The provision of supportive services is an integral part of
the WIN Program. An individual is not required to accept work or training
unless the Department of Human Services is able to meet supportive service
needs. Supportive services shall be authorized for 30 days following the WIN
participant's placement in full-time employment even if earnings disqualify the
individual from financial assistance. This period may he extended to 90 days,
providing the individual has not entered unsubsidized employment from OJT or
PSE. The amount of Federal Financial Participation for the following WIN
supportive services is 90% of the total cost; the services may he provided by
the Department of Human Services directly or through contact with another
agency:
A. Day Care Services: Day care
services for children include the care of a child within or outside his own
home by a responsible individual. They can also be provided in contracted or
non-contracted family day care homes or group day care centers. The service
must be available throughout the total "participant day". The participant day
includes the period of time during which the individual is at work or in
training, is commuting to the work or training site and any additional time
that may be needed for the individual to arrive at the day care facility or
sitter's home to pick up the child.
In-home child care will not be utilized if a non-relative
provides the care for more than 20 hours per week due to the Fair Labor
Standards Act, which mandates that the minimum wage be paid to non-relative
in-home baby-sitters.
B.
Family Planning Services: These include those social, educational and medical
services which enable individuals to limit voluntarily the family size, space
birth of children, or prevent or reduce the incidence of births out of wedlock.
Such services include, but are not limited to, the provision of printed
materials, group discussions and individual counseling which provides
information about and discussion of family planning, medical contraceptive
services and supplies and help in utilizing medical and educational resources
available in the community.
C.
Health-Related Services: Health-related services are those social services
provided for the purpose of assisting individuals to attain and retain as
favorable a condition of physical and mental health as possible. These services
help individuals to identify and understand their health needs and to secure
and utilize necessary medical treatment and health maintenance and preventive
health services, including services in medical emergencies. Such services do
not include any costs of medical care which are reimbursable under Title XIX,
such as dental work and eye care for persons under 21.
D. Homemaker Services: Homemaker Services
provide care of individuals in their homes and help individual caretaker
relatives in overcoming specific barriers to achievement of optimum household
and family management. Services are provided by a trained and supervised
homemaker.
E. Home Management and
Other Functional Educational Services: Home Management and Other Functional
Educational Services are learning opportunities directed toward the improvement
of daily living. These include formal or informal instruction and training in
management of household budgets, maintenance and care of the home, preparation
of food, nutrition, consumer education, family life, child rearing and health
maintenance.
F. Housing Improvement
Services: Housing Improvement Services provides help to families and
individuals to improve landlord-tenant relations, identify sub-standard
housing, secure correction of housing code violations and relocate to more
suitable housing.
G. Select
Vocational Rehabilitation Services: Restoration services are provided to
correct or substantially modify a physical, mental or emotional condition which
is a handicap to employment. Services include, but are not limited to, surgery,
psychiatric treatment, prosthetic devices, speech or hearing therapy, eye
glasses and visual services and dental care. Such services may be purchased
only when the Bureau of Rehabilitation is not able to finance them through its
own resources or the service is not available through Medicaid.
