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Iord l,arolina <br /> -43.4OC' Lion 01(founty aL,Jirectorl vial Servicee <br /> Guiding Principles <br /> and the Association's Positions <br /> on Welfare Reform <br /> The NC Association of County Directors of Social Services supports a welfare reform program <br /> that will help people move from welfare to work, strengthen families through work and promote <br /> personal responsibility,however we need to ensure that the program keeps children safe and <br /> fosters family stability. <br /> The following are the philosophical principles that we believe should be the basis for any welfare <br /> reform effort. <br /> • Children are our future. Investment in their safety and well-being is critical to the success of our <br /> families, our communities and the future of North Carolina. <br /> • Each citizen in need of assistance is recognized as having worth and dignity and deserves the <br /> opportunity to assume an active role toward becoming self-sufficient, self-supporting and <br /> responsible. <br /> • Receipt of assistance assumes a mutual responsibility of citizen and agency for the citizen to <br /> become self-supporting and self-sufficient. Education, training, child care and other supportive <br /> services must be provided to assure each citizen has an opportunity to become self-supporting. <br /> • Assistance programs should be time limited while the citizen is gaining the skills to become <br /> self-sufficient. <br /> • The receipt of assistance should not stigmatize the citizen, nor blame victims of economic and <br /> social adversity for problems they did not create. Honesty is presumed until otherwise proven. <br /> NCACDSS Guiding Principles and the Association's <br /> Positions on Welfare Reform <br /> 1 <br />