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Amendment to Cabarrus County's <br />1998-:2000 Worl~ First State Plan <br /> <br />Reason for Amendment: State welfare refrain legislation in SB 1134, signed <br /> Into law August 4,1999. <br /> <br />Employment-Related ~ervices For Non-Custodial Parents of Work <br />First Children <br /> <br />The county w/il provide employment-related services to non-custodial <br />parents of Work First children when the non-custodial parent's f~mily <br />income is at or below 200% of poverty and in accordance with the policy <br />outlined in Work First policy. <br /> <br />_X_ Yes <br /> No <br /> <br />COUNTY PLAN FOR PROVIDING SERVICES: <br /> <br />Cabarrus County will provide services to non-custodial parents of Work <br />First children with similar provisions to those used in the Jobs For Dads <br />Program, that Cabarrus County successfully operated from 1992-1999. <br />Case management services focusing on enhancing the non-custodial <br />parent's ability to pay child support will be provided. Services w/il be <br />provided to enable and prepare non-custodial parents to seek and retain <br />employment by participating in, but not limited to, the below activities: <br /> <br /> · Employment <br /> · Job Search <br /> · Work Experience <br /> · Job Readiness <br /> · Counseling <br /> · Parenting Skills <br /> · Transportation <br /> · Day Care <br /> · Educalion <br /> · Work-related expenses <br /> · Skills Training <br /> <br />PROCESS TO IDENTIFY THE NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS: <br /> <br />Employment Setwices will work in cooperation with Child Support Enforcement <br />to identify potential non-custodial parents who would benefit from a service <br />worker's assistance. Pr/ority w/Il be g/yen as follows: <br /> <br />1. Child Support will identify non-custodial parents of children receiving Work <br /> First, who are in arrears and make a referral to Employment Services. <br /> <br /> <br />