The family-centered and goal-oriented process for assessing the needs of a W-2 group member and his or her family for employment, training and supportive services and assisting the W-2 group member in obtaining the services needed to achieve self-sufficiency.
Family Planning Services
Counseling by trained personnel regarding family planning; distribution of information relating to family planning; and referral to licensed physicians or local health departments for consultation, examination, medical treatment and prescriptions for the purpose of family planning, but does not include the performance of voluntary termination of pregnancy.
Family self-sufficiency plan
A plan that addresses the employment-related service needs of the employable members in a family for the purpose of enabling the family to become self-supporting through the employment of one or more family members.
Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
A minimum amount of income that is needed for food, clothing, transportation, shelter and other necessities, as determined annually by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Financial and Employment Planner (FEP)
A staff person within a W-2 agency who provides individualized case management and supportive services for a person in a W-2 employment position.
FoodShare Employment and Training (FSET)
A free and voluntary program offered to FoodShare clients to help with employment services such as job searches, job referrals, job skills assessment, career planning, job training and work experience.
Formal Assessment
The process of establishing: •The extent and severity of any disabilities or other conditions (e.g., domestic violence, learning needs, need to care for disabled child) that may interfere with normal functioning in an employment setting or with a persons’ ability to meet W-2 program requirements; • The effect of a disability or other potential barrier on the person’s capacity to obtain and maintain unsubsidized employment, participate in employment-related activities (e.g., employment training or education) or otherwise meet W-2 program requirements; •The need for supportive services, accommodations, auxiliary aids or communication assistance; •The conditions under which the person is capable of employment or employment related activities; •The need to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices and procedures when necessary to ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities; and •The appropriateness of specific assignments in the W-2 program.
Fugitive Felon
An individual who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place from which the individual flees, or, in the case of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under New Jersey law