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displaced families, temporary in-home care for ill family member when not covered by medicaid or insurance, rental expenses (including deposits), employment related expenses, telephone deposits and service charges, prosthesis when not covered by medicaid or insurance, housing costs including closing fees, car seats, counseling including marital, mental, domestic violence, family, and financial, clothing, household items, utility expenses and deposits, appliances, furniture, enrollment fees for NC Health Choice for Children, legal fees in connection with guardianship, custody, adoptions. Services for Families with Income at or Below 200% of Poverty Level Cabarms County will provide services to families with income at or below 200% of the poverty level during FY 2001-03. The purpose of these services will be to assist families in obtaining or maintaining stable employment and avoiding the potential for welfare dependency. Services provided to families will be used to meet state MOE requirements. The following services will be available to families in this category: 1. A full fam!ly assessment by a social worker to determine what the needs of the family actually are. 2. A referral to and assistance with obtaining new or upgraded employment through interviews with ESC consultants. 3. Assistance with time-limited transportation services. 4. Assistance with one-time work related expenses. 5. Social work services to assist the family in stabilizing their situation. 6. Budgetary counseling by a qualified professional. 7. Depending on income, assistance with one-time financial assistance programs, such as General Assistance, Emergency Assistance, CIP, or LIEAP. 8. If during the assessment, a domestic violence situation is suspected and conftrmed, the individual will be referred to the Cabarms Victims' Assistance Network (CVAN) for assessment, counseling, and possible shelter. Resources for those who meet eligibility requirements for Work First will be given first priority. Expenditure reports will be monitored monthly against the Work First mandatory population, and the need assessed regularly to ensure that adequate funding for this population is preserved. XI. Services for Non-Custodial Parents of Work First Recipient Children As funds and staffing ability permit, Cabarrus County will provide services to non- CUstodial parents of Work First children. We have recently been awarded funding through the North Carolina Employment and Training Grant Program CNCETGP) to provide these services to non-custodial parents. This is a restarting of our highly successful Jobsfor Dads Program, which received several state and national awards during the mid 1990's. Through this program, we plan to provide essentially the same services that we would provide to a Work First client. This includes social work services, employment services, short-term participation expenses, and short- term transportation when necessary. Non-custodial parents to be served will be 2o