1009              SUPPORT SERVICES

Supportive Services are financial, social or other services which help families to go to work and improve their quality of life. Work Services include a variety of supports to help clients get, keep, and advance on the job. Work Services Supportive Services are used to support client engagement in activities appropriate to employment or employment readiness. The need must be specific, identified in the FSSP Family Self Sufficiency Plan, directly related to an approved activity, employment opportunity, including the potential for job advancement or work readiness activity.

During the intake and Employability Assessment as case managers identify participant’s potential challenges to achieving full engagement in their FSSP the need for Supportive Services will be proactively assessed and addressed. Planned use of Supportive Services should consider the full range of the family’s issues and abilities to meet their own needs. All planned Supportive Services should be listed on the FSSP.

All requests for Supportive Services and the authorization or denial of Supportive Services must be fully documented, including a reflection of these discussions.