Oregon Bulletin
Rule
Caption: Remove “Preservation Services”
from Program Area title and from portion of Service Area.
Adm.
Order No.: OCCF 1-2011
Filed with Sec. of
State: 9-12-2011
Certified to be
Effective: 9-12-11
Notice Publication
Date: 7-1-2011
Rules Amended: 423-010-0024
Subject: The use of Federal Title IV-B2 funds received by
Agency was clarified by the Children’s Bureau/ACYF/ACF — Region 10 of the
US Department of health and Human Services. Agency is directed by federal
guidance to target use of Title IV-B2 funds received by Agency to the “Family
Support” portion of the act. Agency may no longer use these funds for Family
Preservation services.
Rules Coordinator: Marsha Clark—(503) 373-1283
423-010-0024
Program Purposes and Restrictions
Activities and initiatives will have measurable
outcomes and support county goals adopted in the Local Plan. These outcomes
will be reported using the format and timeline prescribed by the Agency. It is
the intent of the State Commission that activities and initiatives will be
provided in a culturally competent and gender-specific manner that reflects the
population, needs and resources of the county. The following purposes and
restrictions will apply to county allocations:
(1) Program Area: Great Start:
(a) Age: Prenatal services to expectant mothers,
children 0 through eight years of age and the children’s families;
(b) Service Areas: Programs and services that promote
outcomes identified in the Local Plan including, but not limited to,
research-based early childhood programs and services in county settings that
meet the needs of the community.
(2) Program Area: Child Care and Development Fund:
(a) Age: 0 up to 13 years of age, except children with
special needs 0 up to 18 years of age;
(b) Service areas: Program and services support
priorities established in the State Plan for the Federal Child Care and
Development Fund and the Child Care and Development Fund Guidelines. Both
documents are available on the Agency’s website or by contacting the Agency.
(3) Program Area: Children, Youth and Families Fund:
(a) Age: 0 through 18 and their families;
(b) Service Area: Programs and services supported with
Children, Youth and Families Funds will be used to promote outcomes identified
in the local comprehensive plans. These funds must support research-based
services, systems, initiatives, and programs. These funds are intended to allow
maximum flexibility by counties to fund those areas of highest priority.
(4) Program Area: Court Appointed Special Advocates
(CASA):
(a) Age: 0 through 18 years of age;
(b) Service areas: CASA programs provide for the
recruitment, training, support and supervision of CASA. See OAR 423-045-0030
through 423-045-0035.
(5) Program Area: Youth Investment:
(a) Age: Ages 13 through 18 years, although 11 and 12
year olds may be included where appropriate;
(b) Service Areas: Services to non-delinquent youth who
are chronically acting out or are victims of neglect. Programs and services
will promote outcomes identified in the Local Plan. Youth are considered
chronically acting out when they are exhibiting school behavior problems, are
out of parental control, are runaway and homeless, or are exhibiting other risk
factors. Youth are non-delinquent if they have no history of, or current
involvement with, the juvenile justice system, or have been diverted from the
juvenile justice system. Youth who have been referred to a juvenile department
for a criminal activity, or who have been placed on an informal accountability
agreement are not considered to be non-delinquent for purposes of this funding.
These funds must support research-based services, systems, initiatives and
programs.
(6) Program Area: Healthy Start:
(a) Age: Children prenatal through five and their
families;
(b) Service Areas: Provide funding for voluntary family
support services following the Healthy Families America model. See OAR
423-045-0005 through 423-045-0015.
(7) Program Area: Family Support Services:
(a) Age: All children and their families;
(b) Service Areas:
(A) Family Support Services: Family support services
means community-based services to promote the well-being of children and
families designed to increase the strength and stability of families (including
adoptive, foster, and extended families), to increase parents’ confidence and
competence in their parenting abilities, to afford children a safe, stable and
supportive family environment, to strengthen parental relationships and promote
healthy marriages, and otherwise to enhance child development. US Department
of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
(B) Family Support Services must be (1) Family-focused
and targeted to the family and not only the child or other individual family
member(s); (2) Must be focused on at-risk families so that the services will
have an impact on the population that would otherwise require services from
DHS, Children, Adults and Families (CAF); and (3) Focus on child welfare (not
educational needs or other services which are the responsibility of other
agencies). Family Support (Title IV-(B)(2)) funds allocated to counties may not
be used for family preservation or family reunification services as these are
services provided by DHS-CAF.
