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family received assistance. Effective October 1, 2009, the assignment shall exclude arrears that accrued prior to receipt of assistance.

Coordination with Child Welfare Pennsylvania recognizes the need to strengthen the existing line of communication between the local CAOs and the local County Children and Youth Agencies (CCYAs). A workgroup developed a set of inter-agency protocols to coordinate efforts to serve mutual clients. The process eliminates development of conflicting service plans and eliminates the possibility of conflicting program requirements. The protocols require that the activities outlined on the AMR, prepared in the CAOs, should be coordinated with the Family Service Plan that is prepared at the CCYA.

All 67 CAOs and CCYAs implemented county protocols to ensure a local service delivery system that enables families to reach self-sufficiency while providing a safe environment for the child. Additionally, prior to the imposition of a sanction for non- compliance with the work requirement, CAOs are required to contact CCYAs to determine if a family may have good cause for such non-compliance. Transfers of TANF Block Grant Funds Pennsylvania continues to provide supportive and emergency services through TANF or other State programs as follows:

 Pennsylvania allocates TANF Youth Development Funds (YDF) from the TANF Block Grant to the Department of Labor & Industry. These funds are used for youth workforce development programs that include the following activities:

- After School Programs consisting of homework assistance, developing work skills, entrepreneurial activities, time management, career exploration, leadership training and mentoring programs.

- In-school career awareness focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers.

- Out-of-school youth programs focusing on internships and work experience.

- Activities for youth who are co-enrolled in WIOA of 2014 Title I Youth. These activities meet the WIOA Youth performances measures of: Placement in Employment or Education, Attainment of Degree of Certificate and Literacy and Numeracy Gains.

Eligibility for these programs is limited to TANF recipients or youth that have a personal monthly gross earned income that does not exceed 235 percent of the FPIG level. Only the personal monthly gross income of the youth will be used to qualify a youth for the TANF Youth Development Programming unless the youth is legally married and/or has