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72 North Carolina from the Income Maintenance Supervisor. The ineligibility period is defined as the month of application and the next three months. The individual may reapply for Work First at any time but is ineligible for benefits during the job quit penalty period. There is no cure for the job quit penalty once the penalty begins. 3. All work eligible family participants will be required to participate in countable work and work-related activities to be completed satisfactorily in order for this agency to provide a benefit payment. Families who fail to complete their required hours as agreed within their MRA are considered to be in non-compliance. Families must complete the required hours to be eligible to receive the benefit assistance. 4. All Work First work eligible individuals are required to be actively participating in work and work-related activities for a total of 40 hours per week. All activities must have documentation of competition verified and approved by the Work First case manager prior to payment being released. Documentation must be maintained in the case file. Participation will be a combination of activities which include but not limited to employment, subsidized employment, vocational training, skills training, education, work experience, substance abuse counseling, mental health, vocational rehabilitation, and job readiness/job search. 5. Reviews for Child-Only cases will be completed every year unless the following circumstances indicate an earlier review: • the child reaches 18 years of age; • the child moves out of the home of the caregiver; or • the death of the caregiver. Macon County will forego the first six-month review as stated in the TANF State Plan and review each case annually. 6. Retention Assistance -The agency will provide assistance to working families for up to 3 months after leaving Work First for work. 7. Macon County elects to retain the work requirement policy for single parents of children under the age of three months. This policy will be limited to a three-month exemptions period per child not to exceed a lifetime maximum of 12 months. WILSON COUNTY 1. Wilson County calls its plan the Work First and Child Safety Plan. Immediate participation in intensive employment services for all “work eligible” families is necessary in order to meet the participation rate and to ensure families are adequately served before the end of the two-year/five-year time limits. All work eligible families applying for Work First Cash Assistance are provided with employment services and work supports to achieve economic independence. Families are held accountable to comply with their MRA Plan of Action and MRA Core. The participant will be required to participate in required employment related activities determined by the participant and social worker on the MRA. The Social Worker will work with the participant toward eliminating barriers that prevent the participant from successfully obtaining a job and retaining it, long-term. Wilson County DSS will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicants will be screened and offered the opportunity to state they have a disability and ask for accommodation. 2. Many of the children in the Child Only cases are in relative placements. The relative caregivers may have difficulty dealing with the emotional and behavioral problems