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ICAS,~RI~US CQUNT¥I <br /> <br />DATE: 10-9-02 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />Frank Clffion, County Manager <br /> <br />Jim Cook, DSS Director eb4L <br />Work First Block Grant for FY 2003-05 <br /> <br />We are submitting our Work First Block Grant Plan for FY 2003-05 to the BOC for their <br />approval. We have developed a plan, with the assistance of the Planning Committee, that <br />we feel will best meet the needs of families in our community during the next two years. It <br />addresses needs in two ways: <br />· It diverts famih'es fi.om an application for Work First Cash Assistance through <br /> educating them about the program 'and assisting them through counseling and short- <br /> term assistance. <br />· It provides a wide range of services to families who are already receiving Work First <br /> Cash Assistance in order to help them become self-sufficient and oft'welfare. <br /> <br />Due to staff reductions and State mandates to serve existing families, we have felt <br />compelled to modify our highly successful New Focus effort. We feel that in the early <br />stages of these changes, this new method has proven very successful, and we are <br />optimistic that it will continue this way. <br /> <br />The Plan was put out for public comment at DSS, your office, and all branches of the <br />library during the week of September 30 through October 4. We received no responses. <br /> <br />We want to thank you and the Board for your support of our Work First program through <br />the years, and we look forward helping more families become self-supporting in the future. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br /> <br /> bepa~m~ of Social Services <br />1303 South Cannon Blvd. Kannapolis, NC 28083 (704) 920-1,400 <br /> <br /> <br />