Social services block grant plan

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STATE OF ARIZONA
SOCIAL SERVICES
BLOCK GRANT PLAN
2003-2004
THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/PROGRAM
FOR ALTERNATIVE FORMAT/REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: (602) 542-2106
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUBJECT PAGE
Introduction ................................................................................... 1
SSBG Planning Level........................................................................ 1
TANF Block Grant Funds Transferred to the SSBG................................. 1
SSBG Service Goals.......................................................................... 1
Evaluation ..................................................................................... 1
Reporting on Activities Funded ........................................................... 2
SSBG Planning Process ..................................................................... 2
State-Planned Services ...................................................................... 2
Locally Planned Services ................................................................... 2
COG and Arizona Indian Tribes Allocations .......................................... 2
Geographic Areas ............................................................................ 3
Public Comment and Review .............................................................. 3
State Map ...................................................................................... 4
DES Organization Chart 5
Plan Amendment ............................................................................. 6
Federal Uniform Definitions of Services ................................................ 6
Arizona Dictionary and Taxonomy of Human Services.............................12
Crosswalk for Federal SSBG Services to Arizona Taxonomy SFY-2004........23
Service Availability .........................................................................26
Target Group Definitions..................................................................27
Local and State Planned Services........................................................28
Planned Expenditures – SFY-2004 ......................................................53
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STATE OF ARIZONA
Title XX Social Services Block Grant Plan
July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004
Introduction
This document provides information on the types of activities supported and the categories or characteristics of
individuals served under the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, Public Law 97-35,
Subtitle C - Block Grants for Social Services, which amends Title XX of the Social Security Act. The Arizona
Department of Economic Security (DES) under the statutory provisions of the law administers the Arizona
Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Plan (the Plan).
The program period covered corresponds to the State Fiscal Year 2004 (SFY-2004), which begins on July 1,
2003 and ends June 30, 2004. SFY-2004 overlaps portions of Federal Fiscal Year 2003 (FFY-2003) and FFY-
2004, which run from October 1 through September 30. The planned SFY-2004 SSBG funding levels for
services were based on Arizona’s FFY-2003 SSBG allocation and the “estimated” Arizona allocation of FFY-
2004 SSBG published on the DHHS/SSBG Web page.
SSBG Planning Level
The specific formula used to estimate the amount of federal SSBG funds, $31,866,443 that are available for
funding the planned services during Arizona’s SFY-2004 is calculated from one-fourth of Arizona’s FFY-2003
allocation and three-fourths of the estimated FFY-2004 allocation. Since the actual allotment available to
Arizona is determined pursuant to congressional and presidential approval, the services and planning levels
identified are estimates. Also included in the total planned SFY-2004 SSBG fund of $54,485,243 are
$22,618,800 of TANF Block Grant funds which are estimate to be transferred to the SSBG for funding
services during SFY-2004.
TANF Block Grant Funds Transferred to the SSBG
The Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budget (OSPB) recommends for SFY-2004 that $22,618,800
of Arizona's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant be transferred to the SSBG for
Children Services funding.
SSBG Service Goals
Arizona’s SSBG-funded services will be directed toward one or more of the following federal goals:
I. Achieve or maintain economic self-support to prevent, reduce, or eliminate dependency.
II. Achieve or maintain self-sufficiency, including reduction or prevention of dependency.
III. Prevent or remedy neglect, abuse, or exploitation of children and adults unable to protect their
own interests or preserving, rehabilitating, or reunifying families.
IV. Prevent or reduce inappropriate institutional care by providing for community-based care,
home-based care, or other forms of less intensive care.
V. Secure referral or admission for institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate
or providing services to individuals in institutions.
Evaluation
The appropriate administrations within DES contracting for services funded by the SSBG have the
responsibility of monitoring and evaluating the social service programs funded by the SSBG.
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Reporting on Activities Funded
The DES will prepare a report on activities carried out with funds allocated in the Plan. The report may be
used to determine the extent to which funds were spent in a manner consistent with the Plan. The Annual
Report of Services Funded by the Social Services Block Grant for Fiscal Year 2003 will be available to the
public after January 1, 2004. To obtain copies of this report, direct your request to the contact person at the
telephone number or mailing address listed on page 3 of this Plan.
SSBG Planning Process
DES is responsible for planning and developing the Plan. This includes providing technical assistance to local
planning bodies and Indian tribes for locally planned SSBG services. Planning for the use of the balance of
available SSBG funds is accomplished as a part of the Department’s annual budget development process.
State-Planned Services
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), the Administration for Children, Youth and Families
(ACYF), the Aging and Adult Administration (AAA), the Community Services Administration (CSA), the
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), and the Child Care Administration (CCA) within DES perform
statewide planning activities by coordinating with similar and related programs of other state and local
agencies, producing planning documents, fulfilling all federal statutory responsibilities accompanying the
administration of programs, and, to varying degrees, involving local planning agencies in the development of a
coordinated planning effort and review in local priorities for incorporation into statewide planning products.
Locally Planned Services
A significant amount of SSBG services are provided primarily through local service-delivery systems
contracted by DES to augment state services and to respond to local needs.
Arizona's six Councils of Governments (COGs) contract with DES to facilitate the primary planning for this
portion of the SSBG service-delivery system. This primary planning is accomplished by identifying regional
priorities, by coordinating planning with other planning entities, and by providing locally based citizen
involvement opportunities.
COG and Arizona Indian Tribes Allocations
The following levels of funding made available for recommendations for locally planned SSBG services were
determined according to a formula based on 50 percent population and 50 percent poverty in each local
planning district. Approximately 24 percent of the total SSBG funds are available for locally planned services.
COG PLANNING LEVELS
Maricopa Association of Governments $4,090,579
Pima Association of Governments 1,551,134
Northern Arizona Council of Governments 431,451
Western Arizona Council of Governments 500,125
Central Arizona Association of Governments 453,099
SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization 438,169
TOTAL $7,464,557
Arizona Indian Reservations have been established as separate SSBG Planning and Services areas. Technical
assistance in planning and developing SSBG services is provided to tribes, upon request, by DES or by a
private agency under a contract from DES.
