Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 10 > Subchapter 1 - Eligibility and Assistance

• Adult: means an individual who:

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Assessment: means the information-gathering process, carried out by the Department's established protocol, that identifies an individual's skills, aptitudes, interests, life and work experience, and barriers, and the determination of how these factors relate to the individual's current or potential participation in the labor force and his or her family responsibilities. See
• Caretaker: means an individual 18 years of age or older who is fulfilling a parental role in caring for a dependent child by providing physical care, guidance, and decision making related to the child's health, school, medical care, and discipline. See
• Case management: means the services provided by or through the Department to participating families, including assessment, information, referrals, and assistance in the preparation and implementation of a family development plan under section 1007 of this title. See
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Children and Families or his or her designee. See
• Department: means the Department for Children and Families. See
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Dependent child: means a child who is a resident of this State and:

• Domestic: when applied to a corporation, company, association, or copartnership shall mean organized under the laws of this State; "foreign" when so applied, shall mean organized under the laws of another state, government, or country. See
• Eligible family: means a family that is determined to be financially eligible for the programs authorized by this chapter, in accordance with rules adopted by the Commissioner. See
• Family: means :

• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Parent: means a biological parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, or pregnant individual. See
• participating adult: means an adult member of a participating family. See
• Participating family: means an eligible family that participates in the Reach First program. See
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
• Reach Ahead: means the program established under chapter 12 of this title. See
• Reach First payment: means a one-time payment of cash as determined in section 1004 of this title. See
• Reach First services: means the service component of the Reach First program consisting of case management services, support services, and referrals provided to eligible families to assist them in becoming self-sufficient. See
• Reach Up: means the program established under chapter 11 of this title. See
• Relative: means a person related to a dependent child, as defined by the Department by rule. See
• Resources: means any income and property available from whatever source. See
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Human Services or his or her designee. See
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
• TANF: means the block grant provided to this State and established in accordance with Part A of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated under the Act by the U. See