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13 3. 3. Providing Employment Services. Active participation in intensive employment services for all families in order to meet the participation rate and to ensure families are served adequately before the end of five years. The 2005 -06 goal for Orange County is to provide services to 80% of all parent caseload and 100% of the 2-parent caseload. 4. Benefit Diversion. The most successful outcome possible is for an applicant to avoid the need to become a recipient. The 2005 -06 goal for Orange County is to provide benefit diversion services for 129 cases. 5. Stayine Off Welfare. Efforts to reduce welfare rolls, help adults find jobs, and increase self - sufficiency are undermined when families return to welfare. Families leaving Work First beeause of a job are tracked to determine if they return to cash assistance. The 2005 -06 goal for Orange County is 90% of the caseload still working after 12 months. 6. Job Retention. Families who leave Work First for employment and continue to be employed 6 to 12 months after leaving the program show evidence of keeping their income and increased job stability, which impacts a family's well being. This measure will be based on the number of responsible adults that leave Work First Family Assistance for employment who are still employed at 6 and 12 month intervals following termination. The goal for Orange County is to have 60% of the caseload still working at 6 months and 50% at 12 months. B. County Developed Outcome Goals The Work First Planning Committee recommended to the County Commissioners that the following outcome goals be adopted. The Department of Social Services shall continue to uphold its mission to provide quality services to the citizens of Orange County. Specifically, the Department of Social Services should do so by seeking to assist Work First participants in obtaining and maintaining employment, meeting federal and state goals pertaining to employment and job retention, and helping families meet the basic physical, social, educational, health, and economic needs of children and adults who comprise Work First families.