WAC 388-310-1400
WorkFirst--Community service. (1) What
is community service?
Community service is unpaid work (such as the work
performed by volunteer workers) that you perform for a
charitable nonprofit organization, federal, state, local or
tribal government or district, including traditional
activities that perpetuate tribal culture and customs.
(2) What other activities may be approved, even though
they are not considered community service, because they
benefit me, my family, my community or my tribe and might be
included in my individual responsibility plan?
The following types [of] activities may be approved, even though they are not
considered community service, because they benefit you, your
family, your community or your tribe and might be included in
your individual responsibility plan:
(a) Caring for a disabled family member;
(b) Caring for a child, if you are fifty-five years old
or older and receiving TANF or SFA assistance for the child as
a relative (instead of as the child's parent);
(c) Providing childcare for another WorkFirst participant
who is doing community service;
(d) Actively participating in a drug or alcohol
assessment or treatment program which is certified or
contracted by the state under chapter 70.96A RCW;
(e) Participating in family violence counseling or drug
or alcohol treatment that will help you become employable or
keep your job (this is called "specialized services" in state
law);
(f) Participating in the pregnancy to employment pathway;
and/or
(g) Job preparation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.08.090. 08-07-046, § 388-310-1400, filed 3/14/08, effective 5/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057,
74.08.090. 05-13-030, § 388-310-1400, filed 6/3/05, effective
7/4/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.04.050. 00-06-062, § 388-310-1400, filed 3/1/00, effective 3/1/00;
99-10-027, § 388-310-1400, filed 4/28/99, effective 5/29/99;
97-20-129, § 388-310-1400, filed 10/1/97, effective 11/1/97.]