All social programs have a list of requirements a client must meet in order to be eligible to receive their services. Not every program will have the same criteria in which eligibility is based on, just as not every person will qualify for all programs. The qualifications depend on the type of program or services the agency provides. There are eight basic types of eligibility rules; Prior contributions, administrative rule, private contracts, professional discretion, administrative discretion, judicial decision, mean testing, attachment to the workforce (Chambers, 2005).
To qualify as a client for Family Promise, a person does not have to have made prior contributions into the program. They do encourage former clients to "pay it forward" by volunteering to help new clients or to speak on behave of the services they were provided with when needed, but are not required to do so (Adams, 2012). As a former client I have given a speech at one affiliated church, to which I became a member later, and my husband and I volunteered to stay overnight with new clients as a way to pay back what they have done for us.
[...] Private contracting is not a requirement of Family Promise. They provide food, shelter, and some transportation. Although, due to limited funds whenever private contracting can be used for transportation services, Family Promise makes sure they families use this resource (Adams, 2012). This means if buses are available to take children to school, health care providers pay for medical transportations, or a person's job will take public transportation cost out of their pay, Family Promise cannot provide transportation in these cases. [...]
[...] Evaluating eligibility rules Evaluating Eligibility Rules All social programs have a list of requirements a client must meet in order to be eligible to receive their services. Not every program will have the same criteria in which eligibility is based on, just as not every person will qualify for all programs. The qualifications depend on the type of program or services the agency provides. There are eight basic types of eligibility rules; Prior contributions, administrative rule, private contracts, professional discretion, administrative discretion, judicial decision, mean testing, attachment to the workforce (Chambers, 2005). [...]
[...] (D. Good, Interviewer) Chambers, D. E. (2005). Social Policy and Social Programs: A Method for the Practical Public Policy Analyst, Fourth Edition,. Allyn and Bacon. [...]
[...] The more income and assets a family has the better chance they have of becoming stabilized. If family member do not work or do not have any income, they will not be turned away. Instead Family Promise tries to work toward finding these families steady income (Adams, 2012). This means if a family member is not working or going to school they must spend a certain amount of time each day in finding some type of income. References Adams, P. (2012, November 19). Director of Family Promise. [...]
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