communities and/or show
				  evidence of academic underperformance, dropping out, or engaging in negative
				  behaviors that can lead to dependency, out-of-wedlock births, or
				  imprisonment.
C. Eligibility for
				  services is not limited to needy families. Custodial and non-custodial parents,
				  legal guardians, or caretaker relatives of youth who are participants in the
				  program may also receive parenting training and educational services.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 14, 2003 Reg. Session, Act 18,
					 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5577 - Pre- and Post-Release Family Strengthening Program

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A. The department shall enter into a
				  memorandum of understanding with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and
				  Corrections to collect information on rehabilitation expenditures for the
				  purpose of claiming eligible expenditures that may count as maintenance of
				  effort (MOE) effective Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) state
				  plan FY 2015 for the TANF grant. The eligible rehabilitation expenditures that
				  may be claimed as MOE are from the following programs.
1. Regional Reentry Program. This program
				  provides the following services to incarcerated male inmates to assist them in
				  becoming self-sustaining individuals upon release: life skills training; two
				  forms of identification; discharge planning which includes residence,
				  employment, and referral/connection to community resources; high school
				  equivalency classes consisting of literacy, adult basic education, and
				  pre-HiSET classes; and vocational training opportunities. The program attempts
				  to alter the offenders negative attitudes and behavior through treatment and
				  training, reconnect families separated by incarceration, and prepare the family
				  to receive the offender upon release.
2. Day Reporting Program. This program offers
				  the following services to released offenders with technical violations who face
				  revocation and re-incarceration: non-medical substance abuse treatment, life
				  skills, employment skills, job placement assistance, cognitive-behavioral
				  interventions, and intensive case management. Additional services may also
				  include adult basic education and HiSET preparation, parenting and family
				  relations skills, anger management, pro-social family and community support,
				  relapse prevention activities, and pro-social cognitive decision-making as
				  needed. The program seeks to identify critical thinking and decision making
				  errors that can be addressed, substance abuse and mental health needs, as well
				  as assist with family dynamics to ensure the offender has the resources and
				  tools necessary to remain in the community and avoid a return to
				  prison.
3. Local Jail Transition
				  Specialists
.
This program uses mobile transition specialists
				  who provide the following services to incarcerated state offenders that are
				  housed at local jails: parenting and anger management programming, behavior
				  modification, and case management. The program seeks to reduce the offenders
				  risk of recidivism, increase pro-social decision making, and ensure offenders
				  are routed to the regional reentry programs and/or day reporting centers as
				  appropriate.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5579 - State Child Care Tax Credit

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A. The
				  department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Louisiana
				  Department of Revenue to collect information on state child care tax credit
				  expenditures for the purpose of claiming eligible expenditures that may count
				  as maintenance of effort (MOE) effective TANF state plan FY 2014 for the
				  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant. The state child care tax
				  credit is an annual refundable tax credit for low-income individuals and
				  families who have a qualified dependent who is under the age of 13, and the
				  parent or qualified relative has paid someone to provide care for the qualified
				  dependent so that they can work or look for work. Also, this credit may be
				  available if a nonresident or part-year resident individual income tax return
				  for Louisiana is filed when the child care expenses have been incurred in
				  Louisiana during the time as a resident.
B. These services meet TANF goal two, to end
				  dependence of needy parents on government benefits, by promoting job
				  preparation, work, and marriage.
C.
				  Eligibility for services attributable to TANF/MOE funds is limited to those
				  families with minor children as noted above who meet the Louisiana Department
				  of Revenue child care tax credit eligibility standards. The earned income must
				  be $25,000 or less, in order for this credit to be refunded. The individuals or
				  families must meet the same tests for earned income, qualifying dependents, and
				  qualifying expenses as required by the Internal Revenue Service. A family
				  consists of minor children residing with custodial parents or caretaker
				  relatives of minor children.
D.
				  Services are considered non-assistance by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
					 P.L.
					 104-193, and
					 R.S.
					 36:474.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5581 - Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The agency has entered into contracts to
				  provide public awareness, education and targeted outreach strategies regarding
				  the benefits of claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program, state tax
				  credit programs, and free taxpayer assistance effective November 1, 2006, to
				  EITC-eligible families, and to provide financial literacy to families receiving
				  services under this program. Strategies include collaboration with the Internal
				  Revenue Service, various state departments and the targeted expansion of
				  existing outreach activities to assure that free taxpayer assistance to
				  EITC-eligible families is available statewide.
B. These services meet TANF goal 2, effective
				  November 1, 2006, to end dependence of needy parents on government benefits by
				  promoting job preparation, work, and marriage.
