A program to assist school-aged, dependent, students 6 through 17 years of age, who are in a W-2 group to attend school regularly and to graduate from school when an adult in the group is participating in a W-2 employment position.
Legal Custody
Regarding the definition of a custodial parent, any person granted legal custody of a child, other than a county agency or licensed child welfare agency, who has the right and responsibility to make major decisions concerning the child, except with respect to specified decisions as set forth by the court or the parties in the final judgment order. Major decisions include, but are not limited to, decisions regarding consent to marry, consent to enter military service, consent to obtain a motor vehicle operator’s license, authorization for non-emergency health care, and choice of school and religion.
Life Skills
Behavioral tools that provide the basic practices necessary to enable the parent(s) to manage day-to-day life, and, as a result, to participate more fully in the workforce, in lifelong educational opportunities, and in community activities. Practical skills which increase a person’s self-esteem and facilitates the pursuit of better job opportunities by providing the ability to fully plan for all of the family’s needs. The following are examples of life skills: understanding and accepting parental responsibilities, strengthening parental skills, understanding relationships, family budgets, anger management, interpersonal skills, problem solving, family nutrition, time management, decision-making skills, and household management.