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Each participating reservation is allocated the following share of the state's SSBG allocation that is based on
Tribe's Reservation population. Available funds for services on the Arizona Indian Reservations are
approximately 7 percent of the total planned SSBG funds.
TRIBE PLANNING LEVELS
AK-Chin $15,658
Camp Verde 21,397
Cocopah 17,040
Colorado River 26,097
Fort McDowell 16,257
Fort Mohave 19,179
Gila River 95,425
Havasupai 16,453
Hopi 96,898
Hualapai 25,374
Kaibab-Paiute 13,735
Pascua-Yaqui 25,607
Quechan 23,862
Salt River 30,744
San Carlos 92,593
San Juan Southern Paiute 12,086
Tonto-Apache 13,205
White Mountain 115,574
Total ITCA Services (Adult/Aging) $677,184
ITCA Planning 64,343
Tohono O'Odham (Child Care) 120,644
Navajo (Children's Services) 1,242,896
Gila River (Children's Services) 18,417
TOTAL SSBG $ All Arizona Indian Tribes $ 2 , 1 2 *3,484
Services may be contracted with each tribal government for the amount shown. Specific services, eligibility
criteria and dollar amounts are determined during the contracting process and are not designated in this plan.
Geographic Areas
The geographic areas for which services are planned are identified on the map on page 4. These service-planning
districts correspond to DES service districts, excluding Arizona Indian reservations.
Public Comment and Review
The proposed Arizona State Fiscal Year 2004 SSBG Plan was made available to local community and Tribal
social services planning agencies for review and public hearings in each of the six planning districts throughout
the state. The Department announced and held public hearings at the six DES District Offices in May 2003.
In addition, written comments are welcome, and may be sent to the SSBG Planning Coordinator at the address
listed below.
Copies of the official Arizona SFY-2004 SSBG Plan may be obtained free of charge by contacting:
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Jerry Hancock, SSBG Community Planning Coordinator
Office of Policy, Planning, and Project Control
1789 West Jefferson Street - Mail Site Code 837A
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Telephone: (602) 542-6159
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E-mail: jhancock@mail.de.state.az
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TITLE XX GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
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DES ORGANIZATION CHART
(to be inserteed)
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Plan Amendment
The Plan may be revised throughout the year as necessary to reflect substantial changes in the activities
provided that affect the overall intent of the Plan. Any substantive revisions will be made available for public
review and comment from interested persons and federal and public agencies.
Service needs and program decisions may make it necessary to add services or make changes in eligibility,
geographic and service availability, or the target group to which the service may be directed. These changes
may be made in the Department's contracting process or direct service-delivery process without modifying the
Plan.
Catalog of Services
This section identifies the services that may be funded under terms of the Title XX, SSBG. The services are
defined as follows:
  The Federal Uniform Definitions of Services is a listing of the thirty titles and definitions of
services that are required to be used for the purpose of reporting SSBG expenditures to the
Federal Government annually.
  Services listed in the Arizona Dictionary and Taxonomy of Human Services are provided by
DES or through purchase-of-service agreements with local community service providers.
  The Crosswalk for Federal SSBG Services to Arizona Taxonomy SFY-2003 provides a listing of
the Federal Service Titles and the corresponding Arizona Taxonomy Service Titles.
FEDERAL UNIFORM DEFINITIONS OF SERVICES
1. ADOPTION SERVICES
Adoption services are those services or activities provided to assist in bringing about the adoption of a
child. Component services and activities may include, but are not limited to, counseling the biological
parent(s), recruitment of adoptive homes, and pre- and post-placement training and/or counseling.
2. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Case management services are services or activities for the arrangement, coordination, and monitoring
of services to meet the needs of individuals and families. Component services and activities may
include individual service plan development; counseling; monitoring, developing, securing, and
coordinating services; monitoring and evaluating client progress; and assuring that clients' rights are
protected.
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3. CONGREGATE MEALS
Congregate meals are those services or activities designed to prepare and serve one or more meals a
day to individuals in central dining areas in order to prevent institutionalization, malnutrition, and
feelings of isolation. Component services or activities may include the cost of personnel, equipment,
and food; assessment of nutritional and dietary needs; nutritional education and counseling;
socialization; and other services such as transportation and information and referral.
4. COUNSELING SERVICES
Counseling services are those services or activities that apply therapeutic processes to personal,
family, situational, or occupational problems in order to bring about a positive resolution of the
problem or improved individual or family functioning or circumstances. Problem areas may include
family and marital relationships, parent-child problems, or drug abuse.
5. DAY CARE SERVICES - ADULTS
Day care services for adults are those services or activities provided to adults who require care and
supervision in a protective setting for a portion of a 24-hour day. Component services or activities
may include opportunity for a social interaction, companionship and self-education; health support or
assistance in obtaining health services; counseling; recreation and general leisure time activities;
meals; personal care services; plan development; and transportation.
6. DAY CARE SERVICES - CHILDREN
Day care services for children (including infants, pre-school-age, and school-age children) are services
or activities provided in a setting that meets applicable standards of state and local law, in a center or
in a home, for a portion of a 24-hour day. Component services or activities may include a
comprehensive and coordinated set of appropriate developmental activities for children, recreation,
meals and snacks, transportation, health support services, social service counseling for parents, plan
development, and licensing and monitoring of child care homes and facilities.
7. EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES
Education and training services are those services provided to improve knowledge or daily living skills
and to enhance cultural opportunities. Services may include instruction or training in, but are not
limited to, such issues as consumer education, health education, community protection and safety
education, literacy education, English as a second language, and General Education Development
(GED). Component services or activities may include screening, assessment and testing; individual or
group instruction; tutoring; provision of books, supplies and instructional material; counseling;
transportation; and referral to community resources.
8. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Employment services are those services or activities provided to assist individuals in securing
employment or acquiring or learning skills that promote opportunities for employment. Component
services or activities may include employment screening, assessment, or testing; structured job skills
and job seeking skills; specialized therapy (occupational, speech, physical); special training and
tutoring, including literacy training and pre-vocational training; provision of books, supplies and
instructional material; counseling, transportation; and referral to community resources.
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9. FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
Family planning services are those educational, comprehensive medical or social services or activities
which enable individuals, including minors, to determine freely the number and spacing of their
children and to select the means by which this may be achieved. These services and activities include
a broad range of acceptable and effective methods and services to limit or enhance fertility, including
contraceptive methods (including natural family planning and abstinence), and the management of
infertility (including referral to adoption). Specific component services and activities may include
preconception counseling, education, and general reproductive health care, including diagnosis and
treatment of infections which threaten reproductive capability. Family planning services do not
include pregnancy care (including obstetric or prenatal care).
10. FOSTER CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS
Foster care services for adults are those services or activities that assess the need and arrange for the
substitute care and alternate living situation of adults in a setting suitable to the individual's needs.
Individuals may need such services because of social, physical or mental disabilities, or as a
consequence of abuse or neglect. Care may be provided in a community-based setting, or such
services may arrange for institutionalization when necessary. Component services or activities include
assessment of the individual's needs; case planning and case management to assure that the individual
receives proper care in the placement; counseling to help with personal problems and adjusting to new
situations; assistance in obtaining other necessary supportive services; determining, through periodic
reviews, the continued appropriateness of and need for placement, and recruitment and licensing of
foster care homes and facilities.
11. FOSTER CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Foster care services for children are those services or activities associated with the provision of an
alternative family life experience for abused, neglected or dependent children, between birth and the
age of majority, on the basis of a court commitment or a voluntary placement agreement signed by the
parent or guardian. Services may be provided to children in foster family homes, foster homes of
relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child care institutions, pre-adoptive
homes or supervised, independent living situations. Component services or activities may include
assessment of the child's needs; case planning and case management to assure that the child receives
proper care in the placement; medical care as an integral but subordinate part of the service;
counseling of the child, the child's parents, and the foster parents; referral and assistance in obtaining
other necessary supportive services; periodical reviews to determine the continued appropriateness and
need for placement; and recruitment and licensing of foster homes and child care institutions.
12. HEALTH RELATED AND HOME HEALTH SERVICES
Health related and home health services are those in-home or out-of-home services or activities
designed to assist individuals and families to attain and maintain a favorable condition of health.
Component services and activities may include providing an analysis or assessment of an individual's
health problems and the development of a treatment plan; assisting individuals to identify and
understand their health needs; assisting individuals to locate, provide or secure, and utilize appropriate
medical treatment, preventive medical care, and health maintenance services, including in-home health
services and emergency medical services; and providing follow-up services as needed.
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13. HOME BASED SERVICES
Home based services are those in-home services or activities provided to individuals or families to
assist with household or personal care activities that improve or maintain adequate family well-being.
These services may be provided for reasons of illness, incapacity, frailty, absence of a caretaker
relative, or to prevent abuse and neglect of a child or adult. Major service components include
homemaker services, chore services, home maintenance services, and household management
services. Component services or activities may include protective supervision of adults and/or
children to help prevent abuse, temporary non-medical personal care, house-cleaning, essential
shopping, simple household repairs, yard maintenance, teaching of homemaking skills, assistance with
meal planning and preparation, sanitation, budgeting, and general household management.
14. HOME-DELIVERED MEALS
Home-delivered meals are those services or activities designed to prepare and deliver one or more
meals a day to an individual's residence in order to prevent institutionalization, malnutrition, and
feelings of isolation. Component services or activities may include the cost of personnel, equipment,
and food; assessment of nutritional and dietary needs; nutritional education and counseling;
socialization services; and information and referral.
15. HOUSING SERVICES
Housing services are those services or activities designed to assist individuals or families in locating,
obtaining, or retaining suitable housing. Component services or activities may include tenant
counseling; helping individuals and families to identify and correct substandard housing conditions on
behalf of individuals and families who are unable to protect their own interests; and assisting
individuals and families to understand leases, secure utilities, make moving arrangements and minor
renovations.
16. INDEPENDENT AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES
Independent and transitional living services are those services and activities designed to help older
youth in foster care or homeless youth make the transition to independent living, or to help adults
make the transition from an institution, or from homelessness, to independent living. Component
services or activities may include educational and employment assistance, training in daily living skills,
and housing assistance. Specific component services and activities may include supervised practice
living and post-foster care services.
17. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES
Information and referral services are those services or activities designed to provide information about
services provided by public and private service providers and a brief assessment of client needs (but
not diagnosis and evaluation) to facilitate appropriate referral to these community resources.
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18. LEGAL SERVICES
Legal services are those services or activities provided by a lawyer or other person(s) under the
supervision of a lawyer, to assist individuals in seeking or obtaining legal help in civil matters such as
housing, divorce, child support, guardianship, paternity, and legal separation. Component services or
activities may include receiving and preparing cases for trial, provision of legal advice, representation
at hearings, and counseling.
19. PREGNANCY AND PARENTING SERVICES FOR YOUNG PARENTS
Pregnancy and parenting services are those services or activities for married or unmarried adolescent
parents and their families designed to assist young parents in coping with the social, emotional, and
economic problems related to pregnancy and in planning for the future. Component services or
activities may include securing necessary health care and living arrangements; obtaining legal services;
and providing counseling, child care education, and training in and development of parenting skills.
20. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES
Prevention and intervention services are those services or activities designed to provide early
identification and/or timely intervention to support families and prevent or ameliorate the consequences
of abuse, neglect, or family violence, or to assist in making arrangements for alternate placements or
living arrangements where necessary. Such services may also be provided to prevent the removal of a
child or adult from the home. Component services and activities may include investigation;
assessment and/or evaluation of the extent of the problem; counseling, including mental health
counseling or therapy as needed; developmental and parenting skills training; respite care; and other
services including supervision, case management, and transportation.
21. PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ADULTS
Protective services for adults are those services or activities designed to prevent or remedy abuse,
neglect or exploitation of adults who are unable to protect their own interests. Examples of situations
that may require protective services are injury due to maltreatment or family violence; lack of
adequate food, clothing or shelter; lack of essential medical treatment or rehabilitation services; and
lack of necessary financial or other resources. Component services or activities may include
investigation; immediate intervention; emergency medical services; emergency shelter; developing
case plans; initiation of legal action (if needed); counseling for the individual and the family;
assessment/evaluation of family circumstances; arranging alternative or improved living arrangements;
preparing for foster placement, if needed, and case management and referral to service providers.
22. PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Protective services for children are those services or activities designed to prevent or remedy abuse,
neglect, or exploitation of children who may be harmed through physical or mental injury, sexual
abuse or exploitation, and negligent treatment or maltreatment, including failure to be provided with
adequate food, clothing, shelter, or medical care. Component services or activities may include
immediate investigation and intervention; emergency medical services; emergency shelter; developing
case plans; initiation of legal action (if needed); counseling for the child and the family;
assessment/evaluation of family circumstances; arranging alternative living arrangements; preparing
for foster placement if needed; and case management and referral to service providers.
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23. RECREATIONAL SERVICES
Recreational services are those services or activities designed to provide, or assist individuals to take
advantage of, individual or group activities directed towards promoting physical, cultural, and/or
social development.
24. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES
Residential treatment services provide short-term residential care and comprehensive treatment and
services for children or adults whose problems are so severe or are such that they cannot be cared for
at home or in foster care and need the specialized services provided by specialized facilities.
Component services and activities may include diagnosis and psychological evaluation; alcohol and
drug detoxification services; individual, family, and group therapy and counseling; remedial education
and GED preparation; vocational or prevocational training; training in activities of daily living;
supervised recreational and social activities; case management; transportation; and referral to and
utilization of other services.
25. SPECIAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL OR PHYSICAL
DISABILITIES, OR PERSONS WITH VISUAL OR AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS
Special services for persons with developmental or physical disabilities, or persons with visual or
auditory impairments, are services or activities to maximize the potential of persons with disabilities,
help alleviate the effects of physical, mental or emotional disabilities, and to enable these persons to
live in the least restrictive environment possible. Component services or activities may include
personal and family counseling; respite care; family support; recreation; transportation; aid to assist
with independent functioning in the community and training in mobility, communication skills, the use
of special aids and appliances, and self-sufficiency skills. Residential and medical services may be
included only as an integral, but subordinate, part of the services.
26. SPECIAL SERVICES FOR YOUTH INVOLVED IN OR AT RISK OF INVOLVEMENT WITH
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Special services for youth involved in or at risk of involvement with criminal activity are those
services or activities for youth who are, or who may become, involved with the juvenile justice system
and their families. Component services or activities are designed to enhance family functioning and/or
modify the youth's behavior with the goal of developing socially appropriate behavior and may include
counseling intervention therapy, and residential and medical services if included as an integral but
subordinate part of the service.
27. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
Substance abuse services are those services or activities that are primarily designed to deter, reduce, or
eliminate substance abuse or chemical dependence. Except for initial detoxification services, medical
and residential services may be included but only as an integral but subordinate part of the service.
Component substance abuse services or activities may include a comprehensive range of personal and
family counseling methods, methadone treatment for opiate abusers, or detoxification treatment for
alcohol abusers. Services may be provided in alternative living arrangements such as institutional
settings and community-based halfway houses.
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28. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Transportation services are those services or activities that provide or arrange for the travel, including
travel costs, of individuals in order to access services, or obtain medical care or employment.
Component services or activities may include special modes of transportation and personnel to
accompany or assist individuals or families to utilize transportation.
29. OTHER SERVICES
Other services are services that do not fall within the definitions of the preceding 28 services. The
definition used by the State for each of these services should appear elsewhere in the annual report.
OTHER EXPENDITURES
Other expenditures do not provide direct client services, for example: Planning; Administration
Services; Consultation; Program Evaluation; Program Development; Coordination; Training,
Volunteer Management; and other administrative costs.
ARIZONA DICTIONARY AND TAXONOMY OF HUMAN SERVICES
SSBG APPROVED SERVICES
ADAPTIVE AIDS & DEVICES
This service provides or fabricates aids or devices that assist persons in performing normal living skills, and
any necessary installation, fitting, adjustment and training.
ADOPTION PLACEMENT
This service provides the selection of a family and placement, and supervision of a child until the adoption is
finalized.
ADOPTION SUBSIDY
This service provides payments for special services and/or maintenance for children who might otherwise not
be adopted.
ADULT DAY CARE/ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE
This service provides planned care, supervision, activities, personal care, personal living skills training, meals
and health monitoring in a group setting during a portion of a 24-hour day. Adult day health services may also
include preventive, therapeutic and restorative health related services.
ADULT FOSTER CARE
This service provides residential care and supervision to one-four adults in a family setting.
ADVOCACY
This service takes action to change public or private attitudes and policies concerning a specific problem or
need within a specific time frame, provides representation of the rights and interests of an individual or group
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and assists the individual or group to realize those rights, obtain needed services, and remove barriers to
meeting identified needs.
ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION TRAINING
This service provides training in alternative and adaptive communication. Examples of service activities may
include training in American Sign Language, Braille, or in the use of the Telecommunication Device for the
Deaf (TDD).
ASSESSMENT
This service provides an evaluation to determine problems and may recommend corrective action and/or
treatment.
ATTENDANT CARE
This service provides a qualified individual to provide needed services in order that the client may remain in
his/her home or participate in work/community activities.
BASIC EDUCATION
This service provides instruction in educational areas necessary for an individual to function effectively.
