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Department of Social Services - continued <br />Social Services: Economic Services Division <br />Major Services <br />• Provide funding for staff administering various Public Assistance programs, the Work First and <br />Adolescent Parenting programs. (Actual costs for Public Assistance payments as well as related <br />performance measures are found in the Public Assistance division.). <br />Provide case management services to adolescent parents to delay future pregnancies. <br />Provide cash payments, case management, and other supportive services to Work First families to <br />allow them to obtain employment. <br />Assist Orange County Veterans in accessing benefits. <br />• Enable Orange County residents to acquire skills, obtain employment, and /or increase income at <br />the Skills Development Center. <br />FY 2012 -13 Outcomes <br />Prepared and trained Economic Services staff on NC FAST in anticipation of Phase 2 and 6 <br />rollout. Staff members are converting all Food and Nutrition Services cases into NC FAST and <br />preparing for Work First and Medicaid case conversions. <br />Enabled teen parents to finish school and avoid a second pregnancy. Increased success rate by <br />3 %, from the prior year. <br />Performance Measures <br />2010 -11 <br />2011 -12 <br />2012 -13 <br />2012 -13 <br />2013 -14 <br />Actual <br />Actual <br />Budget <br />Projected <br />Budget <br />Service: Provide Work First cash payments and case management services to low- income or unemployed <br />families. <br />Number of households receiving Work <br />222 <br />227 <br />240 <br />240 <br />250 <br />First cash assistance (monthly average) <br />Number of participants who gained <br />100 <br />95 <br />80 <br />80 <br />95 <br />employment <br />County all families work participation rate <br />49% <br />44% <br />50% <br />50% <br />53% <br />(Target: >_ 50 %) <br />Number of participants who received SSI <br />5 <br />3 <br />5 <br />5 <br />10 <br />Percentage of employed participants who <br />62% <br />71% <br />73% <br />73% <br />75% <br />retained employment for at least twelve <br />months after exiting the program <br />Service: Provide case management services to adolescent parents to delay future pregnancies. <br />Number of adolescent parents <br />43 <br />37 <br />40 <br />40 <br />38 <br />participating in the Adolescent Pregnancy <br />Prevention Program <br />Percentage of participating teens who <br />95% <br />97% <br />100% <br />100% <br />100% <br />avoided a second pregnancy <br />Percentage of participating teens who <br />95% <br />100% <br />100% <br />100% <br />100% <br />successfully completed high school or <br />equivalency <br />Service: Assist Veterans in accessing benefits. <br />Number of Veterans receiving assistance <br />234 <br />240 <br />100* <br />100 <br />200 <br />in applying for needed services <br />1i UZ! <br />