C. Effective November 1, 2006, eligibility
				  for services is limited to those families with minor children who meet the
				  Internal Revenue Service's EITC income eligibility standards. A family consists
				  of minor children residing with custodial parents or caretaker relatives of
				  minor children.
D. Services are
				  considered non-assistance by the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 1, 2004 Reg. Session, Act 16,
					 2005 Reg. Session, Act 18, 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5583 - Temporary Emergency Disaster Assistance Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Effective October 26, 2005, the agency
				  will enter into contracts to provide disaster emergency services to needy
				  families with dependent children or pregnant women who are displaced because of
				  disasters. The program will provide the following services:
1. services or benefits considered to meet
				  on-going basic needs. These services shall not be provided for a period (in
				  whole or in part) to exceed four months. Such services and benefits include,
				  but are not limited to the provision of such items as basic personal items,
				  household items, housing and utility assistance, living accommodations,
				  transportation, job skills or employment assistance, child care vouchers,
				  non-medical substance abuse treatment, mental health services, property repair,
				  and moving assistance;
2. services
				  or benefits not considered to meet ongoing basic needs. These services may be
				  provided to participant families for a period exceeding four months if
				  considered vital to the long-term recovery of participant families. Such
				  services may include, but are not limited to, supportive services such as
				  transportation for employed participants, child care for employed participants,
				  non-medical substance abuse treatment, employment assistance or job training,
				  or other necessary supportive services as determined by the Department of
				  Social Services, Office of Family Support.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5585 - LA 4 Public Pre-Kindergarten Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Effective July 1, 2009, the Office of
				  Family Support shall enter into a contract with the Department of Education for
				  the LA 4 Public Pre-Kindergarten Program.
B. Services include providing high quality
				  early childhood education to at risk 4-year-olds in participating public school
				  districts as well as charter schools.
C. These services meet TANF goal 3, to
				  prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and TANF goal 4,
				  to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families by placing
				  children in learning environments at the pre-school level to foster an interest
				  in learning, increase literacy levels and increase the likelihood of developing
				  responsible behavior.
D.
				  Eligibility for services is limited to at risk families in which the child is
				  one year younger than the eligible age for kindergarten and is eligible to
				  receive free or reduced school lunch meals pursuant to the Federal Child
				  Nutrition Program as documented by a completed application for such meals,
				  whether or not such meals are sought.
E. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; House Bill 1 of the 2009 Reg.
					 Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5587 - Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Effective June 1, 2006, the agency shall
				  enter into contracts to create supportive, nurturing, literature-rich
				  environments for children ages 5 to 18 years of age by focusing on literacy,
				  cultural heritage, parental involvement, servant-leadership, and social action.
				  The Freedom Schools program connects the needs of children and their families
				  with the resources of the community.
B. These services meet TANF goal 3, to
				  prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies by providing
				  improved life prospects for students who show evidence of failing, dropping out
				  or engaging in negative behaviors that can lead to out-of-wedlock
				  births.
C. Eligibility for services
				  is not limited to needy families.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; HB 1 2006 Reg. Session, Act 18, 2007
					 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5589 - Homeless Initiative

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Effective December 1, 2006, the Office of Family Support shall enter into
				  contracts with public agencies, non-profit organizations, or for-profit
				  organizations to end the cycle of homelessness in Louisiana by providing
				  services to homeless families which include but are not limited to
				  comprehensive case management, educational and employment opportunities for
				  adult participants, community referrals, life skill modules, and housing
				  options. Direct services that are provided in response to an episode of need or
				  a specific crisis situation and are non-recurrent, such as but not limited to
				  food, clothing, and shelter assistance, will not be provided beyond four
				  months.
B. These services meet TANF
				  goal 1, to provide assistance to needy families so children may be cared for in
				  their own homes or in the homes of relatives by providing educational and
				  employment opportunities to increase the literacy level and effectiveness of a
				  caregiver.
C. Eligibility for
				  services is limited to needy families, that is, a family in which any member
				  receives a Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) grant,
				  Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) grant, Food Stamp benefits, Child Care
				  Assistance Program (CCAP) services, Title IV-E, Medicaid, Louisiana Children's
				  Health Insurance Program (LaChip) benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
				  Free or Reduced Lunch, or who has earned income at or below 200 percent of the
				  federal poverty level. A needy family consists of minor children, custodial
				  parents, or caretaker relatives of minor children.