(C) Family Support Services funds are federal Title
IV-B(2). Use and expenditure of these funds must meet all federal requirements.
Family support services may include:
(i) Services, including in-home visits, parent support
groups, and other programs designed to improve parenting skills (by reinforcing
parents’ confidence in their strengths, and helping them to identify where
improvement is needed and to obtain assistance in improving those skills) with
respect to matters such as child development, family budgeting, coping with
stress, health, and nutrition. Example of programs may include Parenting
Classes, Parent-to-Parent Support, and In-Home Visitation classes;
(ii) Respite care of children to provide temporary
relief for parents and other caregivers. Example of program may include Family
Respite Care;
(iii) Structured activities involving parents and
children to strengthen the parent-child relationship. Example of program may
include Healthy Start;
(iv) Drop-in centers to afford families opportunities
for informal interaction with other families and with program staff. Example of
program may include Family Resource Centers;
(v) Transportation, information and referral services
to afford families access to other community services, including child care,
health care, nutrition programs, adult education literacy programs, legal
services, and counseling and mentoring services. Example of programs may
include Dial-a-ride, Child Care Referral, and Outreach Centers;
(vi) Early developmental screening of children to
assess the needs of such children, and assistance to families in securing
specific services to meet these needs. Example of programs may include Healthy
Start.
(8) Program Area: Relief Nurseries:
(a) Clients: The clients of Relief Nurseries are
children birth through age five and their parents or caregivers who have
multiple risk factors linked to child abuse and neglect. Some children may turn
six years of age and continue in the program until the start of school;
(b) Service Areas: Relief Nurseries are community-based
organizations that seek to prevent the cycle of child abuse and neglect through
early intervention programs that focus on developing successful and resilient
children, strengthening family skills of parents or caregivers, and preserving
families. Relief Nursery services are offered within a comprehensive and
integrated early childhood and family support system to appropriately meet the
needs of the individual family with children who have been abused or are at
risk of child abuse and neglect. Relief Nurseries must include therapeutic
early childhood education programs, home visitation and parent education and
support. Relief Nursery services are voluntary, strength-based, culturally appropriate,
and designed to achieve appropriate early-childhood benchmarks and healthy
family functioning.
(c) Eligibility for State Funding:
(A) An emerging Relief Nursery must work
collaboratively with the Local Commission to ensure that the program is consistent
and aligned with the Local Comprehensive Plan. Relief Nurseries must
participate in local community efforts to develop and implement an early
childhood system of supports and services towards the achievement of positive
outcomes for children and families, maximizing the effective use of available
resources and avoiding duplication of services;
(B) Applications for State Funding must be submitted to
the Agency by the Local Commission in the county where an emerging Relief
Nursery exists. The application process must include no less than three
existing Relief Nursery program directors in review and approval of the Relief
Nursery program for meeting the requirements in OAR 423-045-0101 through 0185.
The Local Commission will submit review and approval documentation to the
Agency with the application for State Funding;
(C) Eligibility for State funding requires local
community financial support as described in OAR 423-0024(8)(d) Matching Funds.
(d) Matching Funds: To be eligible to receive state
funds, Relief Nursery programs are required to provide matching community
financial support equal to a minimum of 25 percent of any state allocation;
(e) Funding Processes for Existing Relief Nurseries:
(A) Local Commissions are not required to do a competitive
process every biennium to fund existing Relief Nurseries;
(B) Local Commissions may consider a competitive or
collaborative funding process when significant changes occur within an existing
Relief Nursery or when the Local Commission determines necessary.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
417.705–417.797 & 419A.170
Stats. Implemented: ORS
417.705–417.900 & 419A.170
Hist.: CCF 3-1994, f. & cert.
ef. 5-18-94; CCF 1-1995, f. & cert. ef. 8-1-95; CCF 1-1997, f. 12-15-97,
cert. ef. 12-19-97; OCCF 1-2002, f. & cert. ef. 1-14-02; OCCF 1-2004, f.
& cert. ef. 9-15-04; OCCF 1-2007, f. & cert. ef. 2-12-07; OCCF 1-2008,
f. & cert. ef. 4-16-08; OCCF 1-2011, f. 9-12-11
Notes
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