3 - MOU w/ OCSSA for Family Unification Program NOFA_2018-07-17 (2)

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EXHIBIT 2 youths in locating housing units and working with landlords to secure appropriate eligible units. List the organization(s) responsible for providing this assistance. 2. Services to be provided to FUP-eligible youths (the following elements, listed in a. — e., are threshold requirements) [** FUP-eligible youth cannot be excluded from the FUP program. * *] : List the services to be provided to FUP-eligible youth by the PCWA or another agency/organization under agreement/contract with the PCWA and list the organizations to provide the services and resources. This list must include all the following services: 3. Basic life skills information/counseling on money management, use of credit, housekeeping, proper nutrition/meal preparation, and access to health care (e.g., doctors, medication, and mental and behavioral health services). 4. Counseling on compliance with rental lease requirements and with HCV program participant requirements, including assistance/referrals for assistance on security deposits, utility hook-up fees, and utility deposits. 5. Providing such assurances to owners of rental property as are reasonable and necessary to assist a FUP-eligible youth to rent a unit with a FUP voucher. 6. Job preparation and attainment counseling (where to look/how to apply, dress, grooming, relationships with supervisory personnel, etc.). 7. Educational and career advancement counseling regarding attainment of general equivalency diploma (GED); attendance/financing of education at a technical school, trade school or college; including successful work ethic and attitude models. The MOU must include a statement that all the above services will be provided for a period of at least 18 months to FUP-eligible youth receiving rental assistance through the use of a FUP voucher, regardless of age. For example, a FUP-eligible youth enters the program at age 24 and 10 months, the PCWA or another agency/organization under agreement/contract with the PCWA must still provide 18 months of service, even though after two months the youth no longer meets the initial age of eligibility for FUP youth. [** The MOU may include additional services beyond those listed above (a — e). **] 1. PHA Responsibilities (the following elements, listed in a. — h., are threshold requirements): Address how the PHA will fulfill each of the following responsibilities: 2. Accept families and youths certified by the PCWA as eligible for the FUP. The PHA, upon receipt of the PCWA list of families and youths currently in the PCWA caseload, must compare the names with those of families and youths already on the PHA's HCV waiting list. Any family or youth on the PHA's HCV waiting list that matches with the PCWA's list must be assisted in order of their position on the waiting list in accordance with PHA admission policies. Any family or youth certified by the PCWA as eligible and not on the HCV waiting list must be placed on the waiting list. If the PHA has a closed HCV waiting list, it must reopen the waiting list to accept a FUP applicant family or youth who is not currently on the PHA's HCV waiting list. (The PHA may reopen the waiting list to accept a FUP applicant family or youth without opening the waiting list 42 of 45 3-54