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3/26/2001
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Board of Commissioners
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III. Conditions within Cabarrus County <br /> <br />A. A brief description that builds the case for Cabarrus County's plan: <br /> <br />Low-income families in Cabarms County presently have the ability to access a <br />wide range of services in the Work First program, which, when taken advantage <br />of, has the ability to give them an increased likelihood of attaining economic <br />independence. The Work Over Welfare (WOW) Program, initiated in 1995, is <br />still in operation. Updated by the General Assembly in 1998, it allows for <br />increased incentives for cooperation, and increased penalties for non-cooperation. <br />In February, 2000, the New Focus was initiated at the department, by which new <br />applicants for Work First are assessed by a social worker prior to application, and <br />in 73% of the cases so far are diverted from the Work First application, and <br />assisted with short-term services .and a job. <br /> <br />As of August, 2000, Cabarrus County had a total Work First population of 312. <br />This is down from an August, 1995 total population of 1,013, or a 69.2% <br />decrease. Of this 312 number, 231 are child only cases, with no adult in the <br />home required to participate in employment services. There are presently 81 <br />adult cases, with 36 of these being able-bodied and capable of working. With <br />these reduced numbers in mind, we must concentrate our efforts to do more than <br />employ, we must serve and stabilize living situations. <br /> <br />With the changing caseloads in mind, there are several key issues that must be <br />addressed in the 2001-03 Cabarrus County Work First Plan. These are as <br />follows: <br />* Prevention. With the welfare population having significantly decreased in <br /> Cabarms County, attention must be given to prevention. This is already <br /> being done at application, through the New Focus, but other avenues must be <br /> pursued as well, such as enhancing children's performance in school, and <br /> increasing the adults' likelihood of success through increased educational <br /> incentives. <br />· Responsibility. There is a continued and ever expanding need for families to <br /> accept responsibility for their own. This not only includes financial <br /> responsibility, but also legal responsibility for the children that they raise and <br /> for whom they care. <br />· Support. Those who are working to become economically independent, must <br /> be provided any and all supports that can keep them free of welfare <br /> dependency. This can include financial help, but also must be expanded to <br /> encompass counseling and the educating of outside resources which provide <br /> assistance also. <br /> <br />Vision Statement: Cabarrus County is in a position, as long as the economy is <br />strong, to end as we know it, cash public assistance as a lifestyle. It is the vision <br />of the department to act immediately upon a person's request, and to address all <br />needs of the family. Only when the entire family's needs are addressed and <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> <br /> <br />
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