Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 15 - Division of Community Services › Chapter 1 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) › Rule 18-15-1-1 - Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Plan › Section 18-15-1-1-14 - CSBG Programmatic Assurances and Information Narrative (Section 676(b) of the CSBG Act)

Current through June 25, 2024
14.1.
Use of
				  Funds Supporting Local Activities
CSBG Services
14.1a.
676(b)(1)(A)
Describe how
				  the state will assure "that funds made available through grant or allotment
				  will be used -
(A) to support activities that
				  are designed to assist low-income families and individuals, including families
				  and individuals receiving assistance under title IV of the Social Security Act,
				  homeless families and individuals, migrant or seasonal farmworkers, and elderly
				  low-income individuals and families, and a description of how such activities
				  will enable the families and individuals--
(i)
				  to remove obstacles and solve problems that block the achievement of self-
				  sufficiency (particularly for families and individuals who are attempting to
				  transition off a State program carried out under part A of title IV of the
				  Social Security Act);
(ii) to
				  secure and retain meaningful employment;
(iii) to attain an adequate education with
				  particular attention toward improving literacy skills of the low-income
				  families in the community, which may include family literacy
				  initiatives;
(iv) to make better
				  use of available income;
(v) to
				  obtain and maintain adequate housing and a suitable living
				  environment;
(vi) to obtain
				  emergency assistance through loans, grants, or other means to meet immediate
				  and urgent individual and family needs;
(vii) to achieve greater participation in the
				  affairs of the communities involved, including the development of public and
				  private grassroots partnerships with local law enforcement agencies, local
				  housing authorities, private foundations, and other public and private partners
				  to -
(I) document best practices based on
				  successful grassroots intervention in urban areas, to develop methodologies for
				  widespread replication; and
(II)
				  strengthen and improve relationships with local law enforcement agencies, which
				  may include participation in activities such as neighborhood or community
				  policing efforts;
MDHS-DCS ensures compliance with this assurance by
					 making funds available to the sixteen (16) eligible entities. These entities
					 use funds to support activities such as disaster assistance, job training,
					 educational support, career development, volunteer efforts, nutritional
					 support, health education and access, tax preparation assistance, mentoring,
					 parenting development, childcare services, and other activities as needed for
					 low-income families and individuals. A review of eligible entities program
					 performance ensures these activities are accomplished and/or referred to other
					 local and state providers. Program areas offered by entities include: Early
					 childhood programs, economic development/education, emergency services,
					 housing, income management, nutrition and health programs, independent
					 living/aging programs, transportation, community improvement/quality of life
					 programs, youth programs, and employment programs.