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Friend of the Court reports improvement on performance factors and outlines GEMS employment program
Summary
Jackson County Friend of the Court reported improved federal performance measures, explained process changes that momentarily lowered some contract performance standards, and introduced GEMS, a court-ordered or voluntary program that helps obligated parents find and maintain employment while suspending enforcement actions during participation.
The Jackson County Friend of the Court reported improved performance on federal incentive measures and described a new local rollout of the GEMS employment program, which the office said will help parents gain employment and pause enforcement actions while they participate.
The office told the Public Safety and Transportation Committee on March 10 that, although two contract performance factors remained below the state-required 75% at fiscal year end, federal incentive measures improved overall from the prior year. The office said reorganizing processes…
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