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Y4 03 3 01 A TRUE COPY � huCERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE 310 A .1 ::� = . it , z J . R . SMITH , CLERK Is3(D) Books and instructional material ; i (E) Counseling or job coaching; and 0 Referral to community resources. (7)' Food The cost of providing meals or groceries to program participants is eligible. I (8) , Housing search and counseling services. Costs of assisting eligible program participants to locate, obtain, and retain suitable housing are eligible. . (i) Component services or activities are tenant counseling; assisting individuals and families to understand leases; securing utilities; and making moving arrangements. j (a) Other eligible costs are: (A) Mediation with property owners and landlords on behalf of eligible program participants; (B) Credit counseling, accessing a free personal credit report, and resolving personal credit issues; and (C) The payment of rental application fees. (9) Legal services. Eligible costs are the fees charged by licensed attorneys and by person(s) under the supervision of licensed attorneys, for advice and representation in matters that interfere with the homeless individual or family's ability to obtain and retain housing. (i) Eligible subject matters are child support; guardianship; paternity; emancipation; legal separation; orders of protection and other civil remedies for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; appeal of veterans and public benefit, claim denials ; landlord tenant disputes, and the resolution of outstanding criminal warrants. Component services or activities- may include receiving and preparing cases for trial, provision of legal?'gdvice, representation at hearings, and counseling. (iii) Fees based on the actual service, performed (i.e., fee for service) are also eligible, but only if the cost would be less than the cost of hourly fees. Filing fees and other necessary court costs are also eligible. If the subrecipient is a legal services provider and performs the services itself,;' the eligible costs are the subrecipient's employees' salaries and other costs necessary to perform the services. :. I (iv) Legal services for immigration and citizenship matters and issues related to mortgages and, homeownership are ineligible. Retainer fee arrangements and contingency fee arrangements are ineligible. ( 10) Li %fe skills training, The costs of teaching critical life management skills that may never have been learned or have been lost during the course of physical or mental illness, domestic violence, substance abuse, and homelessness are eligible. These services must be necessary to assist the program participant to function independently in the community. Component life skills training are the budgeting of resources and money management, household management, conflict management, shopping for food and other 'needed items, nutrition, the use of public P ransportation, and parent training. . (11) Mental health services. Eligible costs are the direct outpatient treatment of mental health conditions that are provided by licensed professionals. Component services are crisis interventions; counseling; individual, family, or i