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Vermont Department for Children and Families Economic Services Division Reach Up Services Rules 2300 13

2311 Reach Up Participant Requirements (08/01/2024, 23-30)

a. The following requirements apply to every Reach Up participant, including minor parents (rule 2319), unless the requirements are deferred pursuant to rule 2323:

1. Each participant shall engage in the creation of the FDP; 2. Each participant shall engage in assessment and evaluation activities;

3. Each participant shall engage in the FDP requirements as soon as the agreed upon activity is available;

4. Participants shall engage in their FDP activities for the number of hours per week that the activities are scheduled and available, unless good cause exists for not doing so (rule 2325);

5. Participants may provide written verification, when required, of attendance and participation in any FDP activity; or

6. Participants may request assistance if they have difficulty obtaining the required verification.

7. Participants shall continue to engage in the FDP requirements while receiving Reach Up benefits.

b. Required participation in Reach Up services begins with the application for Reach Up benefits and continues until the participant is no longer receiving Reach Up benefits.

c. Participants, who do not engage in the participant requirements without good cause (rule 2325), shall have their Reach Up benefits reduced (rule 2328) or closed (Reach Up Eligibility rule 2234.1).

d. Youth, who are not attending school full‐time, may participate in Reach Up services (rule 2320).

2312 Notification of Requirements (08/01/2024, 23-30)

a. At the time of application for Reach Up benefits, and at the time of recertification, the Department will provide each Reach Up participant with information about the Reach Up participant requirements.

b. During the time a participant is receiving benefits, the Department shall keep them informed about their Reach Up participant requirements.

c. The participant's requirements are dependent upon their participation status, which is determined by the following:

1. Reach Up household composition; and

2. The participant's goals and their ability to work.

d. The Department shall notify all applicants/participants, in writing, of the following: