Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Basic Considerations. These standards
assure family violence programs offering transitional living/housing as part of
their service delivery plan provide appropriate and quality services to
survivors of family violence and their children in an empowering, non blaming
way. Service provided through the transitional living/housing program is not an
activity but a process that involves the survivor in goal setting, case
management, needs assessment, resource identification and staff/survivor
interaction.
B. Standards
1. Persons eligible for transitional
living/housing are survivors of family violence who have some affiliation with
the family violence program providing housing either in a residential or
non-residential capacity, have left an abusive relationship and meet the
following criteria.
a. The resident has a
willingness to work or enroll in a continuing education or job
training/readiness program.
b. The
resident agrees to a criminal history check to ensure that there are no pending
legal issues that pose a threat to the other residents.
2. Programs offering transitional
living/housing develop and implement formal screening procedures that include
the following:
a. application
process;
b. screening process:
i. direct service staff approval;
ii. administrative approval;
c. verification process
(verification of status should be given to applicant in writing):
i. accepted/ready for housing;
ii. accepted/added to waiting list;
iii. conditional acceptance (to include
explanation);
iv. denied.
3. Programs offering
transitional living/housing establish rental agreements with eligible survivors
entering the program to include the following:
a. written agreement for transitional
living/housing;
b. deposits (when
applicable);
c. move in
date;
d. guidelines for housing and
transitional living;
e. visual
inspection and inventory (if applicable) of housing site.
4. The grievance procedure reflects OWS
Standards and individual program policy. Grievance procedures are provided, in
writing, to each resident.
5.
Programs provide comprehensive supportive service/case management that is
survivor directed and includes appropriate referrals to alternate resources,
safe living arrangements, safety planning, child care, children's activities,
individual and group/support counseling, assistance with housing and public
assistance programs, legal advocacy, life skill development and staff/survivor
interaction.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
46:2122 B and
R.S.
46:2127
B1.
