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  • February 9, 2000 NEWS WESTERN CAROLINIAN Workfirst Program Puts Jackson County to Work by Michael Lewis Staff Writer The phrases "welfare reform" and "welfare to work" are terms that Americans have been bombarded with by politicians and social scientists for several years. Bob Cochran, director of the Jackson County Department of Social Services, and a 1980 Graduate of WCU, shed some light on the subject of what welfare to work means for Jackson County, and whether it is working for the benefit of welfare recipients. Up until 1996, welfare was an entitlement. As long as a prospective recipient met eligibility requirements, they were entitled to welfare funds for as long as they were needed. For a long time this caused a great deal of controversy because some recipients would receive welfare for long periods of time without ever returning to work, or gaining the training they needed to enter the workforce. Some even saw welfare as a free ride. But in 1996, the Clinton administration brought legislation before Congress to limit the amount of time during which a recipi ent could receive welfare funding. This legislation met with congressional approval in an almost bi-partisan effort which yielded the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. This program changed the welfare system in a dramatic way. No longer could a person receive welfare for excessive amounts of time. The TANF program stipulated that a family could only receive funding for a period of five years total. Of course, state governments could modify the program if they saw fit, providing they met the minimum requirements of the federal program. North Carolina was a state that decided to modify the TANF program. Governor Jim Hunt proposed a revised version of the TANF program before the state legislature the same year. Called Workfirst Family Assistance, or workfirst for short, the proposal met with bi-partisan approval. According to Cochran, funds can be received for five years, but not consecutively. Money can only be received for a period of two years at first. The recipient must then leave welfare for a period of tanning salon CM 293-3125 located across from post office beside cullowhee quick-stop NOW 10 BEDS! three years and then they can reapply to receive money for two more years. After another waiting period, the final year of funding can be received. During these periods, workfirst recipients are required to sign a contract agreeing to work a specified number of hours (40 hours a week), and submit to drug testing, as well as any other special requirements the caseworker and recipient mutually agree on. Also, any number of volunteer hours can count towards the 40 hour requirement. This volunteering, or work experience, with non-profit organizations each county agency has partnerships with, can also fulfill the workfirst requirements. Jackson County's partners are REACH, an outreach organization for battered women; and the Family Resource Center, a facility where families can access books and other resources on parenting, and hold various meetings. Attending a community college or university can also substitute for working at an actual paying job, thus giving the recipient vital skills to eventually join the workforce. Employers are encouraged to hire workfirst recipients. According to the North Carolina Commerce website, employers receive incentives to hire workfirst participants such as tax credits, and in some instances wage supplements where counties with high unemployment rates can use wage supplements to help businesses hire workfirst recipients. But does workfirst succeed in helping people leave welfare and get back to work? According to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services website, the number of people on welfare from 1997 to 1999 dropped by 38.8 percent, with 89 percent of workfirst graduates staying off welfare. As for Jackson County, according to Governor Hunt's workfirst report card provided by Cochran, the number of workfirst families from 1997 to 1999 dropped almost 49.3 percent. This means the number of families on welfare in Jackson County in 1997 was cut in half by 1999. Although Cochran says workfirst has had the assistance of a healthy economy, these are still very encouraging numbers. Vehicle Maintenance Safety Tuesday, February 22 10:30am and 2:30pm Wednesday, February 23 11:00am and 2:00pm "%.. Coulter Parking Lot presented by University Police
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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolin...

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