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15 <br />D. Child Care <br />Orange County Social Services provides day care subsidy payments to eligible <br />families as defined by federal, state and local policy. When insufficient funds are <br />available to meet demand, a waiting list is implemented. The following policy <br />outlines the priority for payments when a waiting list is in place. <br />1. Child Protective Services (CPS) active cases or other Child Welfare Services <br />when necessazy to assure protection of children <br />2. Children in OCDSS custody (Foster Care) to support employment of cazetaker or <br />other need <br />3. Work First Family Assistance (WFFA) recipients employed or who are <br />participating in approved activities or training <br />4. Teen parents who need child Gaze to complete High School Education or its <br />equivalency <br />5. Children who reside in homeless families to ensure safety and protection <br />6. To support employment. Priority is given to those employed full-time <br />7. To support part-time employment <br />8. To support education or training leading to employment <br />9. Children who need child care for their Developmental Needs <br />Orange County is currently serving families through and including number 5. <br />State regulations require that certain funds be set aside each yeaz to serve children <br />with Special Needs. Once these set aside funds aze expended, children with special <br />needs are placed on the waiting list in the appropriate category. <br />E. Transportation <br />Ongoing communication exists between DSS and Orange Public Transportation, the <br />local transportation agency. DSS staffmembers serve on the local transportation <br />boazd and articulate the needs of Work First participants during transportation <br />planning sessions. In addition, DSS has an agreement with OPT for the services of a <br />transportation mobility manager to develop individual transportation plans and for the <br />use of a vehicle to transport Work First participants. <br />As a result of the collaboration, local transportation routes have been expanded to <br />meet the needs of some Work First participants and the Wheels for Work Program <br />was developed. The Wheels For Work Program matches donated vehicles with low <br />income working families, and assists low income working families with caz repairs. <br />There is no cost to riders using the Chapel Hill Transit System. Work First <br />participants living and working on the bus line take advantage of this service. For <br />Work First families living outside of the Chapel Hill Transit System, transportation <br />continues to be a major barrier. <br />Work First participants with access to personal vehicles receive a mileage <br />reimbursement. Others carpool, vanpool, utilize Orange Public Transportation or <br />