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A. During the FY .O01-O& the department plans to fund most employment services <br /> activities through Maintenance of Effort funds. This will include administrative <br /> costs for Employment Services and WFFA eligibility staff, and all employment <br /> related expenses, including transportation. Some day care subsidy costs may be <br /> charged through MOE funds also. <br /> <br /> Lurrent runolng aumonzauons molcale II,at tlmre is $1,761,82> earmarked IOr child <br /> welfare services through the Work First Block Grant. <br /> ^~ I ti g ............... ~j ti gtk f~l! <br /> <br />!. W:rk First Diver'3i:n Az'ziztance: $!20,000.00 <br />2. W?rk First Family Azzigtance: $898,913.90 <br /> <br />Cabals County plans to remain a Standard County. <br /> <br />XV. Innovative County Strategies <br /> <br />Cabarrus County, through its creative processes, and desire to be in the forefront of <br />welfare reform, has developed several strategies for dealing with the welfare issues in <br />our county. These not only get people off long-term welfare; in most cases, they <br />prevent individuals from even going on welfare. These are as follows: <br /> <br />New Focus: In February, 2000, after considerable planning, the department <br />implemented a new way of doing business in the Employment and Work First Family <br />Assistance areas. The New Focus, as it is called, required anyone requesting WFFA, <br />to be assessed by a social worker in the Employment area. The assessment involved <br />not just the client, but considered the full family situation. The purpose was to <br />ascertain whether the potential applicant for WFFA could be better served through <br />social work sen'ices, the provision of some short-term financial assistance, and <br />assistance in getting a job, rather than an application for WFFA. This proved to be <br />veu' effective in better serving our welfare population. To date, we have diverted <br />73% of applicants from WFFA applications, and sincerely feel that we have served <br />them better this way than with a public assistance application. They are encouraged <br />to apply for medicaid and food stamps it'they so desire at that time. The committee <br />designing the New Focus has received both a Ketner Productivity Award and a <br />County Manager's Award for their innovation and effectiveness. <br /> <br />Covering Kids: Two years ago, we determined that working families needed <br />assistance with dependent health insurance coverage for tbeir children. Many small <br />employers were unable to help with this coverage, which resulted, in many instances, <br />in children not having insurance. When NC Health Choice for Children started, we <br />wanted to take a proactive approach to ensuring that the most children possible could <br />take advantage of this excellent insurance. Through a grant with the Robert Woods <br />Johnson Foundation, we were one of only a few counties in North Carolina selected <br /> <br /> <br />