La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-5571

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

Section III-5571 - Parenting/Fatherhood Services Program (Effective September 30, 2002)

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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-5571

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 29:191 (February 2003), amended LR 34:697 (April 2008), Amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability Section, LR 48239, Amended LR 481460 (6/1/2022).

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.