42 U.S.C. § 5116E
Section 5116e · Local program requirements
Version as of June 25, 2003, with additions and removals from the October 3, 1996 version.
(1) assess community assets and needs through a planning process that involves parents and local public agencies, local nonprofit organizations, and private sector representatives;
(1) assess community assets and needs through a planning process that involves parents and local public agencies, local nonprofit organizations, and private sector representatives;
(2) develop a strategy to provide, over time, a continuum of preventive, family centered services to children and families, especially to young parents and parents with young children, through public-private partnerships;
(2) develop a strategy to provide, over time, a continuum of preventive, family centered services to children and families, especially to young parents and parents with young children, through public-private partnerships;
(3) provide—
(3) provide—
(A) core family resource and support services such as—
(A) core family resource and support services such as—
(i) parent education, mutual support and self help, and leadership services;
(i) parent education, mutual support and self help, and leadership services;
(ii) outreach services;
(ii) outreach services;
(iii) community and social service referrals; and
(iii) community and social service referrals; and
(iv) follow-up services;
(iv) follow-up services;
(C) access to optional services, including—
(C) access to optional services, including—
(i) referral to and counseling for adoption services for individuals interested in adopting a child or relinquishing their child for adoption;
(i) referral to and counseling for adoption services for individuals interested in adopting a child or relinquishing their child for adoption;
(ii) child care, early childhood development and intervention services;
(ii) child care, early childhood development and intervention services;
(iii) referral to services and supports to meet the additional needs of families with children with disabilities;
(iii) referral to services and supports to meet the additional needs of families with children with disabilities;
(iv) referral to job readiness services;
(iv) referral to job readiness services;
(v) referral to educational services, such as scholastic tutoring, literacy training, and General Educational Degree services;
(v) referral to educational services, such as scholastic tutoring, literacy training, and General Educational Degree services;
(vi) self-sufficiency and life management skills training;
(vi) self-sufficiency and life management skills training;
(vii) community referral services, including early developmental screening of children; and
(vii) community referral services, including early developmental screening of children; and
(viii) peer counseling;
(viii) peer counseling;
(4) develop leadership roles for the meaningful involvement of parents in the development, operation, evaluation, and oversight of the programs and services;
(4) develop leadership roles for the meaningful involvement of parents in the development, operation, evaluation, and oversight of the programs and services;
(5) provide leadership in mobilizing local public and private resources to support the provision of needed family resource and support program services; and
(5) provide leadership in mobilizing local public and private resources to support the provision of needed family resource and support program services; and
In awarding local grants under this subchapter, a lead entity shall give priority to effective community-based programs serving low income communities and those serving young parents or parents with young children, including community-based family resource and support programs.
In awarding local grants under this subchapter, a lead entity shall give priority to effective community-based programs serving low income communities and those serving young parents or parents with young children, including community-based family resource and support programs.