CASE MANAGEMENT
This is a process through which the needs and eligibility of the individual applying for/receiving services are
determined. For those individuals eligible, appropriate services and/or benefits are identified, planned,
obtained, provided, recorded, monitored, terminated and follow-up provided where and when appropriate.
CHILD DAY CARE
This service provides supervised planned care, training, recreation and socialization during a portion of a 24-
hour day.
CHILD FOSTER CARE
This service provides residential care and supervision in a family setting.
CLIENT ACCESS, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
This service provides education, information and assistance to clients and groups regarding availability of and
accessibility to human services and may include intake and assessment, information and training of clients and
groups about services and community resources, referral to community-based programs including eligibility
and conditions of acceptance, arranging for or providing one-time emergency assistance and services, advice
on rights and responsibilities, and community or group coordination efforts. (This service is not to be used in
place of public information and education, Information and Referral, or Education/Training.)
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION
This service provides information on and/or instructions in various subjects through public contact and/or
meetings, printed materials and media presentations focused on a particular subject, field of interest, agency or
services. (This is not to be used in place of Client Access, Education and Information or Education/Training.)
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OMMUNITY SERVICES
These services provide a range of activities, which have a measurable and major impact on causes of poverty.
COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
This service provides unpaid work experience to individuals in a project that serves a public purpose.
COMPANION SERVICES
This service provides companions and supportive services to individuals with special needs.
COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE DELIVERY
This program provides two or more of the following services: Protective Services, Counseling, Home Care,
Home Management Training, Reassurance, Home Repair/Adaptation/Renovation, Transportation and Case
Management to assist residents in order to access or receive services.
COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
This service mobilizes volunteer adults to carry out programs that develop the personal fitness and character of
youth.
CONGREGATE MEALS
This service provides for a nutritious meal containing at least 1/3 of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for
an individual in a congregate setting.
CONSULTATION
This service provides professional information and advice to assist in planning, developing, implementing and
evaluating individual and service programs and in providing coordination with the professional community.
COORDINATION
This service addresses an identified problem or need by working cooperatively with other entities concerned
with the same problem or need.
CRISIS INTERVENTION
This service provides immediate short-term, daily face-to-face counseling and shelter care.
DAY TREATMENT AND TRAINING
This service provides training, supervision, therapeutic activities, and as appropriate, counseling, to promote
skill development in independent living, self-care, communication and social relationships.
DEVELOPMENTAL DAY TRAINING
This service provides specialized sensorimotor, cognitive, communicative, social, interactional and behavioral
training for some portion of a 24-hour day.
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DEVELOPMENTAL/DISABLED DAY CARE
This service provides planned care, supervision and activities, personal care, activities of daily living skills
training and habilitation services in a group setting during a portion of a continuous twenty-four hour period.
EDUCATION/TRAINING
This service provides learning experiences, which increase knowledge, skills and/or motivation in a specified
area(s).
ELIGIBILITY
This service provides a determination that an individual or household is or is not qualified for services or
benefits. NOTE: This service category is used when eligibility is accounted for separately from other
services.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
This service provides a comprehensive and integrated response to crises related to the ability to provide for
basic needs. NOTE: Activities may include case management, financial assistance and/or coordination.
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
This service provides outreach, intake, eligibility, placement and follow-up activities in support of a network of
employment-related and support services. NOTE: Services include, but are not limited to
occupational/vocational education, assessment, basic education, work experience, counseling, case
management and job placement.
EXEMPLARY YOUTH WORK PROGRAM
This service provides various arrays of employment-related training activities for youth. NOTE: Services
include, but are not limited to occupational/vocational education, assessment, basic education, work
experience, counseling, case management and job placement.
EXTENDED SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
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This service provides long-term on-going support for an employed individual including, but not limited to:
counseling; regular contacts with the individual and/or the employer, parents or guardians; job monitoring;
finding a new job when necessary; maintaining established and on-going natural and peer supports; and
providing other discrete services such as repair or maintenance of assistive technology used at the work site,
on-going attendant care or interpreter services at the work site, transportation, reader services and other
activities needed to maintain employment.
FAMILY PLANNING
This service provides assistance to individuals to voluntarily implement plans to determine the number and
spacing of children.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
This service provides for the storage, handling and distribution of food products which may include, but is not
limited to, donated, gleaned, purchased and USDA commodity food.
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HABILITATION SERVICES
This service provides a variety of interventions such as habilitative therapies, special developmental skills,
behavior intervention and sensorimotor development, designed to maximize the functioning of persons with
developmental disabilities.
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES
These services are provided to an individual who remains in his/her home or a community setting that will
assist the individual in maintaining or progressing toward his/her highest functioning level through the
coordination of all needed formal and informal services.
HOME DELIVERED MEALS
This service provides for a nutritious meal containing at least 1/3 of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for
an individual, delivered to the individual's place of residence.
HOME HEALTH AID
This service provides intermittent health maintenance, continued treatment or monitoring of a health condition
and supportive care for activities of daily living at the individual's place of residence.
HOME MANAGEMENT TRAINING
This service provides training in activities related to routine household maintenance.
HOME NURSING
This service provides intermittent skilled nursing services in the individual's place of residence. Skilled
nursing services may include health maintenance, continued treatment or supervision of a health condition.
HOME RECRUITMENT/STUDY AND SUPERVISION
This service provides for recruitment of homes and for study, training, monitoring, supervision, and
recommendation of licensing and/or certification of adoptive homes, foster homes and day care homes.
HOME REPAIR/ADAPTATION/RENOVATION
This service provides for safety, structural repairs and/or modification to the home.
HOSPICE
This service provides health care and emotional support for terminally ill individuals and their
families/caregivers during the final stages of life.
HOUSEKEEPING-CHORE/HOMEMAKER
This service provides assistance in the performance of activities related to routine household maintenance at an
individual's residence.
HOUSING SEARCH AND RELOCATION
This service provides assistance toward locating suitable housing.
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INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS
This service provides tutoring, interpersonal and daily living skills training and counseling to prepare
individuals for independent living.
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
This service provides or arranges for assistance to individuals to enable them to gain access to services through
the provision of accurate and current information and referral to appropriate resources. Referral may involve
short-term supportive assistance and follow-up.
IN-HOME FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
This program provides coordinated in-home support services needed to keep the family intact or an individual
in his/her own home.
INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
This service provides for the planning and implementation of new services or programs not otherwise
described in this taxonomy. Such service or program may result from new funding, local initiative and/or as a
response to an unmet need. Provision of the service under this description shall be limited to a reasonable
period of testing and demonstration and, if continued after such a period, shall be provided for under the
appropriate service/program description established in this taxonomy.
INTENSIVE FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES
This service provides intensive crisis oriented activities to families whose children are at significant risk of out-of-
home placement due to abuse and/or neglect in order to allow those children to safely remain in their own
homes. This includes counseling (crisis counseling, individual, family & marital therapy), communication and
negotiation skills, parenting skills training, home management skills, job readiness training, case management
and development of linkages to community resources. Emergency financial assistance may also be provided.
INTERPRETER SERVICES
This service provides a person to facilitate communication.
JOB DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT
This service provides assistance in obtaining employment for job-ready individuals.
JOB TRAINING
This service provides training for specific types of employment opportunities.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
This service provides consultation and representation of civil and legal matters or ancillary legal services.
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MONITORING, REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT
This service provides monitoring of specific establishments in the community for the purpose of ensuring
compliance with applicable state and federal rules, regulation and standards; issuing licenses, permits and
certification. Note: SSBG funds may be used only for monitoring Children Foster Care facilities.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
This service directs the individual's participation in selected activities to restore, maintain, or improve
functional skills. This service may require medical prescription and may be provided by or delivered under the
supervision of licensed or registered occupational therapists.
OCCUPATIONAL/VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
This service provides classroom instruction and/or skills training in technical, business and other vocational
areas. Training may be provided in a classroom or actual job setting.
ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING
This service provides training in relation to travel throughout the home and/or the community.
OUTREACH
This service provides a systematic method to identify and directly contact persons in need of services.
PARENT AIDE SERVICE
This service provides a range of support services, which may include teaching, and modeling of parenting and
home management skills, teaching the use of formal and informal community resources and transportation
tasks.
PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING
This service provides training and instruction in childcare, behavioral management, and physical and emotional
development.
PEER/SELF-HELP GROUPS
This service provides coordination in the establishment, leadership and maintenance of problem-focused self-help
groups.
PERSONAL CARE
This service provides assistance to meet essential personal physical needs.
PERSONAL ESCORT
This service provides an escort who transports and assists the individual to perform necessary errands away
from the residence.
PERSONAL LIVING SKILLS TRAINING
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This service provides training to enable individuals to acquire basic self-care skills to meet personal, physical
and social needs.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
This service provides treatment to restore, maintain or improve muscle tone, joint mobility, or physical
function provided by or under the supervision of a registered physical therapist.
PLANNING
This service provides a process, which identifies priority needs, explores options, establishes goals and
develops a course of action, which will bring about desired conditions or events at some specific time in the
future.
PREVENTION
This service provides for planned efforts to prevent specific conditions, illnesses, injuries or environmental
hazards that could place an individual, group, or community at risk for a negative social, physical, behavioral
or health outcome.
PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING
This service provides sensorimotor, cognitive, communicative, social interactional and behavioral training
necessary for vocational activities.
PRIVATE DUTY NURSING
This service provides assistance for recipients who require more individual and continuous care than is
available from a visiting nurse or routinely provided by the nursing staff of a hospital or skilled nursing
facility, and that are provided by a registered nurse under the direction of a recipient's physician, and to a
recipient in his own home or in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
PROFESSIONAL FAMILY FOSTER CARE
This service provides family foster care, counseling and utilization of resources within the child's treatment
team.
PROFESSIONAL/SPECIALTY SERVICES
This service allows for the provision of services, not otherwise identified separately in this Arizona Dictionary
and Taxonomy that require special expertise, knowledge or credentials in a given area.
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
This service provides the mechanism for the distribution and administration of funds received for various
programs.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
This service is a process which includes activities directly related to research of and/or establishment of a new
service(s); or the improvement, expansion or integration of an existing service(s) within a specified time frame
for a solution of a specific problem or need.
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PROGRAM EVALUATION
This service assesses the operations, effects and productivity of specified programs, compares these to
predetermined specifications and provides input for decision making.
PROTECTIVE SERVICES
This service provides investigation of allegations that persons are dependent, abused, neglected, exploited or
abandoned. This service offers intervention and referral, which may occur prior to or separate from the
investigation process.
READER SERVICE
This service provides a person to read written materials aloud.
REASSURANCE
This service provides a regular contact system for individuals restricted to their place of residence.
REHABILITATION INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
This service provides training in community living skills and activities directed toward personal and social
adjustment.
RELINQUISHMENT AND SEVERANCE
This service assists biological and/or legal parents in the decision and/or process of relinquishment or
termination of their rights as parents.
REPAIR/MODIFICATION OF ADAPTIVE AIDS & DEVICES
This service repairs or modifies aids and devices that assist persons in performing normal living skills.
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND REFERRAL
This service develops and maintains resources and matches those resources to individual needs, collects and
reports supply and demand data; and coordinates and/or provides training and technical assistance.
RESPITE
This service provides short-term care and supervision to relieve caregivers or clients. May be required to be
available on a 24-hour basis.
SHELTER CARE AND SUPERVISION
This service provides emergency short-term care and supervision available on a 24-hour basis.
SHELTER SERVICES
This service provides and/or arranges for shelter. The service may include shelter facility operations, subsidy
payment, renovation/rehabilitation/conversion of buildings for shelter and construction/acquisition of shelter
facilities, and may be supported by ancillary services.
