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TABLE OF CONTENTSI. CONDITIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY .......................................................7 <br />WORK FIItST CASELOAD DATA ..........................................................................................................10 <br />WORK FIRST PROFILE ..........................................................................................................................10 <br />LENGTH OF TIME ON WORK FII2ST ..................................................................................................10 <br />H. PLANNING PROCESS ......................:..................................................................................................11 <br />A. PLANNING COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................................11 <br />B. PUBLIC COMMENT ...........................................................................................................................11 <br />C. PLANNING PROCESS .........................................................................................................................12 <br />III.OUTCOMES AND GOALS FOR THE COUNTY ...........................................................................12 <br />A. STATEWIDE WORK FIRST GOALS ........................................................................................:................12 <br />1. Employment ..................................................:.............................:...............................................12 <br />2. Meeting Federal Par°ticipation Rates .........................................................................................12 <br />3. Providing Employment Services ....................................................................:...........................13 <br />4. Benefit Diversion ........................................................................................................................13 <br />5. Staying Off Welfare ....................................................................................................................13 <br />6. Job Retention ..............................................................................................................................13 <br />B. COUNTY DEVELOPED OUTCOME GOALS ...............................................................................................13 <br />IV. PLANS TO ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES AND GOALS ...............................................................14 <br />ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ...................................................................................................14 <br />EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES AND RECOMNIENDATIONS ..............................................................................14 <br />V. ADMINISTRATION ...........................................................................................................................17 <br />A. AUTHORITY ...................................................................................................................:.................17 <br />B. ORGANIZATION ................................................................................................................................17 <br />C. FIRST STOP ......................................................................................................................................18 <br />D. CHILD CARE ....................................................................................................................................18 <br />E. TRANSPORTATION ...........................................................................................................................19 <br />F. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES .........................................................................................................20 <br />G. FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION .............................................................................................................20 <br />H. IVIAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE) ......................................:...........................................................20 <br />I. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES .............................................................................................................21 <br />VI. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ............................................................................................................21 <br />VII. SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMII.IES ...................................................................................22 <br />VIII. SERVICES TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS ............................................................................22 <br />IX. EXEMPTION FROM THE WORK REQUII2.EMENT ................................................:...................22 <br />X. INNOVATIVE COUNTY STRATEGIES ...........................................................................................22 <br />TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE ...................................................................................................................22 <br />FAITH TEAM INVOLVEMENT ......................................................................................................................23 <br />INTENSIVE TEEN SUPPORT PROJECT ..........................................................................................................23 <br />FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING .......................................:.......................................................23 <br />THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING (CET) ...................................................................................23 <br />ORANGE EN'T'ERPRISES (OE) .....................................................................................................................23 <br />ORANGE COUNTY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT/JOBLINK CENTER ....................................................................24 <br />