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20 Appeals Members can also be encouraged to provide supportive services, such as transportation and in some cases, child care, in order to assist in getting welfare recipients to work. We will ask churches to "adopt" individuals on a one-on-one basis to provide specific needs. 2. Business Associations, i.e. Chamber of Commerce: This group will be invaluable in being a vehicle to infottn and encourage local businesses to support Work First and hire welfare recipients. Presentations will be necessary to accomplish this. These presentations will cover tax incentives to employers for hiring WFFA clients and the WOW Grant Diversion process. 3. Cooperative Christian Ministry, Salvation A~my: These benevolent organizations can be used as a resource to assist clients in a crisis situation or as a resource for diversion assistance. 4. Workforce Development Board: With the federal Welfare to Work money, the WDB can be utilized as a source for new programs for enhancing job skills and help!ng with cost of short term training. Process: Cabarrus County will follow the State.appeals process. VIII. Eligibility Criteria: Cabarrus County will follow Work First eligibility criteria for standard counties. IX. Emergency Assistance to Families: Emergency Assistance for FY's 1998-2000 will be in the amount of $208,870.00, using the November, 1997 budget estimates. It will be used as follows: 1. There must be a minor child (define age) in the home who lives with a relative (define degree of relationship). The definition of age and kinship will be the same in the new EA Program as it was in the prior EA Program. 2. Assistance may not be provided for any medical care, regardless of whether the client is covered by medicaid. 3. Assistance must be provided only on a once a year basis so that the time clock is not triggered and the family is not subject to work requirements or considered in the work participation rate. 4. $300.00 maximum benefit per year/per family.