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Orange County <br />Work First Plan for Achieving State Goals <br />Fiscal Year 1998 -2000 <br />GOALS <br />1. Reducing the Work First Caseload by <br />15% <br />2. Putting 168 Adults to Work <br />ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES <br />Activities: <br />• Employment assistance with job referral <br />and assessment prior to DSS intake <br />• Case management for each participant <br />• Vocational and job ready assessments <br />• Job readiness workshops <br />• Job coaching/mentoring for unskilled <br />participants <br />• Referral to education and training programs <br />• Intensive job referral process with <br />employers <br />• job development <br />• Work experience placement <br />• Individualized transportation plan <br />WHO/WHERE <br />• Employment Security Commission <br />(ESC) on -site at DSS <br />• DSS <br />• DSS, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) <br />Orange Enterprises, community <br />colleges, ESC <br />• DSS, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) <br />Orange Enterprises, community <br />colleges, ESC <br />• Orange Enterprises, Cara More, Club <br />Nova, VR, faith community, and <br />Commission for Women <br />• DSS, Skill Development Center, ESC, <br />Center for Employment Training, Joint <br />Orange Chatham Community Action <br />Agency (JOCCA), community colleges <br />• Chamber of Commerce, ESC, <br />Economic Development Commission <br />(EDC) <br />• Community <br />• Non - profits <br />• Orange County CAT system, public <br />transportation, school buses, private <br />contractors <br />N <br />O <br />