APPLA definition

APPLA means Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement, a permanency plan for a stable secure living arrangement for a child who has reached the age of 16 or young adult that includes building relationships with significant people in the child or young adult's life that may continue after substitute care. APPLA is the least preferred permanency plan of the five permanency plans for a child or young adult and is appropriate only after the permanency plans of reunification, adoption, guardianship, and placement with a fit and willing relative have been determined not in the best interest of a child or young adult.
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APPLA means Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement, a permanency plan for a stable secure living arrangement for a child who has reached the age of 16 or young adult that includes building relationships with significant people in the child's life that may continue after substitute care. APPLA is the least preferred permanency plan of the five permanency plans for a child or young adult and is appropriate only after the
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APPLA means Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement, a permanency plan for a stable secure living arrangement for a child that includes building relationships with significant people in the child's life that may continue after substitute care. APPLA is the least preferred permanency plan of the four permanency plan options for a child and is appropriate only in very limited circumstances.
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Examples of APPLA in a sentence

  • Complete Immediate Action: DHS will provide Monitors a status report regarding review of APPLA cases as required by VII.E.6.e.i. Complete Immediate Action Adoption/Guardianship: Determine number of children who are available for adoption on 9/30/11.

  • When a youth aged 16 and older has a court approved plan of APPLA (Another Planned Permanency Living Arrangement) and the plan is for the child to stay with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ family until age 18, the plan may be formalized by a written agreement (Long Term ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Care Agreement (LTFCA).

  • If the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ family has made a commitment to permanency to a youth with an APPLA plan and all other permanency plans with this family have been explored such as adoption or guardianship, a long-term ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care agreement can solidify the commitment.

  • APPLA is meant to provide a secure living arrangement and to maintain significant relationships for a young adult beyond their exit from substitute care.

  • The General Partner and any Affiliate shall have the right to take for its own account, or to recommend to others, any investment opportunity presented to it.

  • C.6.3.3 In addition to FTMs held at the time a child is removed, FTMs are also required at the following junctures: when families are at-risk of children entering ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care and when the agency is considering a goal of Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement (see APPLA policy).

  • These cases shall be considered APPLA placement cases and shall be carried by the permanency unit.