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harvest of wild, renewable resources for use such as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools, or transportation. Subsistence activities must serve a useful public purpose and contribute to the common good. 6. WORK ACTIVITIES ATAP refers mandatory caretaker relatives to a Work Services provider promptly to develop an FSSP and rapidly engage in assigned work activities. Work activities include: • Unsubsidized employment, including self-employment; • Subsidized public or private sector employment; • Work search; • Vocational Counseling; • On-the-job-training; • Job readiness activities; • Vocational education and training; • Approved community work experience • Approved business work experience; • Job skills training directly related to employment; • Education directly related to employment; and • Culturally appropriate subsistence activities.

7. WORK ACTIVITY EXEMPTIONS A parent or caretaker relative may be exempt from the requirement to participate in work activities because they are: • Needed in the home to care for a disabled relative; • Determined to have a medical condition that limits their ability to participate in work activities; • A caretaker of a child age 12 months or younger, however this exemption has a cumulative 12-month lifetime limit; • A victim of domestic violence; or • Living in a community without available childcare for a child under age 6. Individuals may be referred to other programs or agencies for special services such as vocational rehabilitation, counseling, substance abuse treatment, or other medical services as needs are identified. The Division is not implementing the federal option that requires an exempt parent or caretaker to participate in community work experience activities after two years of benefit receipt. The state chose to opt out of this provision because mandatory participation after two years of assistance may interfere with time spent on activities that will assist the participant to gain early paid employment. Alaska TANF State Plan Plan Effective December 31, 2025 13 | P a g e