332-A - Supportive services. - New York Statutes

§ 332-a. Supportive services. A social services district shall, subject to the availability of federal and state funds, provide such supportive services, including but not limited to transportation, work related expenses, child care for children up to age thirteen, case management, and medical assistance in accordance with regulations of the department, to enable an individual to participate pursuant to this title. Social services districts may continue such services for persons who lose eligibility for public assistance if funds for the activity are obligated or expended, or for up to ninety days if necessary or appropriate to assist individuals to become self-sufficient. In accordance with paragraph (f) of subdivision five of section one hundred thirty-one-a of this chapter, each district shall guarantee child care to each individual participating in work activities who requires child care to participate in such activities, attending orientation or an assessment in accordance with the requirements of this title. Case management shall be provided for pregnant adolescents, adolescent parents and at-risk youth under eighteen years of age as required by title four-B of article six of this chapter. To the extent that resources permit, case management also shall be provided (in order of priority) to: persons identified in department regulations as at-risk youth, persons in the target populations defined in section three hundred thirty of this title, persons whose employability plan indicates a need for two or more concurrent activities and persons with limited English proficiency.