EMPLOYMENT

A client in receipt of Family Assistance, Safety Net Assistance or Food Stamps who has been deemed work eligible, has certain employment requirements to fulfill or sanctions against benefits could occur.

The Welfare-to-Work Program provides help to Family Assistance and Safety Net Assistance recipients to prepare them for, and help them find, gainful employment. This program provides for certain training and child care. Clients are between the ages of 16 and 60.

Welfare-to-Work participation begins with an orientation by an employment worker followed by an individual assessment of the client's education level, job skills, and interests, along with past history. Based on this assessment, a worker will help a client develop an employability plan which will list the Welfare-to-Work activities.

Welfare-to-Work activities can be participation in certain education programs, job skills training, job readiness training, on-the-job training, job search, CWEP and other employment-related activities. All activities are intended to help clients become self-supporting, so they will no longer need Public Assistance.

Under Welfare-to-Work clients receive allowances for child care, transportation, clothing, and work tools. For clients who find employment, child care, medical assistance and Food Stamps may continue for up to one year after the family assistance case closes.

For clients who are in receipt of Safety Net and are between the ages of 16 and 60 and able to work, job searches and work experience will be required on an on-going basis according to regulations.

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