441—187.3 (234) Services and supports provided. The aftercare program shall provide the following services and supports to eligible youth:
	 187.3(1) Individual self-sufficiency plan. Each youth shall have an individual self-sufficiency plan based on an assessment of the youth’s strengths and needs. The plan shall identify:
	  a.   	 The youth’s goals for achieving self-sufficiency;
	  b.   	 The target date for reaching the goals; and
	  c.   	 The tasks, responsible parties, time frames, and desired outcomes needed to reach the goals.
	 187.3(2) Life skills services. The program shall provide life skills services to enable youth to maintain a safe, healthy, and stable home.
	 187.3(3) Vendor payments. The program shall make vendor payments to meet direct expenses of the participant that are necessary in order to meet goals of the participant’s self-sufficiency plan.
	  a.   	 Need. To receive a vendor payment, the youth must demonstrate that there are no other means to meet these needs. Youth receiving a PAL stipend are not eligible for a vendor payment.
	  b.   	 Scope. Vendor payments may include but are not limited to:
	 (1) 	 Life skills training;
	 (2) 	 Transportation assistance;
	 (3) 	 Employment and education assistance;
	 (4) 	 Clothing; and
	 (5) 	 Room and board.
	  c.   	 Maximum payment. The amount available for a 12-month period of service shall not exceed $1200 per youth.
	 187.3(4) Follow-up. The program shall maintain individual face-to-face contact with the youth at a frequency as defined in the youth’s self-sufficiency plan to ensure that the youth is meeting the goals of the plan.
	 187.3(5) Ongoing assessment. Ongoing assessment activities shall be directed toward:
	  a.   	 Monitoring the progress being made in the youth’s ability to achieve self-sufficiency; and
	  b.   	 Coordination and evaluation of the services and supports being provided to reach the self-sufficiency goal.
	 187.3(6) Case management. Case management activities shall include, but not be limited to:
	  a.   	 Community involvement services to enable the youth to access community resources; and
	  b.   	 Development of support systems, including services to assist the youth in establishing or reestablishing relationships with significant adults.