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Home My WebLink About20020220.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE 2002 COLORADO WORKS PROGRAM PLAN WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with the 2002 Colorado Works Program Plan from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, to the Colorado Department of Human Services, with terms and conditions being as stated in said plan, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said plan, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, ex-officio Board of Social Services, that the 2002 Colorado Works Program Plan from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Social Services, to the Colorado Department of Human Services be, and hereby is, approved. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 28th day of January, A.D., 2002. BOARD OFCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS �,�,�� WELT/OLf' UNTY�LORADO ATTEST: AO�/'!/vG Ztd, Chair "may D GI , Vaad, Chair Weld County Clerk to the B rd 1 E C /J' t David E. L.�:, Pro-Te / 41, to the Boardl�� . J. ' eile n .. APPROVE° AS" O FARM: EXCUSED William H. Jerke �f I /j C6unty Attorney 2) l Robert D Masden Date of signature: 9 C� 2002-0220 SS0029 a DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PO BOX A GREELEY,CO 80632 19t WEBSITE:www.co.weld.co.us Administration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551 Child Support(970)352-6933 COLORADO • MEMORANDUM TO: Glenn Vaad, Chair Date: January 24, 2002 Board of County Commissioners FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Social Services „v. y (1 C /lx ,;; ji RE: Colorado Works Program Plan, 2002. Enclosed for Board approval is the Colorado Works Program Plan, 2002, for Weld County. This Plan outlines the information requested by the Colorado Department of Human Services and includes County policies adopted by the Board. These policies and procedures of the Colorado Works Program and the Child Care Program are provided through and referenced of Section 6.000 of the Weld County Department of Social Services Operations Manual. If you have any questions, please telephone me at extension 6510. 2002-0220 Colorado Works Program Plan, 2002 WELD County Approved by: Glenn Vaad, Chair Judy A. Griego, Director Board of County Commissioners Weld County Department of Weld County, Colorado Social Services Eligibility Criteria and Benefit Limits For each type of benefit or service that applies to your county(except for basic cash assistance), please list the maximum income levels for eligibility; the maximum payment amounts for each type of benefit or service; and any other criteria that apply for the receipt of each type of benefit or service. Please be as detailed as possible and attach additional pages as necessary. Type of Benefit or Maximum Maximum Service, if Income Level Payment Applicable For Eligibility Amount Other Eligibility Criteria Other Assistance See Colorado Works in Weld County Plan Section 6.027. "County Optional other Assistance" State Diversion Must be See Colorado Works in Weld County eligible for Plan Section 6.007. basic cash "Weld County Grant Diversion assistance. Program" County Diversion 185% of See Colorado Works in Weld County poverty Plan 6.008 and 6.009. Description of Benefits Provided For each category of benefit or service that applies to your county(including basic cash assistance),please describe in as much detail as possible the benefits or services to be provided. Please provide examples as appropriate and attach additional pages as necessary. Also,please consider the following in your answers: • For basic cash assistance, whether or not you close cases for demonstrable evidence for failure to follow the terms of the Individual Responsibility Contract (IRC). If yes,what is your procedure? • For State Diversion, if you provide services in lieu of cash, describe the services provided and the circumstances under which you provide them. • For each type of benefit or service, include in your description whether or not you provide optional payment methods such as vendor payments, voucher payments and/or lump-sum payments, and under what conditions these optional payment methods will be used. Type of Benefit or Service, if applicable Description of Benefit or Service Basic Cash Assistance See Section 6.002—Colorado Works in Weld County Other Assistance See Section 6.027—"County Optional other Assistance State Diversion See Section 6.007—"Weld County Grant Diversion Program County Diversion See Section 6.008 and 6.009 Per 26-2-716 (2.5) C.R.S., please attach all county policies related to basic cash, other assistance, state diversion and county diversion. Please use additional pages as necessary. Sanctions What is the minimum number of months for each sanction level? Sanction Level Minimum Number of Months First (1) 2 3 Second (1) 2 3 Third (3) 4 5 6 Please list the good cause reasons for which you do not impose sanctions, and describe your process for determining when to impose sanctions. See Section 6.005—Colorado Works in Weld County. Temporary Good Cause Exemptions from Work Participation. Per 26-2-716 (2.5) C.R.S.,please attach all county policies related to sanctions against basic cash assistance and other assistance. Please use additional pages as necessary. See Section 6.011—Participant Sanctions and Appeals—Colorado Works in Weld County Job Readiness and Work Activities Please describe your county definition ofjob-ready. See Colorado Works in Weld County Plan-6.006.12 If your county automatically exempts participants from work activities based on the age of their youngest child, what is the maximum age of the child(in months)that will result in the exemption. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The following 12 work activities may be used to meet work participation rates as established by the federal government, as well as satisfy the 24 month requirement. Please indicate which ones your county uses. X Unsubsidized employment X Subsidized private sector employment X Subsidized public sector employment X Work experience X On-the Job Training X Job Search/Job Readiness Community Service Programs Vocational Educational Training Provision of Child Care for a Participant in a Community Service Program X Job Skills Training Directly Related to Employment X Education Directly Related to Employment X Satisfactory Attendance at Secondary School or GED If Community Service Programs is indicated above,please define the activities which will be included in your county's community service programs in addition to those listed in Volume III at 3.626,2 (G). In addition to those activities listed above,please describe what other work activities your county uses in order for individuals to meet the 24 month requirement. Per 26-2-716(Z5)C.R.S.,please attach all official written county policies related to work activities in your county. Please use additional pages as necessary. See Section 6.002—Work Activities - Colorado Works in Weld County Child Care Availability Appropriate and affordable formal child care arrangements are defined as unavailable when the following conditions exist: See Section 6.005.1.A.1 —Colorado Works in Weld County Informal child care by a relative or under other arrangements are defined as unavailable or unsuitable when the following conditions exist: See Section 6.005.1.A.2 —Colorado Works in Weld County What is the definition of a reasonable distance from an individual's home or work site for which appropriate child care would be considered unavailable? See Section 6.005.1.A.3 —Colorado Works in Weld County Per 26-2-716(2.5)C.R.S.,please attach all official written county policies related to child care availability in your county.Please use additional pages as necessary. Family Violence Option Please answer the following questions about the Family Violence Option. Please use additional pages as necessary. Will your county be implementing the Family Violence Option?