In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 46-241

  • Applicant: means a person who is applying for short-term crisis services. See Arizona Laws 46-241
  • department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Homeless: means the participant has no permanent place of residence where a lease or mortgage agreement between the participant and the owner exists. See Arizona Laws 46-241
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Participant: means a recipient of cash assistance engaged in work activities through the JOBS program. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Services: includes social casework, rehabilitation counseling and similar services rendered to a person or persons in need as provided for in this title. See Arizona Laws 46-101
  • Short-term crisis: means an unplanned incident that causes the loss of monies and that makes the applicant unable to meet the applicant's financial obligations. See Arizona Laws 46-241
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215

1. "Agent" means a community based organization that is contracted by the department to take applications, determine eligibility and provide short-term services to low income persons through the use of federal and state monies.

2. "Applicant" means a person who is applying for short-term crisis services.

3. "Emergency shelter" means temporary shelter in a hotel, motel or licensed homeless shelter facility.

4. "Federal poverty guideline" means the poverty guidelines that are issued by the United States department of health and human services pursuant to section 673(2) of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981 and that are reported annually in the federal register.

5. "Homeless" means the participant has no permanent place of residence where a lease or mortgage agreement between the participant and the owner exists.

6. "Short-term crisis" means an unplanned incident that causes the loss of monies and that makes the applicant unable to meet the applicant’s financial obligations.

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