(a) In general.- With the advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Secretary of Human Resources shall establish in each local department a single parent services program to carry out the policies set forth in § 6-102 of this title.
(b) Availability of services.- The single parent services provided under this program shall be available to any single youth who is:
(1) pregnant;
(2) at risk of parenthood; or
(3) the parent of a child under the age of 3 years.
(c) Powers and duties of Department of Human Resources.- The Department of Human Resources shall:
(1) adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines for the program in each local department;
(2) continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the single parent services program;
(3) to the extent possible, use grants from federal, State, and other public and private sources to fund the single parent services program;
(4) to the extent possible, coordinate delivery of education, health care, mental health care, employment services, and child day care services to single parents by public and private agencies; and
(5) provide funds for training persons needed to provide adequate services.
(a) In general.- With the advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Secretary of Human Resources shall establish in each local department a single parent services program to carry out the policies set forth in § 6-102 of this title.
(b) Availability of services.- The single parent services provided under this program shall be available to any single youth who is:
(1) pregnant;
(2) at risk of parenthood; or
(3) the parent of a child under the age of 3 years.
(c) Powers and duties of Department of Human Resources.- The Department of Human Resources shall:
(1) adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines for the program in each local department;
(2) continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the single parent services program;
(3) to the extent possible, use grants from federal, State, and other public and private sources to fund the single parent services program;
(4) to the extent possible, coordinate delivery of education, health care, mental health care, employment services, and child day care services to single parents by public and private agencies; and
(5) provide funds for training persons needed to provide adequate services.
(a) In general.- With the advice of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Secretary of Human Resources shall establish in each local department a single parent services program to carry out the policies set forth in § 6-102 of this title.
(b) Availability of services.- The single parent services provided under this program shall be available to any single youth who is:
(1) pregnant;
(2) at risk of parenthood; or
(3) the parent of a child under the age of 3 years.
(c) Powers and duties of Department of Human Resources.- The Department of Human Resources shall:
(1) adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines for the program in each local department;
(2) continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the single parent services program;
(3) to the extent possible, use grants from federal, State, and other public and private sources to fund the single parent services program;
(4) to the extent possible, coordinate delivery of education, health care, mental health care, employment services, and child day care services to single parents by public and private agencies; and
(5) provide funds for training persons needed to provide adequate services.
