Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part III - Economic Stability
Subpart 15 - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Initiatives
Chapter 55 - TANF Initiatives
Section III-5571 - Parenting/Fatherhood Services Program (Effective September 30, 2002)
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
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.
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.
