La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-5551

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section III-5551 - Community Response Initiative

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.

C. Eligibility for those services meeting TANF goals 1 and 2 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, 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 250 percent of the federal poverty level. For TANF goals 1 and 2 a family consists of minor children residing with custodial parents, or caretaker relatives of minor children.

D. Eligibility for those services meeting TANF goals 3 and 4 may include any family in need of the provided services regardless of income. For TANF goals 3 and 4 a family consists of a minor child residing with a custodial parent or caretaker relative of the minor child, and noncustodial parents, and legal guardians.

E. Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-5551

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 28:2374 (November 2002), amended LR 34:695 (April 2008), Amended LR 47, Amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability Section, LR 471843 (12/1/2021).

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.