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00/14/99 TUE 10:56 FAX 17049Sg1401 DSS ~006 stability of employment for the newly employed ABAWDs. There will also be the benefit of transportation services to help them get stabilized on ~t job and arrange alternate means of transportation. We will utilize some supportive assistance to help them in meeting some unexpected expenses that they may encounter when starting a job, such as clothing, tools, licenses, etc. In essence, what we are proposing is that we will provide anything necessary to get the ABAWD employed and eliminate as many barriers as possible as to why they can't work. OUTCOMES OF TRi~q FROJECT: We would anticipate that a sisntflcant nmnber of ABAWDs would 8o to work through this prosram. In a prol~am using similar methods, "Jobs fee DMZ", we placed more than 75% of the eligible absent non-custodial parents into employment throush the use ofimense social work se~icea. We would anticipate that the ABAWD population would be no more difficult than this to work with. Through job r~te~tion services, we would attempt to ensure that a high percentage of ABAWDs remain employed at least six (6) months afrer securing jobs. NUMBER OF lC dr T PARTICIPANTS TO BE SERVED: Our records indicate that at any given time, we have approximately one lnmdred (100) ABAWDs who are receiving time limited Food Stamps. Also, it appears iht each month approximately tltlrty (30) come into the system, and a like number drop offdue to elisibility terminating. Our desire would be to initially start tuening and serving the newly eU$ible ABAWDs and besin workin8 with those who are already in the prostam, and requh'e social work asslstanee and support to obtnin employment. TOPULATION SERVED AND TARGET GROUPS: The population to be served in this project will be the ABAWD group. We will target two (2) _fllstinct Stoups to serve. They are as follows: 1. Newly identified ABAWD clients. Once we learn ora new client in this category, we will take immediate steps to assisn them to a social worker for assessment ns to needs, barriers to employment, and skills. The short-term service plan will be initiated in order to Set them job ready as quickly as possible. 2. ABAWDs with multiple barriers to employment, This Stoup, no matter how many month_~ they have been Food Stamp reoipients, will have a distinctly mor~ difficult time in securin8 employment after t~Kdnation. This is due to & number of factors, which can include low education and skill levels, lack of housing, or a lack of supportive services such u transportation. PRO,fi, CT BUDGET: See attached budget TIME l.~NZ AND BENCHMARKS: If approved, ',his project would officially begin on Outuber 1. 1999. The projected Pine line for having staff and prosram in pla~ will be u follows: ), October 15, 1999: Social worker and pm-time E$C lnten~viewer in place at DSS ~, November l, 1999: Social worker, ESC Interviewer, smd Clinical social worken from Job Retention area hained as to this population's needs, nnd services to clients