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44 cure for the job quit penalty once the penalty begins. It continues until the full four months is completed, even if the individual obtains employment. 3. Vendor payments will be agreed upon by the families and DSS and documented in the MRA upon signing that form. Families who fail o complete their required hours as agreed upon in their MRA are 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. 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, job readiness/job search, etc. 5. Reviews for Child Only cases will be completed every two years except for the following: child ages out, child moves out of the casehead’s home or in case of death of the casehead.

WILSON COUNTY

1. All WFFA “work eligible” individuals are required to be actively participating in work and work related activities for a minimum of 35 hours per week, and the first 20 hours of their participation must be in federally countable activities. 2. Continue the Educational Incentive Rewards Program in order to reward families who achieve their GED, obtain a skills training certificate or a two year degree. 3. Eliminate the Resource Limit for families applying for Work First. 4. All WFFA participants whose employment results in termination of their Work First benefits or who are receiving Job Bonus will be referred to our Financial Social Work Services at Career Plus to develop a Financial Education and Savings Plan. Families that follow through with their Financial and Savings Goals and achieve outcomes/goals will be eligible for a financial education incentive bonus. Bonuses will be authorized once the family meets any of their identified goals. A family may receive up to three (3) financial incentive bonuses per year based on achieving behavioral changing goals. 5. If a WFFA child only casehead fails to return a Quarterly Review and requests reopening due to termination from that non-compliance, the participant/family’s WFFA case will be re- opened with a one-month penalty for failure to comply. 6. All Child Only Kinship Care cases that have a prior involvement with CPS, Prevention, Juvenile Justice, or Foster Care within the last 6 months will be required to comply with the Kinship Care Family Assessment. 7. All Child Only WFFA cases with children age 6-17 who are not attending school regularly or whose grades are not on grade level will be required to comply with the Kinship Care Family Assessment. Caretakers who do not comply with the school requirements, and participate in the Kinship Care Family Assessment and who are determined to not have good cause will be sanctioned and may not be eligible to receive WFFA payment (Work First Manual Section 103). 8. Work First “work ready” families will be directed to participate in Express Employment Pathways Program. 9. Work First applicants are required to make a Child Support Establishment application prior to making a Work First Cash Assistance application. 10. All WFFA applicants will have a 1 month penalty imposed for quitting a job unless “good cause” is established.