(Yes) No If yes, please answer the following questions: How will your county create an environment which ensures that victims of domestic violence are able to voluntarily disclose abuse in a confidential manner? Each TANF applicant is provided the notification of Domestic Violence form and explained the Domestic Violence Waiver option. Staff work areas are private. Domestic Violence literature is available throughout the department that includes where and how professional staff can be contacted. How will your county assure that appropriate domestic violence services are available to participants of the Colorado Works Program? Domestic.Violence counselors are on sight certain days of the week and on call 24 hours per day. Domestic Violence literature is available throughout the agency. Will your county contract for domestic violence training?(Yes) No What procedures are in place to provide State approved domestic violence training to county staff and to any entity with which the county has a contract for service?How often is the training provided?How will your county verjfy that contractors receive domestic violence training? All TANF staff are required to complete state approved Domestic Violence training. What qualifications and/or credentials are required for the individual(s)providing domestic violence training for your county? Domestic Violence Training will be provided by state approved staff. Earned Income Tax Credit Per Section 26-2-709(2)(b)C.R.S.,please describe how you help participants apply for and receive the federal earned income tax credit.Please use additional pages as necessary. Earned Income Tax Credit information will be distributed to public assistance recipients and available throughout the department. Staff are aware of the Tax Credit and will be addressing and distributing information on how and when to apply. Individual Development Accounts Per Section 26-2-716 (2) (g) C.R.S.,please describe how you make available opportunities for Individual Development Accounts (LDAs). Please use additional pages as necessary. Statutory Rape Prevention The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act(PRWORA)requires each state to "conduct a program designed to reach State and local law enforcement officials, the education system, and relevant counseling services, that provides education and training on the problem of statutory rape so that teenage pregnancy prevention programs may be expanded in scope to include men." While not required by state statute,please provide us any information you have about any programs in your county designed to implement this federal requirement. Please use additional pages as necessary. Out-of-Wedlock Birth Prevention The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)requires each state to "establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of- wedlock pregnancies, with special emphasis on teenage pregnancies, and establish numerical goals for reducing the illegitimacy ratio of the State (as defined in section 403(a)(2)EB)) for calendar years 1996 through 2005."While not required by state statute, please provide us any information you have about any programs in your county designed to reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock births, and particularly those programs that emphasize reducing the incidence of teen-age out-of-wedlock births. Please use additional pages as necessary. Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment has been funded through Title V for the past four years to provide abstinence only education to youth, ages 10-19. We have implemented relationship curricula that include skill building on exercises on refusal skills. The goal of the program is to teach teens the positive results of waiting until marriage to have sex—no unwanted babies, no disease, and no emotional entanglements. Teachers, parents, and community members who work with teens teach the program. The WCDPHE promotes healthy sexual behaviors in the clinical setting by counseling females 19 and under during family planning visits. They are given the skills and support to reclaim their virginity and understand their risk for disease and/or pregnancy. The health department has also established collaboration through the Weld Citizen Action Network with other community agencies and individuals who want to decrease the number of teens giving birth or contracting sexually transmitted diseases. During 2001 Community Renewal Day, sponsored by WeCAN,the committee developed a yearlong plan to provide education to parents and grandparents on how to communicate with their children about sexual behavior. A community wide meeting was held in October to present the abstinence programs and a similar presentation is scheduled for February for the Hispanic community. In April,the committee will sponsor a community program and training on male responsibility and sex. We also provide, on request, information and training on birth control and use of condoms for pregnancy/STI prevention. This is county funded and not done with Title V funds. We plan on continuing our abstinence education and relationship program and promoting this message as the healthiest choice for our children in Weld County. Other Program Descriptions If not already addressed previously, for each of the categories listed below, please describe in as much detail as you would like, the benefits or services provided. Details to consider in your description(s) could include the purpose(s) of the program; amounts, frequency and duration of any subsidies; eligibility criteria for receipt of benefits or services; the types of expenditures covered with TANF funds; additional funding source(s)used, e.g. WtW, WIA, etc. Attach any program descriptions or other information as appropriate, and any related county policies. Please use additional pages as necessary. Subsidized Employment—On the Job Training,Work Supplementation Work Incentives—Job Retention Package- $105.00 for hair care, food, clothing, gasoline Education Incentives—No cash incentives however will pay costs of remedial activities and GED Housing—Rental assistance and deposits through TANF and Welfare to Work Transportation—Bus passes, gasoline, auto repair Postsecondary Education—TANF and Welfare to Work support education through the provision of tuition assistance, books, fees, etc. Consideration must be given to whether the educational program will lead to employment. Labor market information is reviewed. Non-custodial Parents—The Welfare to Work Program provides support for non-custodial parents to acquire the education and skills necessary to obtain and maintain a job and improve marketable skills. Supportive services such as gas vouchers, tuition assistance, housing assistance, etc., may be available. Controlled Substance Abuse Policy Other—All clients are evaluated for enrollment/co-enrollment into WIA and Welfare to Work Programs to compliment TANF services in order to obtain and maintain employment. Section 6000 COLORADO WORKS IN WELD COUNTY AND CHILD CARE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Hello