La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § VII-1731

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-1731 - Transitional Living/HOUSING Program

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.

La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § VII-1731

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Office of Women's Services, LR 27:542 (April 2001).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2122B and R.S. 46:2127B1.