TITLE 24 - HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER IX - OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

PART 964 - TENANT PARTICIPATION AND TENANT OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC HOUSING

subpart d - FAMILY INVESTMENT CENTERS (FIC) PROGRAM

964.308 - Supportive services requirements.

HAs shall provide new or significantly expanded services essential to providing families in public housing with better access to educational and employment opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency and independence. HAs applying for funds to provide supportive services must demonstrate that the services will be provided at a higher level than currently provided. Supportive services may include: (a) Child care, of a type that provides sufficient hours of operation and serves appropriate ages as needed to facilitate parental access to education and job opportunities; (b) Employment training and counseling (e.g., job training, preparation and counseling, job development and placement, and follow-up assistance after job placement); (c) Computer skills training; (d) Education (e.g., remedial education, literacy training, completion of secondary or post-secondary education, and assistance in the attainment of certificates of high school equivalency); (e) Business entrepreneurial training and counseling; (f) Transportation, as necessary to enable any participating family member to receive available services or to commute to his or her place of employment; (g) Personal welfare (e.g., substance/alcohol abuse treatment and counseling, self-development counseling, etc.); (h) Supportive Health Care Services (e.g., outreach and referral services); and (i) Any other services and resources, including case management, that are determined to be appropriate in assisting eligible residents.