RSA 173-B:21 Criteria for Selection of Direct Service Grantees.

The coordinator shall use all of the following criteria for selecting grantees:
I. A grantee's ability to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence as follows:
(a) Shelter or safe homes on a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week basis.
(b) A 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week switchboard for crisis calls.
(c) Temporary housing and food facilities.
(d) Psychological support and peer counseling.
(e) Referrals to existing services in the community and follow-up on the outcome of the referrals.
(f) A drop-in center to assist victims of domestic violence who have not yet made the decision to leave their homes, or who have found other shelter but who have a need for support services.
(g) Arrangements for school-aged children to continue the