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• Complete 6 contacts with employers; 3 of which need to be Applications.

IMPACT Supportive Services for AJS: • Transportation services- This is only to be given if participant is unable to complete their 6 contacts during their Orientation appointment. • Childcare is limited to 6 weeks for an AJS participant- This is only to be given if participant is unable to complete their 6 contacts during their Orientation appointment.

AJS Exemptions: • is less than eighteen (18) years of age. • is more than sixty-four (64) years of age. • is medically certified as unfit for employment. (including individuals categorized as medically frail in the eligibility system) • is pregnant. • is a parent or caretaker who personally provides care for someone with a disability/serious medical condition. • is receiving unemployment compensation and complying with DWD. • is participating in a treatment and rehabilitation program or a drug or alcohol addiction program. • Is participating in: o An adult basic education program o Course of Study at a post-secondary institution o Has been awarded a federal or state financial aid award or grant. • is a victim of domestic or family violence in last 60 days. • separated from service in the armed forces not more than one hundred eighty (180) days before applying for TANF assistance; or • has experienced homelessness in the last 60 days. • has a child under 12 weeks of age. • is in a county that the unemployment rate exempts them due to greater than 10% rate, designated as a labor surplus area.

AJS Compliance: • Failure to attend a scheduled Orientation/Assessment Interview and participate in the activities specified on the individual’s SSP will result in a Notice of non-compliance. • Applicant may provide a good cause explanation by the time frame noted in the notice. • If good cause is granted, an exemption to AJS will be granted. • If good cause is not granted, the TANF application will be denied, and applicant must reapply.

Reasons for good cause include: • The required actions were beyond the capability of the participant to perform, or the circumstances were beyond the individual’s ability to control. A supervisory determination is required to grant a good cause exemption from AJS and allow TANF to be authorized. • TANF applicant is residing in a domestic violence shelter. • At reapplication, if a sanctioned individual is determined to be exempt from Applicant Job Search, the sanction should be end dated the last day of the month of application.