§ 332-a. Supportive services. A social services district shall,\nsubject to the availability of federal and state funds, provide such\nsupportive services, including but not limited to transportation, work\nrelated expenses, child care for children up to age thirteen, case\nmanagement, and medical assistance in accordance with regulations of the\ndepartment, to enable an individual to participate pursuant to this\ntitle. Social services districts may continue such services for persons\nwho lose eligibility for public assistance if funds for the activity are\nobligated or expended, or for up to ninety days if necessary or\nappropriate to assist individuals to become self-sufficient. In\naccordance with paragraph (f) of subdivision five of section one hundred\nthirty-one-a of this chapte
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§ 332-a. Supportive services. A social services district shall,\nsubject to the availability of federal and state funds, provide such\nsupportive services, including but not limited to transportation, work\nrelated expenses, child care for children up to age thirteen, case\nmanagement, and medical assistance in accordance with regulations of the\ndepartment, to enable an individual to participate pursuant to this\ntitle. Social services districts may continue such services for persons\nwho lose eligibility for public assistance if funds for the activity are\nobligated or expended, or for up to ninety days if necessary or\nappropriate to assist individuals to become self-sufficient. In\naccordance with paragraph (f) of subdivision five of section one hundred\nthirty-one-a of this chapter, each district shall guarantee child care\nto each individual participating in work activities who requires child\ncare to participate in such activities, attending orientation or an\nassessment in accordance with the requirements of this title. Case\nmanagement shall be provided for pregnant adolescents, adolescent\nparents and at-risk youth under eighteen years of age as required by\ntitle four-B of article six of this chapter. To the extent that\nresources permit, case management also shall be provided (in order of\npriority) to: persons identified in department regulations as at-risk\nyouth, persons in the target populations defined in section three\nhundred thirty of this title, persons whose employability plan indicates\na need for two or more concurrent activities and persons with limited\nEnglish proficiency.\n