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10. CHILD CARE Child care is provided through the CCDF block grant administered by the Division. Child care may be provided to those seeking employment, those in work activities as defined by the Person Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), and those transitioning from cash benefits because of earned income. 11. PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY 11.1 Parental Responsibility Encouraged Staff is trained to work with families regarding their parental responsibility to become economically self-sufficient and assist in obtaining child support for their children. TANF Child-Only and TANF-NEON assistance applicants and recipients are required to cooperate with all child support enforcement requirements as a condition of eligibility. If a caregiver fails to cooperate with Child Support Enforcement requirements, cash benefits will be denied or terminated. The recipient signs an agreement outlining the recipient’s responsibilities. Personal Responsibility Plans are negotiated with participants where both the agency and participant agree to activities to move families to employment and provide for their children. 11.2 Child Support Interaction with TANF Program Child support staff collect the necessary information to locate parents, establish paternity, establish child support and medical court orders and collect child support. This action is either prior to or concurrent with the application interview. 11.3 Reduction of Out-of-Wedlock Births Nevada continues its efforts to prevent teen pregnancy. Between 1991 and 2016 Nevada’s teen birth rate dropped by 68%. Although progress has been made, in 2016 there were still 24.2 teen births for every 1000 women, which is a 12% decrease since 2015 and only slightly higher than the national average of 22.3%2. 2 Power to Decide, Nevada and National Data Our goal is to continue to work in collaboration with other state and local entities to reduce teen pregnancy year-over-year through education and access to family planning services. This will be accomplished on multiple levels – state, county and community. The state will continue to serve as a catalyst, providing information on teen pregnancy prevention, programs proven to be effective, and technical assistance to communities and families. Funds may be used for new initiatives associated with TANF purposes 3 (reduction of out-of-wedlock births) and 4 (formation of two parent families). Requests for Proposals will be issued to community or faith-based organizations. The Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) is implementing a partnership with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) – both agencies are within the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – to fund a program administered by the University of Nevada, Reno, College of Community Health Sciences to develop and implement education and outreach to prevent pregnancy in women ages 15 to 17. Pregnancy prevention programming developed, sponsored, and/or offered by UNR will be evidence based. The College of