Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Life skills training. A child, young
adult or former foster child must meet the following eligibility criteria for
life skills training:
(a) Be a child 14 years
of age or older or a young adult who is in substitute care through the state or
a federally recognized tribal child welfare system; or
(b) Be a former foster child.
(2) Independent living housing
subsidy. A child or young adult must meet the following eligibility criteria
for independent living housing subsidy:
(a)
Be 16 years of age or older.
(b) Be
in the care and custody of the Department.
(c) Be engaged in full-time activity, unless
unable to engage in full-time activity due to a declared state or national
emergency.
(d) Have had at least
one prior substitute care placement.
(e) Have the approval of the court to
participate in the independent living housing subsidy service.
(f) If a high school diploma has not been
achieved, the child or young adult must be working actively to achieve their
educational goals.
(g) The child or
young adult must be enrolled concurrently in a skill-building service as
described in the Child Welfare Procedure Manual.
(3) Chafee housing. A former foster child
must meet the following eligibility criteria for Chafee housing:
(a) Be 18 years of age or older but not yet
24 years of age.
(b) Be a former
foster child who left a child welfare substitute care placement at age 18 or
older.
(c) Be engaged in full-time
activity, unless unable to engage in full-time activity due to a declared state
or national emergency.
(d) Have at
least four hours of paid employment per week.
(e) If a high school diploma has not been
achieved, the former foster child must be actively working to
achieve their educational goals.
(f) Be enrolled in a skill-building service
as described in the Child Welfare Procedure Manual.
(g) The former foster child
is only eligible for Chafee housing and an education and training voucher when
the cost of room and board is not included in calculation of the cost of
attendance.
(4) Education
and training grant. A child, young adult, or former foster child must meet the
following eligibility criteria for an education and training grant:
(a) Be adopted or entered a guardianship
after Sept. 1, 2015, at 13 years of age or older through the Department;
or
(b) Be 16 years of age or older
and currently in substitute care through the state or one of the federally
recognized tribe; or
(c) Be a
former foster child.
(d) The
child, young adult or former foster
child may remain eligible until they reach 26 years of age, or
accesses the program for 5 years (whether or not the years are consecutive),
whichever comes first.
(e) The
child, young adult or former foster
child must be making satisfactory progress in their area of study, as
determined by the postsecondary institution, in order to continue receiving the
grant.
(f) The former foster child
is only eligible for Chafee housing and an education and training voucher when
the cost of room and board is not included in calculation of the cost of
attendance.
(5) Youth
Transition discretionary funds. A child, young adult, or former foster child
must be eligible for life skill-building services as a prerequisite to
eligibility for discretionary fund resources.
(6) Services that may be utilized in the
transition to independent living, as appropriate and available, when the child,
young adult, or former foster child meets all other eligibility requirements,
including, but are not limited to:
(a) Flex
funds as described in OAR chapter 413, division 053;
(b) Payments made for special or
extraordinary needs as described in OAR 413-090-0300 to 413-090-0380;
(c) Other resources provided through the
Oregon Department of Human Services; and
(d) Other state or community health care
programs.
(7) The ILP
coordinator may approve an exception to the eligibility requirements of
sections (2), (3), or (4) of this rule when there is a time-limited plan for
meeting requirements for eligibility or as necessary during times of a declared
state or national emergency. The caseworker must provide to the ILP coordinator
written documentation explaining why the exception is necessary for the
child, young adult or former foster child to
achieve their comprehensive transition plan goals.
Matrix referenced is not included in rule text.
Click here for PDF of
Matrix.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050 & ORS
418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
418.005, ORS
409.010 & ORS
418.475
