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North Carolina

13  WFFA.  Child care.  Supportive and preventive services, including, but not limited to child and family enrichment services, work-related expenses, and transportation.  Educational activities intended to increase self-sufficiency, job training, and work, excluding any expenditure for public education in the State except expenditures that involve the provision of services or assistance to a member of an eligible family that is not generally available to other people.  Administrative costs (which may not exceed 15% of the total funds spent for purposes under Title I of the federal block grant). [Administration is defined as costs associated with office directors, policy, fiscal, budget, personnel, purchasing, legal, clerical support, and direct, indirect, and allocated costs in support of these positions. The costs of staff that provide case management, program supervisors, program clerical staff, and support costs of program staff are services costs rather than administrative costs. The staff time spent solely on determining financial eligibility, including evaluating assets, is counted as administration.]  Case management services, including outreach and follow-up activities.  Services such as housing assistance or health care assistance that can help families meet their goals for self-sufficiency.  Automating the provisions of the law.  Other uses that reasonably can be expected to enable families to care for children in their homes; that promote job preparation, work, and marriage; that prevent or reduce the incidence of out of wedlock pregnancies; and that encourage parents to marry and remain married.  Programs for at-risk youth that provide after school programming, mentorship, remediation, alternative education, dropout prevention, and other supportive services.  Early Education and other school readiness programs intended to ensure youth are prepared to enter school.

IMPLEMENTATION

North Carolina will phase in implementation, based on resources, training needed, and automation abilities. Any changes requiring modifications to the existing Client Services Data Warehouse (CSDW), Services Information System (SIS)or North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST) that support the Work First Cash Assistance program will be delayed until the modifications can be implemented in the systems. Existing policies remain in effect until the required automation changes can be made effective or changes not requiring automation can be put into place.

AMERICANS FOR DISABILITIES ACT REQUIREMENTS (ALL COUNTIES)

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policy, county departments of social services/agencies are prohibited from discriminating against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion or disability in admission, treatment or participation in its programs, services activities, or in employment. All counties are required to have policies and practices on compliance with American with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as the provision of interpreter services for its citizens that require such accommodations. Counties are asked to provide a detailed discussion on how the county complies with ADA, as well as how they provide requests for interpreter services.