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All County Letter No. 25-93 Page Eleven • CalFresh Countable Month Letter – Use of Countable Month for ABAWDs (CF 377.11B) – The CF 377.11B must be sent no later than the 5th day of each month during which the ABAWD uses a countable month of CalFresh benefits. • CalFresh Time Limit Notice – Failure to Meet ABAWD Work Requirement (CF 377.11) – The CF 377.11 must be sent no later than ten days prior to discontinuance of CalFresh benefits. • CalFresh ABAWD Time Limit Exemption Screening Form (CF 377.11E) – The CF 377.11E must be included in the recertification package, and for counties coming off a waiver, it may be sent at least 30 days prior to implementation of the time limit to all households that include at least one member determined to be a potential ABAWD. • The ABAWD Work Reminder Letter - Effective the release of this ACL, CWDs are no longer required to provide the ABAWD Work Reminder letter to ABAWDs subject to the time limit. Instead, the CF 886 and comprehensive oral explanation of work rules and CF 377.11B will provide households with relevant reminders regarding ABAWD time limit rules. VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS Individuals subject to the time limit who are not exempt may meet the work requirement by performing volunteer or community service hours, consistent with the policy guidance in ACL No. 19-93. Volunteer and community service hours can be combined with work or other qualifying activities to meet the ABAWD work requirement. Counties are reminded that the CF 888 – CalFresh ABAWD Volunteer Work Hours Verification Form is available for the purpose of verifying volunteer or community service hours. Unlike other exemptions, Verification of volunteer or community service hours must be obtained and documented in the case record. For additional information on verifying whether an individual is meeting the work requirement through qualifying activities beyond volunteer and community service hours, such as work and education and training, see ACL No. 19-93. DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTIONS As a result of the FRA, there are currently zero discretionary exemptions available for county use. Counties may not apply discretionary exemptions at this time. California will begin to accrue new discretionary exemptions upon the expiration of the statewide waiver. FNS releases the amount of discretionary exemptions a state will