Code of Massachusetts Regulations
110 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Title 110 CMR 23.00 - Services for Young Adults
Section 23.07 - Discharge Support Services
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The Department may provide discharge financial support to young adults who are transitioning to living independently as adults. Discharge support payments may include payments toward first and last months rent, security deposit, essential household items, or other related needs. These services are subject to the limitation of funding received from the federal government.
(1) Eligibility. A young adult is eligible for discharge financial support if the young adult is:
(2) Application. In order to receive discharge financial support, the Department's social worker assigned to the young adult's case must apply prior to the young adult's anticipated discharge from placement, for discharge support funding from the Department's Adolescent Support Services Unit.
(3) Decision. The Department's Adolescent Support Services Unit will notify the young adult's social worker of the outcome of the application and the process for payments. The young adult's social worker will notify the young adult of the outcome.