703.183 TAFDC Teen Parent Structured Living Program [Note: This regulation was formerly found at 106 CMR 203.630]
(A) Requirements
(1) A teen parent must reside in a teen structured living program when the teen is not living with one of the people cited in 106 CMR 703.180(A)(2) or cannot live alone as defined in 106 CMR 703.184 and the teen parent asserts that he or she cannot live in the home of his or her parents because abuse, neglect, substance abuse/addiction, or some other extraordinary circumstance is present and is confirmed by the Department and the Department of Children and Families (DCF); and
The pregnant teen may reside in a teen structured living program at any time during her pregnancy.
(2) A teen parent placed in a teen structured living program must pay a portion of his or her assistance grant for program fees. The amount is determined by the teen structured living program.
(3) The minimum obligations of a teen structured living program are as follows:
(a)require a teen parent to enroll and make acceptable…#
(a) require a teen parent to enroll and make acceptable progress in a school not beyond high school or a HiSET program unless he or she has a high school diploma or a HiSET certificate;
(b)require a teen parent to participate in basic parenting…#
(b) require a teen parent to participate in basic parenting skills, basic life skills classes, and pregnancy prevention classes;