"Come said the wind to the leaves one day,
Come o'er the meadows and we will play.
Put on your dresses scarlet and gold,
For summer is gone and the days grow cold."
A Children's Song from the 1880s

Work First is a statewide program designed to help people
on welfare take responsibility for themselves and their
families by finding and keeping jobs.

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     "If you are willing to abide by the rules, you can go through this program and be successful in whatever your goal may be. As one of the first participants, I did everything I needed to do to meet the requirements and I feel that I am a success. I have went through a lot of things, but I made it."

Marcella C. McDonald
Hamlet, N.C.

The Work First program emphasizes the importance of work and personal responsibility.

Work First offers time-limited financial and employment-related resources to families.

Families must work towards self-sufficiency while receiving Work First.

Families receive assistance in obtaining and maintaining employment.

Work First offers short-term services to families to assist in a quick return to the labor market.

Work First assists in locating Non-Custodial parents.

Parents are encouraged to spend quality time with their children.

Building from a strengths-based perspective, Work First works with parents to strengthen and preserve families.

Work First is no longer a way of life.

To learn more about Work First and how to get involved, contact your Richmond County Work First Program.

Reminder! October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Family History Month and Pizza Month

• Oct. 3 -- The Andy Griffith show premiered on this date in 1960
• Oct. 6 -- National Children's Health Day
• Oct. 13 -- Columbus Day
• Oct. 16 -- Boss's Day
• Oct. 25 -- Make a Difference Day
• Oct. 31 -- Halloween

Work First client working as a receptionist

Work First client working as a vehicle sales person