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3 <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />L CONDITIONS WITHIl~i THE COUNTy ...,.,» .......................».»...»»..»......»...»»»...»..................5 <br />WORK FIRST CASELOAD DATA....»»..........»........».»»....» »» ...............»»..........».....»..».»»»...»6 <br />WORK FIRST PROFILE .»......»»....»» »»....»»».»»..»»»»......».».»»»»»»»».»».....»..»..»»»......».»..6 <br />GTH OF TIME ON WORK FIRST .»-»»»»»-- -~-»»»-»»»»-~-»6 <br />..»...»......»» »»».... <br />LEN »»» <br />1L PLANNING PROCESS »»....»».»».»...»..».»... »......»»...»»....»»».».»»....»»..........».....»».... .7 <br />A. PLANNING COMMI'I"I'EE ............................................................ .........................................................7 <br />B. ~ PUBLK: COlunvlEt~'r ..........................•---...................................... .........................................................8 <br />C. PLANNING PROCESS .................................................................. .........................................................8 <br />IIL OUTCOMES AND GOALS FOR THE COUNTY ...............»».»...»»......»..»............».....».»-»»»»»-9 <br />A. STATEWIDE WORK FIRST GOALS ...........................................................................................................9 <br />1. Employment ......................................................................... .........................................................9 <br />2. Meeting Federal Participation Rates .................................. ......................................................... 9 <br />3. Providing Employment yen,ices......--• ................................. ......................................................... 9 <br />4. Staying OJj''Welfare ............................................................. .........................................................9 <br />S. Job Reterttion ....................................................................... .:....................................................... 9 <br />6. Benefit Diversion ................................................................ ......................................................... 9 <br />B. COUNTY DEVELOPED OUTCOME GOALS .................................................................................................9 <br />IV. PLANS TO ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES AND GOALS..».»........»..........» ..................................10 <br />ACI'MTIES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ........................................... ........................................................10 <br />EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES AND RECOMIv~NDATIONS ...................... ........................................................10 <br />V. ADNIINISTRATION»..........»».....»»..».».....»...........».»........»....»».»»....»..........»...........»..»»...»...13 <br />A. A[rTHORrrY ............................................................................. ....•------.....-----...................................13 <br />B. ORGANTLATION ........................................................................ ...:....................................................13 <br />C. FIRST STOP .............................................................................. ........................................................14 <br />D. CHII.D CARE ............................................................................ ........................................................15 <br />E. TRANSpORTATION ................................................................... ........................................................15 <br />F. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ................................................. ........................................................16 <br />G. FAMILY VIOLENCE OpTION ..................................................... .................................................:......16 <br />H. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (lyIOE) .......................................... ........................................................16 <br />I. CHII.D WELFARE SERVICES ..................................................... ........................................................17 <br />VL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE .....»........»»...........»».»...»............»»...»....».....»».........»».»».........».17 <br />VIL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMII.IES.».»......»»....».......»»»............»....»»..».........».»».»...18 <br />VIII. SERVICES TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS .»..»»......»..»...».».........» ...............»...»»»»........18 <br />IX. EXEMPTION FROM THE WORK REQUIREMENT..»»......»..».»».»...»»............»....».»...».»....18 <br />X. INNOVATIVE COUNTY STRATEGIES ..»..........»»....»..»..»»....».»........»...»......»».».»..»..»»»...» 18 <br />DEMONSTRATION GRANT INITIATIVE ............................................ ............................................................ i~ <br />........................................... <br />TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE .............................................................19 <br />........... <br />................................... <br />INTENSIVE TEEN SUPPORT pROJECI' .............................................................20 <br />.......... <br />FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING ...............................................................................................20 <br />THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT T12AINING (CET) ...................... .............................................................20 <br />................................. <br />ORANGE T:~ITERPRLSES (OE) .............................................................20 <br />....................... <br />ORANGE COUNTY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT/JOBLINK CENTER ....... .............................................................20 <br />IMPROVED ACCESS FOR HISPANIC FAMILIES ................................ .............................................................21 <br />XL SPECIAL. 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