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18.8 Support Services (#16) Services such as domestic violence, mental health, and substance abuse services, disability services, housing counseling services and other family supports. Examples include the following programs. Family Resource Centers (FRC) were established by legislation in 1995 (NRS 430a). FRCs provide information, referrals, and case management services to families seeking marriage and family therapy, family planning services, child care, and parenting supports as a pro-family program. FRC’s also provide assistance to low-income families in need of assistance in applying for state welfare services and in accessing other publicly funded resources and supports. Differential Response (DR) are pro-family, early intervention and child abuse prevention programs that work with state child welfare agencies to respond to reports of child abuse and neglect. DR also provides marriage and family therapy, family planning supports, and referrals. Other programs provide housing, transportation, food, clothing, and educational programs focused on parenting, budgeting, job preparation, employment readiness and marriage, to pregnant homeless youth and/or pregnant youth at-risk of becoming homeless. Services provided by non-profit organizations include pro-family, non-medical mental health services, counseling, referrals, and life skills training courses to families below 200% of the federal poverty. Workgroup meetings to address barriers that contribute to poverty may also be offered. Families are provided mentoring with the idea that once a family attains self-sufficiency, they will in turn volunteer in the community or contribute by supporting another family to achieve similar goals. Support services are available to provide work attire for mothers below the 200% federal poverty level or who are recipients of other means-tested assistance. These programs provide coaching services that include job seeking, job preparation, and job retention skills, as well as financial literacy, health, wellness, and work/life balance support. Pro-family services are provided to needy families under 200% of the federal poverty level so that they may remain in a home, receive necessary domestic violence services, substance abuse resources, mental health counseling and services, and have the resources to stay together as a family unit. TANF Purpose: Pro-Family – 1) Provide assistance to needy families so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives, 2) End the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage; 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 and State MOE. 18.9 Services for Children/Youth (#17) Programs designed to support and enrich the development and improve the life-skills and educational attainment of children and youth. Such endeavors are linked to a