The Point-In-Time PIT Homeless Street Count is a one-night street and shelter count usually held annually in January to determine the number of persons experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County during a given point-in-time. The count includes a brief survey to identify some characteristics of persons experiencing homelessness in the community. Help keep the vulnerable population in Phoenix hydrated and safe during the extreme summer heat. Large donations of water or a tax-deductible cash donation can be coordinated by contacting the City of Phoenix Human Services Department at Learn more about housing choice vouchers on the U.
Department of Housing and Urban Development website. Texas Health and Human Services. Search the Texas HHS site. Find your local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority. Behavioral Health Support in the Community. Behavioral Health Treatment for Mothers. Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program. Programs are funded through states, disproportionately impacted metropolitan areas, community health centers, dental schools, and health care programs that target women, infants, youth, and families.
According to our FY CARE Act Data Report CADR , of the 2, providers responding to the question whether they delivered services to special target populations, 1, providers indicated that they provided services to persons experiencing homelessness.
Social Services Block Grant Administration for Children and Families The Social Services Block Grant program assists states in delivering social services directed toward the needs of children and adults. Funds are allocated to the states on the basis of population. Funds support outcomes across the human service spectrum and are associated with strategic goals and objectives such as employment, child care, child welfare, adoptions, and youth services.
States have flexibility to use their funds for a range of services, depending on state and local priorities. The SSBG is based on two fundamental principles: 1 state and local governments and communities are best able to determine the needs of individuals to help them achieve self-sufficiency; and 2 social and economic needs are interrelated and must be met simultaneously.
Within broad Federal guidelines, each State determines the design of its program, eligibility groups, benefit packages, payment levels for coverage, and administrative and operating procedures. CHIP provides a capped amount of funds to States on a matching basis. Children began receiving insurance through CHIP in and the program helped states expand health care coverage to over 5 million of the nation's uninsured children. Department of Health and Human Services HHS , promotes the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services for individuals and families who need them.
Section of the Act sets forth the following four TANF purposes: 1 provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; 2 end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; 3 prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; and 4 encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.
Subsidized child care services are available to eligible families through certificates vouchers , or grants and contracts with providers. Nearly 1. As a block grant, this program offers States, territories, and tribes significant flexibility in designing their CCDF policies, including the ability to define eligibility and prioritize resources. OCC encourages States to leverage this flexibility to offer access to the most vulnerable populations, including families experiencing homelessness.
The law, which Congress passed with strong bipartisan support, reauthorizes the child care program for the first time since and represents an historic re-envisioning of the CCDF program.
The new law not only benefits the children receiving federal assistance through CCDF, but also improves the health and safety of millions of other children in child care each day and provides important support for working parents. Transferees must use conveyed properties for approved purposes for a proscribed period of years in accordance with key terms and conditions. Eligible programs include supportive services, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.
Tribal Home Visiting grants are awarded to Indian tribes, consortia of tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations. The Tribal Home Visiting Program is designed to develop and strengthen tribal capacity to support and promote the health and well-being of AIAN families; expand the evidence-base around home visiting in tribal communities; and support and strengthen cooperation and linkages between programs that service AIAN children and their families.
The goals of the Tribal Home Visiting Program include: Supporting the development of happy, healthy, and successful AIAN children and families through a coordinated home visiting strategy that addresses critical maternal and child health, development, early learning, family support, and child abuse and neglect prevention needs.
Implementing high-quality, culturally-relevant, evidence-based home visiting programs in AIAN communities. Expanding the evidence base around home visiting interventions with Native populations. Supporting and strengthening cooperation and coordination and promoting linkages among various early childhood programs, resulting in coordinated, comprehensive early childhood systems.
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