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waivers granted us the ability to increase incentives and penalties to those individuals <br />required to participato in the Work First program. It gave us the ability to become <br />involved in a very successful effort known as Grant Diversion. This allowed us to <br />divert the amount of the WFFA check and Food Stamps that a client received. This <br />was put into a WOW account, that was matched by an employer to make a working <br />wage for the Grant Diversion employee. It was a benefit to both the employee and <br />employer, by giving-a hard to place client needed job experience and using their own <br />public assistance benefits to supplement the wages that the employer paid. Since <br />Work First adopted many of the WOW provisions, we sought updated waivers in <br />1998, and now have pay for performance provisions for anyone required to <br />participate in Work First employment services, which takes effect the month <br />following the first month in which they fail to cooperate with the program. <br /> <br />XVI. Special Issues <br /> <br />There are presently no special issues in Cabarrus County that we feel could impact <br />the operation of the Work First program. <br /> <br />XVII. Current Electing Counties <br /> <br />Cabarms County has requested to be an electing county, but is currently a standard <br /> <br /> <br />