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c. Contribution to meeting of goals: Secondary school attendance <br /> leadin.$, to a diploma or GED has an impact on the following goals: <br /> · A.~dults entering employment <br /> · M~eting both Federal Participation Rates <br /> · R4naining off Work First for employment <br /> · E~ployed 6 and 12 months after leaving Work First <br /> · Re~!' ucing the Work First caseload <br /> · Prevention of Welfare Dependency <br /> <br />7. Work Expjerience <br /> a. Descr~tion: Work Experience has been useful in the past to not only <br /> provict~ recipients of Work First with the opportunity to gain good <br /> work l~abits, work skills, and development of a work ethic. It has also <br /> serve~as a strong incentive to secure paid employment, as the thought <br /> of spe4ding hours working for no pay seems somewhat unpleasant, <br /> even i~. skills are being learned. Work Experience in Cabarrus County <br /> has ge~_~: erally been used as a last resort for those who have not been <br /> able t~secure any kind of job. <br /> b. Provision: Cabarrus County DSS negotiates the work site contracts <br /> with s~eral providers as is deemed necessary throughout the year. In <br /> previous years, public schools attracted some to Work Experience, but <br /> the Cotmty Landfill did not. It was used to give recipients a "push" to <br /> move On to better jobs. <br /> c. Contribution to meeting of goals: Work Experience can contribute to <br /> the me~ting of the following goals: <br /> · Ad~.lts entering employment <br /> · M~ting both Federal Participation Rates <br /> · Pr4viding employment services <br /> · Re~aining off Work First for employment <br /> Re,luting the Work First caseload <br /> <br />8. GED/HS ~ompletion for Teen Heads of Household <br /> a. Descri~tion: It is the objective to make every effort to ensure that <br /> teenag~ heads of household remain in school and graduate or receive a <br /> high s _.e~ool equivalency. They must satisfactorily attend school, and <br /> this wi!l be determined by the public school or community colleges <br /> definit~n of"satisfaetory". In some cases, teens have dropped out of <br /> school ~nor to graduation to supplement the family income. This is a <br /> short-term and inadequate solution to a problem, and must be avoided <br /> whene~er possible. <br /> b. Provision: The Work First employment program will identify and <br /> target ~en heads of household as quickly as possible once they are <br /> recipients of Work First to ensure that they do indeed remain in school <br /> and satisfactorily attend. This will be monitored monthly, with <br /> notification that school officials should contact the social worker if <br /> there a~e attendance or performance problems. The social workers <br /> <br /> <br />