§ 29. Food Stamp Welfare Fund
(a) There is hereby created and established a special revolving fund to be designated and referred to as the Food Stamp Welfare Fund. The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain and provide for the administration of said fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury and no monies shall in the Treasury and no […]
§ 31. Paternity and Child Support Revolving Fund
(a) There is hereby established a Paternity and Child Support Revolving Fund as a special fund in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands. (b) The Commissioner of Finance is directed to maintain and provide for the administration of the Paternity and Child Support Revolving Fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury, and […]
§ 25. Trust Fund for Welfare Purposes
There is established in the treasury of the Virgin Islands a special fund to be known as the “Trust Fund for Welfare Purposes”, to be used for assisting needy persons who are unable to meet the eligibility requirements of the programs of the Department of Human Services. Payments shall be made from this fund in […]
§ 26. Clothing allowance for needy
(a) In cases where actual need exists, and to relieve serious hardships among the lowest income families, the Department of Human Services shall approve school clothing allowances to said needy families of not less than $60 per child per school year. (b) Applicants aggrieved with decisions of the Department may appeal as provided in section […]
§ 27. Food Stamp Plan for the needy; application for participation
The Commissioner of Human Services of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands shall make application to the United States Department of Agriculture for participation in the Food Stamp Plan established by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended by Public Law 93–86, the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, and shall […]
§ 28. Food Stamp Plan for the needy; sale; disposition of proceeds
(a) The Commissioner of Human Services, in accordance with said Food Stamp Program, shall apply for and receive food stamps from the issuing federal agency, shall sell the same to needy persons in St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John, certified for assistance by the Department of Human Services, in said amounts and for such […]
§ 16. Appropriations
(a) The Legislature shall annually appropriate out of funds available to it, an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions of this chapter based upon the estimates submitted by the Commissioner of Social Welfare pursuant to section 384 of Title 3. The Commissioner of Finance shall pay into the Public Assistance Fund the amounts appropriated […]
§ 17. Work relief
The Commissioner is authorized, as deemed desirable, within funds made available to the Department for emergency aid or work relief, to provide employment for employable persons who are in need and unemployed and for whom no other employment is immediately available, such employment to be in useful work for the Department or any other activity […]
§ 18. Homes for aged and destitute persons
(a) Homes for aged and destitute persons shall be under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Human Services, who shall be responsible for their proper management and operation. (b) The homes shall receive such persons as may be committed to them by the Commissioner and shall institutionalize such persons for such time as the Commissioner […]
§ 18a. Home Care Service for aged and indigent citizens
In order to assist senior citizens who are aged and indigent to enjoy basic comforts of living during their declining years, the Commissioner of Human Services is hereby authorized to institute a Home Care Service. This service shall include, but not be limited to cleaning of rooms, assistance in cooking, and other domestic chores. The […]