Legislation
SECTION 2515-B
Community service project plans
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 25, TITLE 1-B
§ 2515-b. Community service project plans. 1. Plans for community
service projects may be submitted to the department by not-for-profit
agencies or by county or municipal governments, or any subdivision
thereof. Such plan shall:
(a) include a statement of project goals and objectives and a
description of the services to be provided to meet such goals and
objectives;
(b) identify the geographic area to be served, which may include a
county, municipality or any subdivision thereof, or a combination of
counties, municipalities or subdivisions thereof;
(c) identify the prevalence and incidence of adolescent pregnancy and
parenting and related problems to be addressed by the project in the
geographic area; and a description, by number and characteristics, of
the project's target population to be served;
(d) describe the services currently available to serve the eligible
adolescents which may help reinforce the goals and objectives of the
community service project;
(e) describe how services for eligible adolescents will be coordinated
within such project plans, and efforts to be made to improve client
access to such services by improving interagency cooperation and program
coordination;
(f) describe how the project funds received pursuant to this title
shall be used;
(g) describe the community's involvement in the project plan, and the
involvement of relevant agencies and appropriate groups involved within
such project plan;
(h) describe how the proposed services are relevant to the population
being served; and
(i) describe the method to be used to evaluate and report upon the
effectiveness of the community service project funded under the
provisions of this title.
2. The community service project plan shall be developed by the
community council which shall direct the activities of the community
service project. The community council shall select a lead agency which
shall be responsible for the administration of the community service
project. The community council shall select and approve the funding of
subcontractors pursuant to this title for the purpose of the development
of the community service project plan.
service projects may be submitted to the department by not-for-profit
agencies or by county or municipal governments, or any subdivision
thereof. Such plan shall:
(a) include a statement of project goals and objectives and a
description of the services to be provided to meet such goals and
objectives;
(b) identify the geographic area to be served, which may include a
county, municipality or any subdivision thereof, or a combination of
counties, municipalities or subdivisions thereof;
(c) identify the prevalence and incidence of adolescent pregnancy and
parenting and related problems to be addressed by the project in the
geographic area; and a description, by number and characteristics, of
the project's target population to be served;
(d) describe the services currently available to serve the eligible
adolescents which may help reinforce the goals and objectives of the
community service project;
(e) describe how services for eligible adolescents will be coordinated
within such project plans, and efforts to be made to improve client
access to such services by improving interagency cooperation and program
coordination;
(f) describe how the project funds received pursuant to this title
shall be used;
(g) describe the community's involvement in the project plan, and the
involvement of relevant agencies and appropriate groups involved within
such project plan;
(h) describe how the proposed services are relevant to the population
being served; and
(i) describe the method to be used to evaluate and report upon the
effectiveness of the community service project funded under the
provisions of this title.
2. The community service project plan shall be developed by the
community council which shall direct the activities of the community
service project. The community council shall select a lead agency which
shall be responsible for the administration of the community service
project. The community council shall select and approve the funding of
subcontractors pursuant to this title for the purpose of the development
of the community service project plan.