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3 <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />I. CONDITIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY ............................................................................................... 5 <br />WORK FIRST CASELOAD DATA ............................................................................................................ 6 <br />WORK FIRST PROFII,E ............................................................................................................................ 6 <br />LENGTH OF TIME ON WORK FIItST .................................................................................................... 6 <br />II. PLANNING PROCESS ........................................................................................................................... 7 <br />A. PLANNING CONIIvII'I"I'EE ..................................................................................................................... 7 <br />B. PUBLIC COMMEIV'I' ............................................................................................................................. 8 <br />C. PLANNING PROCESS ........................................................................................................................... 8 <br />HI. OUTCOMES AND GOALS FOR THE COUNTY ............................................................................. 9 <br />A. STATEWIDE WORK FIRST GOALS ...........................................................................................................9 <br />1. Employment ..................................................................................................................................9 <br />2. Meeting Federal Participation Rates ........................................................................................... 9 <br />3. Providing Employment Services .................................................................................................. . 9 <br />4. Staying Off Welfare ...................................................................................................................... 9 <br />5. Job Retention ................................................................................................................................ 9 <br />6. Benefit Diversion .......................................................................................................................... 9 <br />B. COUNTY DEVELOPED OUTCOME GOALS ............................................................................................... ..9 <br />IV. PLANS TO ACHIEVE THE OUTCOMES AND GOALS ............................................................... 10 <br />ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ................................................................................................... lO <br />EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES AND RECOMMEATDATIONS .............................................................................. 10 <br />V. ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................... 13 <br />A. AIJ'T'IIORITy ..................................................................................................................................... 13 <br />B. ORGANIZATION ................................................................................................................................ 13 <br />C. FIRST STOP ...................................................................................................................................... 14 <br />D. CHILD CARE .................................................................................................................................... 15 <br />E. TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................................................... 15 <br />F. SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ......................................................................................................... 16 <br />G. FAMILY VIOLENCE OPTION ............................................................................................................. 16 <br />H. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT (MOE) .................................................................................................. 16 <br />I. CHILD WELFARE SERVICES ............................................................................................................. 17 <br />VI. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ............................................................................................................ 17 <br />VII. SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ................................................................................... 18 <br />VIII. SERVICES TO NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS ............................................................................ 18 <br />IX. EXEMPTION FROM THE WORK REQUIREMENT .................................................................... 18 <br />X. INNOVATIVE COUNTY STRATEGIES ........................................................................................... 18 <br />DEMONSTRATION GRANT INITIATIVE ........................................................................................................ 19 <br />TRANSPORTATION INITIAA'rIVE ................................................................................................................... 19 <br />IN'T'ENSIVE TEEN SUPPORT PROJECT .......................................................................................................... 20 <br />FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING ............................................................................................... 20 <br />THE CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING (CET) ...................................................................................20 <br />ORANGE ENTERPRISES (OE) .....................................................................................................................20 <br />ORANGE COUNTY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT/70BLINK CENTER ....................................................................20 <br />IMPROVED ACCESS FOR HISPANIC FAMILIES .............................................................................................21 <br />XI. SPECIAL ISSUES ..........................................................................................................................21 <br />