2019 US Virgin Islands Code
Title 34 - Welfare
Chapter 5 - Training Schools for Boys and Girls; Boarding or Foster Homes
§ 111. Department responsibilities
(a) The Department shall be the administrative agency responsible for family preservation services and may receive funding from any source for the implementation or expansion of such services. The Department shall:
(1) Provide coordination and planning for the implementation and expansion of family preservation services;
(2) Monitor and evaluate such services to determine whether the programs meet measurable standards specified by this Act and the Department;
(b) In carrying out the requirements of subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Department may consult and coordinate with at least one qualified private, nonprofit agency that has demonstrated expertise and experience in family preservation services.
(c) The Department may provide family preservation services directly in conjunction with other government agencies, and may, within available funds, contract with private, nonprofit, social service agencies to provide services, provided that such agencies meet measurable standards specified by this Act and by the Department.
(d) The Department shall not continue to provide family preservation services unless it is demonstrated that providing such services prevents foster care placement in at least 70 percent of the cases served for a period of at least six months following termination of services. The Department shall not renew a contract with a service provider unless the provider can demonstrate that providing such services prevents foster care placement in at least 70 percent of the cases served for a period of at least six months following termination of service.
