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15 <br />g. Provide intensive employment services for the hardest to serve <br />participants which include vocational assessment, job placement, and <br />follow -up <br />h. Offer incentives for participants working on a General Equivalency <br />Diploma (GED) and encourage employers to hire participants working on <br />their diploma <br />i. Ensure participants have an awareness of transportation resources <br />j. Advocate for the needs of participants through public forums and poverty <br />forums in an effort to gain community support on issues <br />k. Research early drop -off childcare issue. Explore using other centers <br />Outcome: Improve access to transportation for employment, vocational training <br />and child care for Work First Families. <br />a. Identify current van pooling routes within Orange County <br />b. Utilize van pooling for participants living and working in same proximity <br />c. Explore other transportation systems traveling to Orange County such as <br />Caswell, Person and Chatham <br />d. Collect information on existing transportation systems such as Triangle <br />Transit Authority, Orange Public Transportation and Chapel Hill Transit <br />e. Contract for Work First drivers for improved access <br />£ Assist in marketing efforts for Triangle Transit Authority, Orange Public <br />Transportation and Chapel Hill Transit <br />g. Advocate for expanded resources for rural services <br />h. Enhance mass transit efforts by connecting short routes with longer routes <br />(connecting Orange Public Transportation with Triangle Transit Authority <br />i. Enhance the car donation program <br />j. Encourage financial education for Work First participants receiving car <br />donations or assist in purchasing a car <br />k. Assist Work First participants with down payment when financially <br />possible <br />Outcome: Develop intervention strategies that empower and strengthen families <br />through the acquisition of basic necessities such as housing, nutrition, health, <br />child care, support networks, relationship building, life skill and communication <br />skill building, financial literacy and engaging involvement from non - custodial <br />parents. <br />a. Expand our job readiness model to include role playing, health and <br />literacy, family planning, budgeting, conflict resolution, credit counseling <br />and self assessment <br />b. Provide client information about educational resources which include <br />literacy council, computer training, general equivalency diploma, finances, <br />nutrition and father read, mother read and baby read programs <br />c. Utilize resources in the community that exist by utilizing in home visit <br />groups with the Health Department and Cooperative Extension Service <br />d. Follow up to ensure clients are aware and educated on the importance of <br />establishing paternity and child support payments <br />