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CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> 1792 <br /> - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> C REGULAR MEETING <br /> DECEMBER 19, 2016 <br /> 6:30 P.M. <br /> AGENDA CATEGORY: <br /> Consent Agenda <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> DHS - Work First Block Grant Plan <br /> BRIEF SUMMARY: <br /> The revised Work First/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) <br /> Block Grant Plan is attached for review and approval by the Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> The Work First Block Grant Plan includes descriptions of strategies to <br /> achieve the measurable statewide outcome goals and performance <br /> measures contained in the October 1 , 2014-September 30, 2016, NC <br /> Temporary Assistance for Needy Families State Plan (Work First <br /> program). <br /> The Work First program promotes a strengths-based, family-centered <br /> practice approach. Work First provides parents with short-term training <br /> and other services to help them become employed and move toward self- <br /> sufficiency. <br /> Work First emphasizes three strategies: <br /> 1 . Diversion: Keeping families off welfare by helping them cope with <br /> unexpected emergencies or setbacks. <br /> 2. Work: Shortening the length of time that families are on Work First by <br /> making work mandatory and by limiting how long a family can receive <br /> cash assistance. <br /> 3. Retention: Helping families to stay off Work First by encouraging them <br /> to save money and by helping to make sure that really are better off <br /> working than on Work First. <br /> F-7 Page 72 <br />