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Show News SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13, 1899 3 -r- p Some public assistance recipients will receive their last cash payment before 1999 ends si . Last chance to round up f Workers in the Kanab Employment Center of the Department of Workforce Services are celebrating. Theycurrentlyhave no customers who have received cash payments under Utahs I Temporary Assistance forNeedy Families (TANF) program for more than 18 months. Why is this feat a cause for celebration? Obviously, workers are happy to help families become But, a more pressing reason exists. f during Zions Banks Big in Loan Sale Debt-Bust- Is f self-sufficie-nt. j During the 1997 General Legis- lative Session, House Bill 269 ( Family Employment Program ), limited the lifetime amount of cash assistance a parent could receive to three years. The three-- , year Utah time-limbegan on V This means a number of welfare recipients could be facing termination of their cash assistance before January f k W it January 4 i 5 r 1, 1997. 'Tx - r j'--, ' r V 1, 2000. Federal welfare reform d five-yecash assistance to a lifetime limit, but allowed states to have shorter limits. This tough love approach was instituted to create an incentive for parents to enter or the workforce while providing a safety net for families in temporary financial crisis. This reform has focused more effort on helping parents get to work. The Department serves the lim-,ite- ar X N re-ent- er employer community by helping businesses find qualified workers. At the same time, it helps unemployed workers find jobs. Part of the reason for comr JT K j HOME REFINANCE LOANS bining employment exchange and financial assistance functions into the Department of Workforce Services two years ago was to provide an intensi- fied employment-focu- s for families receiving assistance. Weve been working hard to get our customers employed before they run up against their lifetime limit noted Michael L. Williamson, the Regional Direc- tor of the Department of Workforce Services Western Region. The Western Region includes counties in the western half of the state to the southern border-i- n other words, Juab, Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, . See WORK Page 11 PERSONAL LOANS AS LOW ASU AS LOW AS WITH AUTOMATIC PAYMENT WITH AUTOMATIC PAYMENT Pay no fees, closing costs or points to get a Zions Bank Home Refinance Loan. Use it to payoff your mortgage Get a Zions Bank personal loan at a low interest rate and consolidate all your credit card payments and other earlier-savi- ng you thousands of dollars in interest. C mi approeat to required. Aim on a Urn term, flel rate ami maximum AH'. Urn I, 84 monthly payment.! equal to St.AV hommnl. Automata-paymen- t i Mulei from your Simper Zumo Bank cheeking acenunt. Other term.! are aL aonlaMe. Property uknnntee i repun, I. tVter ouhjnt to chanqe uithintt notiee. Wayne, Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and Washington counties. Our workers are concentrat-- . ing attention on families running up against this wall. We want to help them find employ-, V debt into one, easy monthly payment. C , mhtappmealv repair,). UtaeJmi a 2 year Um term. 24 monthly payment equal to $46.14 per St.( mimlh papMemi! Imqan-mmt- . AA,,te,fnm,pmr Zhmo Bank Other term.' are aim aea,latte, ihfer.mlyert to cUmye noiue. ZIONS BANK Visit your nearest Zions Bank, or call TeleLoan: (5626). Member ID1C hquat Housing Lender f' j i t |