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Our plan also includes FS recipients, using employment under 30 hours and age of the youngest child (if applicable) as a guide for inclusion. The Workfare program would, as is the case with JOBS, compliment the E&T program ofFS. Participants in the program would complete an opportunity contract that outlines the job or work responsibility of the participant, along with those responsibilities of the agency, such as job location, day care and transportation. It would as well spell out the sanctions if the contract were not honored. Sanctions would affect the whole family unit and increase in severity with occurrence. Part of the program would be the actual securing and holding of a job. Participants who secured and held full time employment for four months would have 30 and 1/3 rd for up to two years. Medicaid would be available as long as there was a benefit. When income ehminated need, or two years had been reached, whichever comes first, the one year of transitional MA and day care would kick in. The participant would have received not only additional financial incentive, but a medical and day care subsidy for up to three years. We believe that investments made in additional financial incentives, day care and MA will be largely off set by increased earnings during eligibility ,and less recidivism. This would provide an adequate and secure base for the future.. Detail: Participation criteria- AFDC and FS recipients whose youngest child is I year (if applicable). FS and AFDC recipients with under 30 hours of work per week. If it is a two parent household, both parents will be encouraged to participate. However, they will only be allowed to claim one exemption. Participation in work activity of up to 40 hours per week, or a combination of work activity and or training will be required. Exclusions from participation- medical, or recipient defined as essential. Essential is defined as the client needed in the home to care for another member of the household who is ill or incapacitated. Verification of the medical exemption and the essential status will require a medical statement from a physician approved by the Department. Children up to the age of eighteen that are full time high school students are also exempt. Establishing special caseloads- Current JOBS case managers and two IM caseworker II will provide both JOBS and Workfare services. Caseloads will contain approximately 41 JOBS cases and 35 Workfare cases. Workers will provide IM case maintenance services. This will provide case control, as well as consolidate all services being provided to the family. It will as well decrease the action time when changes occur, and reduce errors caused by transfer of information between programs. This action also introduces the new service delivery system for NCCAN, wherein services required by the client are coordinated and delivered through one source,with access to staff specialists if needed.