Purpose — Vermont Code § 1202

§ 1202. Purpose

• (a) The purpose of the Reach Ahead program is: (1) to assist families who have become recently employed to maintain employment by providing
  work supports and incentives to maximize the opportunity of the family to remain employed
  and not return to Reach Up; (2) to provide families with information and referrals to workforce development options
  in order to ensure financial stability for the family; (3) to support parental responsibility and positive parental role models, both custodial
  and noncustodial; (4) to improve the well-being of children by providing time-limited work supports and
  food assistance to their families; (5) to conserve State and public financial resources by operating the system of aid in
  a manner that is efficient and avoids federal fiscal sanctions; and (6) to conform to the federal TANF law. (b) The critical elements of developing a work support program that assists families to
  maintain self-sufficiency are: (1) if necessary, individualized case management that addresses each individual’s situation
  and barriers to self-sufficiency and assists that family in maintaining employment; (2) food assistance and support services of a limited duration to provide work support
  for the family; (3) easy transition to other programs, such as Reach Up or Reach First, if needed to ensure
  the families’ well-being and success to reaching self-sufficiency. (Added 2007, No. 30, § 18, eff. Oct. 1, 2008.)