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Vermont Department for Children and Families Economic Services Division Reach Ahead Rules 2503 Program Participation 2503 Program Participation (7/1/2015, 15-08) A. Participation in Reach Ahead 1. Participation in Reach Ahead is limited to 24 months of a participating adult’s lifetime. 2. The 24 months of participation are cumulative and do not have to be consecutive. B. Participation in Blended Families 1. A blended family is a family that is in Reach Ahead and includes two work-eligible adults who have differing numbers of remaining months of Reach Ahead eligibility because one or both of the adults have previously participated in the program when they were not in the same family. 2. In blended families, the family’s eligibility is determined by the eligibility of the head of the household. 3. Eligibility and benefits for blended families in which only one of two participating adults is eligible due to the other adult having used his or her lifetime limitation shall be based upon the eligibility of the head of the household. 4. Any month of participation by a family with two adults with differing remaining months of eligibility will count against each adult’s lifetime months of eligibility, and if the cash value amount of the benefit varies between eligible adults, the family shall receive the benefit of the head of household.