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Nevada TANF State Plan P a g e | 5 3 Effective December 31, 2020 b. Adoption Services: Services and activities designed to promote and support successful adoptions. Services may include pre-and post-adoptive services to support adoptive families, as well as adoptive parent training and recruitment. c. Additional Child Welfare Services: services provided to children and families at risk of being in the child welfare system, or that are involved in the child welfare system. Services may include independent living services, service coordination costs, legal action, developing case plans, assessment/evaluation of family circumstances, and transportation. Examples are Clark County Child Protective Services serving families below 500% of poverty and Washoe County Human Services serving families below 185% of poverty. These services provide investigation, assessment/evaluation and case plan development for children/families reported to be at risk of abuse or neglect. Referrals for additional service providers and community resources are provided to families determined to be at risk. These service referrals may include family and individual counseling, domestic violence and anger management counseling, and other family supports. TANF Purpose: 1) Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; and 4) Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Type: TANF pro-family and State MOE funds. 18.13 Home Visiting Programs (#21) Pro-family expenditures on nurse, social worker, or other professional/para- professionals providing services to families in their homes including assessment/evaluation of family circumstances, providing information and guidance and connecting families to resources and services including family/marriage counseling, maternal and child health and development, and evaluation of the families’ circumstances to determine needed referrals. An example is Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) Nurse-Family Partnership Program provides in-home visiting for families eligible for the Women Infants and Children (WIC) means-tested program to provide evaluation, education, and resource connections such as individual/family/marriage counseling, baby closets, breast feeding education and supplies, etc. TANF Purpose: 1) Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives; 3) Prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies; and 4) Encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families. Type: TANF pro-family. 18.14 Program Management (#22) a. Administrative Costs: Contract/Subcontract costs defined in 45 CFR Part 263 that count towards the 15 percent administrative cost caps.