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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-40 > Chapter-40-5-2 > 40-5-2-2SECTION 40-5.2-2
§ 40-5.2-2 The Rhode Island Works Program.– (a) The purpose of the Rhode Island Works Program is to help parents who areeligible for cash assistance to support their children by preparing for,accepting and retaining employment. It is the intent of the Rhode Islandgeneral assembly that the Rhode Island Works Program shall provide employmentand support services along with temporary cash assistance so that parents canparticipate in the workforce rather than depend on public assistance to supportthemselves and their children.
(b) Under this law, parents are mandated to enter into anemployment plan, as a condition of eligibility for cash assistance, and unlessthey are found to be temporarily exempt from the work requirements, they mustparticipate in intensive employment services at the department of labor andtraining as the first step in their employment plan. Because it is believedthat employment is the most effective anti-poverty measure, all activities andservices provided through the Rhode Island Works Program are designed topromote economic independence through employment and the development ofemployment skills and to strengthen families through parental responsibilityand short-term assistance.
