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8 When deprivation is based on incapacity, the non-incapacitated adult must participate in work activities an average of 30 hours per week unless he or she is: (I) required in the home to provide care for the incapacitated work-eligible parent; or (II) a custodial parent with a child under 6 years of age. In this instance the non- incapacitated adult must participate in work activities an average of 20 hours per week. Available Work Activities: • Employment ▪ Full/Part time employment ▪ Subsidized Employment Opportunities • Training • Education ▪ Work Experience Program ▪ Community Partnerships ▪ High School ▪ High School Equivalency (Hi-Set, GED) ▪ Long term/Short term Training ▪ Literacy Classes • Job Readiness/Job Search ▪ Structured employment Search General/temporary exemptions. All good cause situations are temporary in nature. An individual may have good cause for refusing or failing to participate in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Work. The worker determines good cause. Examples of good cause but not limited to: • Appropriate child care for the child(ren) is not available ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͗ o [ŽĐĂƚŝŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ă ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůΖƐ ŚŽŵĞ Žƌ ǁŽƌŬ ƐŝƚĞ͘ ! ƌĞĂƐŽŶĂďůĞ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŝƐ Ă ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ŶĞĞĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝůĚ;ƌĞŶͿ o Žƌ ƵŶƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂů ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďLJ Ă ƌĞůĂƚŝǀĞ Žƌ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ÜŶƐƵŝƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂů ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ͗  ;ŝͿ ĂĨĨŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚ;ƌĞŶͿ ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ ĐĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ {ƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ;ƌĞŶͿ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ŽďƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ͕ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĞŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ;ƌĞŶͿ͖  ;ŝŝͿ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ Žƌ ƐƚŝŵƵůĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚ;ƌĞŶͿΖƐ ŵĞŶƚĂů ĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ  ;ŝŝŝͿ ĂĨĨŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝůĚ;ƌĞŶͿ Ă ƐĂĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂďůĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ͖ Žƌ o [ĂĐŬ ŽĨ ĂĨĨŽƌĚĂďůĞ ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ͘ !ĨĨŽƌĚĂďůĞ ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ ŝƐ ĚĞĨŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ůŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚĞĚ ĐŚŝůĚĐĂƌĞ͘ o The custodial parent caring for a child younger than 6 years of age because he or she demonstrated an inability to obtain needed child care • Illness or incapacity of the participant or any household member who cannot give self-care and for whom special care is unavailable that requires 24/7 care • Participant's court-required appearance or incarceration • Participant's attendance at parent and teacher conferences • A family crisis or markedly changed individual or family circumstances • Unavailability of planned transportation, when needed, or the inability to arrange transportation • Occurrence of inclement weather that prevented the participant, and other similarly situated persons, from traveling to, or participating in, the prescribed activity • Lack of necessary social services or work activity • Assignment or job referral not meeting the appropriate work activity criteria • Refusal to accept major medical services even when such refusal precludes participation in the program