Section 139.100  Purpose

The Department shall administer the Individual Care Grant program, hereinafter named the Family Support Program (FSP), transferred to it by Section 5-5.23 of the Public Aid Code [305 ILCS 5].  The purpose of the FSP is to provide family support services designed to strengthen family stability and promote care in the community for qualifying youth with severe emotional disturbance.  The FSP provides a coordinated system of community-based and residential services that vary in scope and intensity based upon availability of providers and the particular needs of the youth and families.