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VIII. <br /> <br />IX. <br /> <br />1. The family must include a minor child in the home, and age limits must meet <br /> Work First guidelines. <br />2. Family members must meet same citizenship requirements as Work First. <br />3. Any medical care paid for must be Maintenance of Effort funds. TANF funds <br /> cannot be used to provide medical care. <br />4. Any assistance provided must be short-term, non-recurring, and designed to <br /> deal with a specific episode of need, and not extending beyond four (4) <br /> months. <br />5. Income to determine eligibility is computed using Work First guidelines. <br />6. Total gross family income must be at or below 200% of the federal poverty <br /> level. <br />7. The total benefit limit is $300.00 per year. <br />8. Service that can be provided under this program: <br /> Budgetary counseling by a social worker or counselor <br /> One time work-related expenses <br /> Limited transportation of 30 calendar days (beginning with date of <br /> application) <br /> · A thorough assessment by a social worker for any additional services <br /> needed and available. <br /> <br />Services to Non-Custodial Parents <br />Other than the Work First staff cooperating closing with Child Support to locate <br />and identify non-custodial parents, Cabarms County will not provide any services <br />to non-custodial parents. <br /> <br />Exemption from the Work Requirement <br />Cabarrus County will mirror the business world in dealing with exemptions from <br />the work requirement for single custodial parents of children under age 1. In our <br />effort to do this, the following policy will be adhered to: <br />· The parent of a newborn child will be exempted for 3 months. This follows <br /> the guidelines of the Family Medical Leave Act. <br />· At the end of the 3-month period of exemption, if a licensed medical doctor <br /> determines, that due to disability, the parent is unable to participate in <br /> employment services, the parent can be exempted, with a doctor's statement <br /> for up to 1 year. <br />· There is a lifetime limit of 12 months exemption per individual. <br /> <br />OPTIONAL PLAN ELEMENTS <br /> <br />X. Innovative County Strategies <br /> <br />An Informed Decision About Work First and Employment <br />Due to cutbacks in staff and the need to serve Work First mandatory families with <br />employment services, Cabarrus County DSS has attempted to revamp its highly <br />successful New Focus method of diverting families from welfare to self- <br /> <br /> <br />