D. Services are considered non-assistance by
				  the agency.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 17, 2006 Reg. Session, Act 18,
					 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5591 - Jobs for America's Graduates Louisiana (JAGS-LA) Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Effective
				  November 1, 2020, the department may enter into agreements for the purpose of
				  administrating the Jobs for America's Graduates Louisiana (JAG-LA) Program to
				  help keep in school those students at risk of failing in school, to capture
				  out-of-school youth in need of a high school education, to provide an avenue
				  for achieving academically, and to assist students in ultimately earning
				  recognized credentials that will make it possible for them to exit school and
				  enter post-secondary education and/or the workforce.
B. These services meet TANF Goal 3 to prevent
				  and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies by providing
				  intervention and improved life prospects for students who show evidence of
				  failing, dropping out or engaging in negative behaviors that can lead to
				  dependency, out-of-wedlock births, imprisonment, and/or other undesirable
				  outcomes which may lead to the detriment and impoverishment of youth.
C. Eligible participants in the JAG-LA
				  Program shall be 12-22 years of age and must face at least two designated
				  barriers to success that include economic, academic, personal, environmental,
				  or work related barriers.
D.
				  Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.
AUTHORITY
					 NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; House Bill 1, 2007 Reg. Session Act
					 18, 2007 Reg. Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5593 - Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Effective October 1, 2007, the Office of
				  Family Support shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the
				  Louisiana Office of Public Health, Maternal and Child Health Program to serve
				  low-income, first-time mothers by providing nurse home visitation services
				  beginning early in pregnancy and continuing through the first two years of the
				  child's life. First time mothers may enroll as early as possible during their
				  pregnancy, through week 28 of their pregnancy. The goals of the program
				  include, but are not limited to, improving child health and development and
				  increasing the economic self-sufficiency for eligible participants. Examples of
				  the activities used to achieve these goals include, but are not limited to,
				  engaging in activities centered on child development, parenting skills,
				  developing a plan to continue the mother's education, and assisting the mother
				  in finding employment.
B. These
				  services meet TANF Goals 1 thru 4:
1. Goal 1-
				  to provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in
				  their own homes or in the homes of relatives;
2. Goal 2- to end dependence of needy parents
				  on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and
				  marriage;
3. Goal 3- to prevent and
				  reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and
4. Goal 4- to encourage the formation and
				  maintenance of two-parent families.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5595 - General Education Development (GED) Testing Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Effective October 17, 2007, the Office of
				  Family Support shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the
				  Department of Education for the General Educational Development (GED) Testing
				  Program.
B. The services provided
				  consist of GED adult literacy services which prepare students for passage of
				  the GED Test. The GED adult literacy services will address all levels of
				  entering students such as Adult Basic Education (ABE) which will be directed
				  toward students with literacy skills in the range of grades 0-6; Pre-GED
				  directed toward students with literacy skills in the range of grades 7-8; and
				  Adult Secondary Education (ASE) directed toward students with literacy skills
				  in the range of grades 9-12.
C.
				  These services will be provided to 16-21 year olds. These services meet TANF
				  Goal 3, to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies. TANF
				  Goal 3 will be met by supporting and enhancing the educational and job
				  readiness skills of youth at risk of dropping out of school and those who have
				  already dropped out of school and are at risk of engaging in negative behaviors
				  that can lead to out-of-wedlock pregnancies. These services will also be
				  provided to custodial and non-custodial parents who are 22 years old and older
				  with a minor child. These services meet TANF Goal 4, to encourage the formation
				  and maintenance of a two parent families. TANF Goal 4 will be met by building
				  stable families by promoting GED attainment which will lead to improved
				  opportunities for employment.
D.
				  Eligibility for services is not limited to needy families.
E. Services are considered non-assistance in
				  that they are not considered to meet an on-going need.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42 USC
					 601 et seq.;
					 R.S.
					 46:231 and
					 R.S.
					 36:474; Act 18, 2007 Reg.
					 Session.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives › Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives › Section III-5597 - Child Welfare Emergency Assistance Services Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Child Welfare Emergency Assistance
				  Services Program will provide services to children who are removed from their
				  parents by the courts and are in foster care. These services include case
				  management and planning as performed by DCFS' staff. The types of assistance
				  that meet the emergency situation may include shelter care, foster family care
				  or emergency shelter care including food, clothing and supervision.
B. TANF eligibility is limited within any
				  12-month period to a single episode of need with a maximum duration of 12
				  months. TANF eligibility is also limited to families with income less than
				  twice the state median income (SMI).
C. These services are TANF-eligible based on
				  inclusion in the state's approved AFDC Emergency Assistance Program that was in
				  effect as of August 21, 1996.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 42
					 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
					 P.L.
					 104-193,
					 R.S.
					 46:231, and
					 R.S.
					 36:474.