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Page 87 of 116 § 10:90-20.1 General provisions and purpose

operational process that preceded the WFNJ FVO Initiative, until such time as that process becomes effective for that MWA. (d) The purposes of the WFNJ FVO Initiative are as follows: 1. To provide all WFNJ TANF/GA applicants/recipients with the following: i. Safety and flexibility in meeting the WFNJ TANF/GA work requirements and WFNJ/TANF child support requirements; ii. Notification of the right to request a WFNJ FVO Waiver of one or more WFNJ TANF/GA program requirements, including a good cause exceptions from the WFNJ/TANF child support requirements, and requests for EA for reason of family violence; iii. Identification of the specific WFNJ TANF/GA program requirements that may be waived; iv. An explanation of the WFNJ FVO Waiver process and the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment requirements; v. Advice that any individual, who wants information about or who is in need of victim services, of his or her right to request a referral to the designated victim service provider agency, where certified professionals trained in the area of domestic violence or sexual assault may assist the person with specialized services, including completion of the WFNJ FVO Risk Assessment, when a WFNJ FVO Waiver has been requested; and vi. Basic written and oral information about the New Jersey Address Confidentiality Program (NJACP); (1) Applications for the NJACP shall be made through the designated victim service provider agency in accordance with State law at N.J.S.A. 47:4-1 et seq.; (A) If the applicant/recipient does not meet the criteria for the NJACP, or is in the process of applying for the NJACP, then the CSSA address may be used for the individual on appropriate agency documents to protect the individual's location due to safety concerns; (B) If a WFNJ TANF/GA applicant/recipient is placed in a domestic violence shelter (DV) or is currently residing in a DV shelter, the WFNJ agency shall not use the DV shelter address for the individual in order to ensure the safety of the WFNJ applicant/recipient and other families placed in the shelter; and 2. To educate WFNJ TANF/GA applicants/recipients, the public at large having contact with the CSSAs/MWAs, including Medicaid and NJ SNAP applicants/recipients, and CSSA/MWA employees about access to and availability of family violence services in the community. History