Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 11 > Subchapter 4 - Administrative Provisions

• 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.
• Barrier: means any physical, emotional, or mental condition; any lack of an educational, vocational, or other skill or ability; and any lack of transportation, child care, housing, medical assistance, or other services or resources, domestic violence circumstances, caretaker responsibilities, or other conditions or circumstances that prevent an individual from engaging in employment or other work activity. 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 1107 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
• Family: means :

• Financial assistance: means cash, payments, electronic or direct payments for a family's housing or other expenses, and other forms of benefits designed to meet a family's ongoing basic needs that are available through the Reach Up program. See
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Reach Ahead: means the program established in chapter 12 of this title. See
• Reach First: means the program established in chapter 10 of this title. See
• Reach Up: means the program administered by the Department that assists and enables eligible families to become self-sufficient by providing financial assistance and Reach Up services. 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