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SHELTERED EMPLOYMENT
This service provides a controlled and protected work environment, additional supervision and other supports
for individuals engaged in remunerative work either in a sheltered workshop or in the community (e.g. in
enclaves and/or mobile work crews).
SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
This service provides supervised activities and skill development designed to promote social adjustment and
strengthen life skills.
SOCIALIZATION & RECREATION
This service provides activities and skill development in constructive and satisfying use of leisure time.
SPEECH THERAPY
This service provides evaluations, program recommendations and/or treatment/training in receptive and
expressive language, voice, articulation, fluency, and may include aural habilitation, rehabilitation and other
medically prescribed services.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
This service may include: an assessment of training needs related to organizational goals and objectives, a
review of available resources, program and delivery system development, an implementation plan,
development and provision of training materials, training delivery, training program and process evaluation.
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT
This service provides job development, assistance in matching the individual with an integrated competitive job
and intensive time-limited supports to an employed individual once placed, which may include, but is not
limited to: intensive on-the-job skill training (job coaching); job related social skills training; frequent
observation and follow-up services in order to re-enforce and stabilize the job placement; facilitation of natural
supports at the work site and other discrete services as necessary.
SUPPORTIVE INTERVENTION/GUIDANCE COUNSELING
This service provides a process of supportive intervention and/or guidance which assists persons in dealing
with such problems as, but not limited to: independent living, at risk families, benefits, financial, homeless,
juvenile crime, adult crime, education, adoption, pregnancy, emergency telephone, employment, and domestic
violence.
TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS
This service assists the individual in obtaining a series of temporary and sequential job placements in
competitive work in integrated work settings in conjunction with necessary employment supports such as:
counseling; medication management; peer support; transportation; follow-up and job monitoring (on or off-site).
TRANSPORTATION
This service provides or assists in obtaining transportation, not including ambulance services.
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UNACCOMPANIED MINORS SERVICE
This program provides for a consolidated program of services for unaccompanied minors. The services
included are: home recruitment, study, foster care, and independent living and development to provide living
situations which will foster increased self-concept and self-sufficiency upon emancipation.
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SERVICES
This service provides coordination of volunteer activities and may include: recruiting, screening, training,
placing, referring, evaluating, promoting recognition of volunteers; development and distribution of donated
resources; and training and technical assistance in the management of volunteer programs.
WORK ACTIVITIES
This service provides work training and therapeutic activities.
WORK ADJUSTMENT TRAINING
This service provides treatment and training in the meaning, value, and demands of work, and in the
development of positive attitudes toward work.
CROSSWALK FOR FEDERAL SSBG SERVICES TO ARIZONA TAXONOMY SFY – 2004
SSBG SERVICES FOR FEDERAL ARIZONA TAXONOMY SERVICES
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPROVED FOR SSBG FUNDING
1. Adoption Services  Adoption Placement
  Relinquish & Severance
  Adoption Subsidy
  Emergency Services
2. Case Management Services   Case Services
  Case Management
  Eligibility
  Coordination
  Emergency Services
3. Congregate Meals   Congregate Meals
  Nutrition, Education & Intervention
4. Counseling Services   Counseling
  Mental Health/Substance Abuse
  Intervention/Guidance
  Assessment
  Professional Specialty Services
5. Day Care Services—Adults   Adult Day Care/Day Health Care
  Day Treatment/Training
  Developmental/Day Training
  Companion Services
  Monitor, Regulation & Enforce
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6. Day Care Services—Children   Child Day Care
  Day Treatment/Training
  Developmental/Day Training
  Monitor, Regulation & Enforce
  Home Recruitment/Study/Supervision
7. Education and Training Services   Alternative Communication
  Interpreter Services (Foreign/English)
  Basic Education
8. Employment Services   Employment-Related Program
  Supervised Employment
  Sheltered Employment
  Work Activities
  Supported Employment
  Job Training
  Job Development & Placement
  Work Adjustment Training
  Adaptive Aids & Devices
  Repair/Modification-Adaptive Aids & Devices
  Assessment (JOBS)
  Exemplary Youth Work
  Occupation Vocational Education
  Prevocational Training
9. Family Planning Services   Family Planning
10. Foster Care Services (Adults)   Adult Foster Care
  Home Recruitment/Study & Supervision
11. Foster Care Services (Children)   Child Foster Care
  Home Recruitment/Study & Supervision
  Resident/Living/& Development
  Professional Family Foster Care
  Monitor, Regulation & Enforce
12. Health Related and   Home Nursing
Home Health Services   Private Duty Nursing
  Respiratory Therapy
  Home Health Aid
  Hospice
13. Home Based Services   Home & Community Based Service
  Reassurance
  Housekeeping/Chore/Homemaker
  Personal Care
  Respite
  Attendant Care
  Orientation/Mobil Training
  Parent Aide Service
  Personal Living Skills
  Rehabilitation Instruction
14. Home Delivered Meals   Home Delivered Meals
  Nutrition/Education/Intervention
15 Housing Services   Housing Assistance
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  Housing Search/Relocate
  Shelter Services
  Home Repair/Adaptation/Renovation
  Utility Assistance
16. Independent and Transitional   Unaccompanied Minors Service
Living Skills   Independent/Living Skills
17. Information and Referral   Information and Referral
  Outreach
  Community Information & Education
  Client Access, Education/Information
  Resource Development & Referral
18. Legal Services   Legal Services
19. Pregnancy and Parenting Services   Parenting Skills Training
Young Adults
20. Prevention and Intervention   Supportive Intervention/
Guidance Counseling
  Crisis Intervention
  Intensive Family Preservation Services
  In-Home Family Support Services
  Parent Aide Service
  Peer/Self Help Groups
  Comprehensive Youth Development
  Comprehensive Service Delivery
  Advocacy
21. Protective Services for Adults   Protective Services (Adult)
  Emergency Services*
22. Protective Services for Children   Protective Services (Child)
  Emergency Services*
23. Recreational Services   Socialization and Recreation
  Social Development
  Comprehension Youth Development
  Social Adjustment
24. Residential Treatment Services   (Not a DES service)
25. Special Services for Persons   Speech Therapy
With Developmental or Physical   Counseling
Disabilities or Auditory Impairments   Housekeeping/Chore/Homemaker
  Respite
  Adaptive Aids & Devices
  Repair/Modification of
Adaptive/Aids/Devices
  Speech Therapy
  Physical Therapy
  Occupational Therapy
  Transportation
  Socialization/Recreation
  Developmental/Day/Train
  Independent/Living/Skill
  Alternative/Communication
  Personal Living Skills
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  Developmentally Disabled/Day Care
  Home Management Training
  Interpreter Services (Sign Language)
26. Special Services For Youth   Prevention
Involved in or at Risk of
Involvement with Criminal
Activity
27. Substance Abuse Services   Counselling & Intervention
  Assessment and Evaluation
  Alternative Residential Services
  Case Management Services
  Substance Abuse Screening
  Substance Abuse Assessment
28. Transportation Services   Transportation
  Personal Escort
29. Other Services None
Other Expenditures   Administrative Services
  Coordination
  Planning
  Program Development
  Program Evaluation
  Staff Develop/Training
  Consultation
  Volunteer Management/Services
  Community Services
  Advocacy
*SSBG funds cannot be used for direct monetary payments to SSBG clients.
