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funds and child day care assistance. These may not be directly employment-related. However they inability to meet these needs directly impacts the employability or maintenance of employment of the PREVENTS customer. Describe supportive services policies to include amounts, duration, and qualifying criteria (i.e. childcare, transportation needs). Attach copies of supportive services forms utilized by the JobLink Career Center. The supportive service policy of the PREVENTS program will be to provide that amount of support that it is determined is necessary to remove the barriers to employment for the customer, place them on the job, and ensure that employment is maintained. Limits on transportation and work-related expenses will be set. Child care will be based on need and eligibility and there is no limit, other than available funding. (For policy.and_limits,.see_attached. EREVENT_P~'og ram S. uppoYd~e_Ser~ices.Policy) .... Describe how the JobLink Career Center will ensure non-duplication of supportive services. Identify the types of agreements that exist with other agencies to provide supportive services. The PREVENTS worker, working closely with the JobLink Career Center, will ensure non- duplication 'of supportive services. This will be closely monitored by the close case management of the PREVENTS case. Cabarrus DSS has the ability to provide a great deal of supportive services to .these customers. Close working relationships with other agencies adds to the ability to provide extensive supportive services. Describe how the adequacy of supportive services will be determined. Describe the process of disbursing payments. Adequacy of supportive services will be determined through the close case management of the PREVENTS worker. The PREVENTS worker will be with the customer through the entire process and will be able to determine if the supportive services are helping the customer move toward the planned outcome. Barriers to progress will be closely observed, and the need for additional support assessed on a continuous basis. F. PLANNED EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES Describe how individuals will be placed into unsubsidized employment. The PREVENTS worker will haVe close working relationships with ESC staff at both the JobLink Center and at DSS. Once barriers to employment are overcome, or are at a point determined by the PREVENTS worker and customer where a job 'can be maintained, the services of the ESC staff is enlisted. Describe Who Will be responsible for job placement. The ESC staff will be responsible for job placement. They may receive job leads from the PREVENTS worker, who will be active in the community and among employers, advocating for customers. G. FOLLOW UP SERVICES Describe the types of planned follow-up activities for individuals who enter employment. Indicate how follow-up services will occur to ensure that participants are employed through the one-year follow-up period. Follow-up services for customers in the PREVENTS population will be more intensive than in most WIA programs. This is due to the work history or lack thereof. Once employed, the PREVENTS worker will have daily contact with the newly employed customer to discuss how things are going and to head off or resolve any potential problems that could, compromise employment. Based on the PREVENTS worker's judgement, Once the person is stabilized, this contact can reduce to weekly and will continue at least quarterly until they have been employed for a year. 2. Describe how retention of participants by the employer will be encouraged and monitored. The PREVENTS worker will have contact with each employer to educate them about the problems faced by PREVENTS customers. They will be encouraged to contact the WIA Title I AduttJDislocated Worker RFP .~_~.. / ~ April 2002 8