§18-21-1. Definition of &Quot;at-Risk Youth"
As used in this article "at-risk youth" means all children between birth and seventeen and young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one who are low income, receiving benefits from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, legally under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Human Resources or in custody […]
§18-21-2. Creation of a Special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth
Effective July 1, 2012, if funds are available, the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources shall select a community-based organization to establish a special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth in a specified community for a duration of seven years. The project will identify, implement and […]
§18-21-3. Secretary of Department of Health and Human Resources Responsibilities
The Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources shall: (1) Identify a county with the most at-risk youth, that also has adequate facilities and community leadership, to run a community-based pilot program that brings together both state and local organizations, to work collaboratively to provide comprehensive, intense wrap-around services to at-risk […]
§18-21-4. Organization and Goals of the Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Program
(a) The pilot program shall be operated by a local community-based organization under the direction of the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and in collaboration with the State School Superintendent, county school superintendent, Executive Director of the State Workforce Investment Division, Executive Director of WV Vocational Rehabilitation Services, the […]