County departments of job and family services shall establish and administer alternative work activities for minor heads of households and adults participating in Ohio works first. In establishing alternative work activities, county departments are not limited by the restrictions Title IV-A imposes on work activities. The following are examples of alternative work activities that a county department may establish:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 5107.64

  • Adult: means an individual who is not a minor child. See Ohio Code 5107.02
  • Assistance group: means a group of individuals treated as a unit for purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of assistance provided under Ohio works first. See Ohio Code 5107.02
  • Domestic violence: means being subjected to any of the following:

    (1) Physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to result in, physical injury to the individual;

    (2) Sexual abuse;

    (3) Sexual activity involving a dependent child;

    (4) Being forced as the caretaker relative of a dependent child to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts or activities;

    (5) Threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;

    (6) Mental abuse;

    (7) Neglect or deprivation of medical care. See Ohio Code 5107.02

  • Minor head of household: means a minor child who is either of the following:

    (1) Is married, at least six months pregnant, and a member of an assistance group that does not include an adult;

    (2) Is married and is a parent of a child included in the same assistance group that does not include an adult. See Ohio Code 5107.02

  • Ohio works first: means the program established by this chapter known as temporary assistance for needy families in Title IV-A. See Ohio Code 5107.02

(A) Parenting classes and life-skills training;

(B) Participation in addiction services provided by a community addiction services provider, as defined in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code;

(C) In the case of a homeless assistance group, finding a home;

(D) In the case of a minor head of household or adult with a disability, active work in an individual written rehabilitation plan with the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency;

(E) In the case of a minor head of household or adult who has been the victim of domestic violence, residing in a domestic violence shelter, receiving counseling or treatment related to the domestic violence, or participating in criminal justice activities against the domestic violence offender;

(F) An education program under which a participant who does not speak English attends English as a second language course.

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