Service Availability
The Geographic Coverage, Target Group Eligibility, and Status Eligibility sections are identified beginning on
pages 27 and 28 and provide the primary basis for determining eligibility for service. In addition to these
areas, service availability will be determined on the basis of programmatic need for service. More specific
service availability criteria may be specified in the purchase-of-service contracts with provider agencies or in
the specific rule of the Social Services Operating Manual. An individual who is determined to be eligible
under the above criteria shall not be denied access to services because of any other condition, although
providers may use waiting lists and/or set priorities for services based on level of need for the service.
A. Service
This column lists the services available in the geographic area. Eligibility for service may vary from one
geographic area to another, and services may only be available in certain areas of the state. Some services
may be identified as being available on a statewide basis.
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B. Target Group Eligibility
This column identifies the types of individuals eligible for service. The most common target groups identified
are adults, children, elderly, persons with disabilities, developmentally disabled and adults/families/children.
The definitions of these target groups are identified on page 28. Combinations of target groups may be
identified (e.g., elderly persons with disabilities would be designated as "ELD/PWD"). Also, there may be
characteristics added to the target groups (e.g., ELD/PWD/Blind) that further clarify availability of service.
C. Status Eligibility
This column identifies the financial category for which individuals must qualify in order to be eligible for
service. Arizona does not require a means test for SSBG-funded services. Children and their families who
receive services that are funded with TANF funds transferred to the SSBG must have incomes less than 200
percent of the official poverty level.
1. Income Eligibility TANF/SSBG Funds - Services funded by TANF are restricted, transferred
funds to SSBG as required by 42 U.S.C. Part A, Title IV, Sec. 404, (d) (3) (B), which reads:
§ EXCEPTION RELATING TO TITLE XX PROGRAMS. All amounts paid to a State
under this part that are used to carry out State programs pursuant to Title XX shall be
used only to carry out programs and services to children and their families whose
income is less than 200 percent of the income official poverty line (as defined by the
Office of Management and Budget, revised annually…Act of 1981) applicable to a
family of the size involved.
Income Eligibility Child Care – The Child Care Administration, for example, provides child-care
assistance to support working families with incomes at or below 165 percent of the federal poverty
level. Working families whose incomes are at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level and
working families that are transitioning off of cash assistance with incomes at or below 165 percent of
the federal poverty level receive priority status for services. Families referred by Child Protective
Services (CPS), children receiving CPS foster care and families who are receiving cash assistance and
are participating in the JOBS program and/or who are employed receive services without regard to
income.
2. Group - All individuals within a specific target group are financially eligible.
3. Unemployed - Service availability is determined on an individual's employment status. Financial
income status levels may also be applied. The specific eligibility criteria shall be identified in the
contract document with purchase-of-service providers.
4. Homeless - Individuals who have been evicted from a residence, or who are residing in an
emergency shelter, or who are without a regular nighttime residence and who are without family or
friends that are able or willing to share their residence.
D. Locally and State-Planned Levels
These columns represent estimates of the federal dollars that may be utilized for the delivery of the services.
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E. Target Group Definitions
1. Adults (AD) - Any individual 18 years of age or older.
2. Children (CH) - Any individual under the age of 18.
3. Developmentally Disabled Individuals (DD) - Any individual having a severe, chronic disability
attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or autism, and which manifested itself
before age 18, is likely to continue indefinitely and results in substantial functional limitations in
three or more areas of the major life activities; and reflects the need for a combination and
sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic care, treatment, or other services, which are of
lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned or coordinated.
§ "Major life activities" for the purpose of this definition is: (1) self-care, (2) receptive and
expressive language, (3) learning, (4) mobility, (5) self-direction, (6) capacity for independent
living, and (7) economic self-sufficiency.
4. Elderly (ELD) - Any individual 60 years of age or older.
5. Persons with Disabilities (PWD) - Any individual who has a physical or mental impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life activities and has a diagnosis of such impairment.
§ "Physical or Mental Impairment" includes physiological conditions, cosmetic disfigurements,
anatomical losses or mental disorders.
§ "Diagnosis" means diagnosed or classified as having a physical or mental impairment by a
doctor of medicine, a doctor of osteopathy or a psychologist certified by either the Arizona
State Board of Psychologist Examiners or the Department of Education.
§ "Major life activities" for the purpose of this definition is: (1) self-care, (2) receptive and
expressive language, (3) learning, (4) mobility, (5) self-direction, (6) capacity for independent
living, and (7) economic self-sufficiency.
6. Adults/Families/Children (AFC) - Any individual or family.