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} <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: December 16, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item# /0-6 <br /> SUBJECT: Work First Plan <br /> Department: Social Services Public Hearing Yes----No--X-- <br /> ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Marti Pryor-Cook, Director <br /> Work First Plan <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough -732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> Purpose: <br /> To receive information on the Orange County Work First Plan. <br /> Background: <br /> On August 28, 1997, the NC General Assembly approved SB 352, Part XII, Welfare <br /> Reform Initiatives. The Legislation establishes the Work First Program as a program of <br /> public assistance, replacing the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) <br /> Program. The purpose of the Work First Program is to provide eligible families with <br /> short-term assistance and to facilitate their movement to self-sufficiency through <br /> employment. <br /> The Legislation requires county boards of commissioners to appoint a committee to <br /> identify the needs of the Work First population, to review and assist in developing the <br /> County Plan to respond to the needs, and to provide an opportunity for the public to <br /> make comment. It also specifies that county boards of commissioners review and <br /> approve the County Plan for submission to the NC Department of Health and Human <br /> Services, following a public review and comment period. <br /> The formal planning process for Orange County's Work First Plan began on January 16, <br /> 1996, when the Orange County Board of Commissioners appointed a Human Services <br /> Reform Task Force. More than 50 citizens participated in the work of The Task Force. <br />