1. New Worker Training Module IV Workfare & Activities
[Instructional Activity for Assessment provided by Demareo}

2. New Worker Training Module IV Workfare & Activities
Workfare is its own program…
Transitional Employment Activity
Works off the food assistant benefit
Requires site based contractual agreements
Provides a recent work history
Contributes to community
Generates money to counties
Blended in with the SNAP E & T portion of our program…Colorado the only State to blend in both as far as we know….may do a combonation contract with TANF program sites…site agreements are required and are good for three years…Workmens Comp required and usually covered by the county…

3. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Initial Site at first visit
Barrier Assessment-
Identify Barriers to Employment
Soft Skills-
Helps with Soft Skills determination
Transferrable Skills-
Helps confirm Job Experience
Job Search Plan-
Can contribute to focusing on job prospects
[Instructional Activity for Assessment provided by Demareo}

4. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Workfare Outcomes
Lower risk of workers compensation claims
Meaningful Workfare experience
Better Feedback with Workfare Sites
Increase focus on participant training

5. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Enhanced Funding Received at one and a half the amount of the reduction of benefits due to participation in Employment First

6. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Begin “the Chain” a Chance for a Claim
Workfare Starts…
…unsubsidized job obtained within 30 days from the end of first participation

7. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Don’t Claim if “Broken Chain”
Workfare Interrupted…
…unsubsidized job obtained

8. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Enhance Funding Process Flow
Date of most recent 102 EF Reg. Date
Current Plan
Current Activity
Attendance Hours Entered
Entered Employment
Data Entry

9. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Other Activities
GED Preparation (EG)
Basic Education (EB)
Literacy (EL)
English as a Second Language (EE)
Employability (EM)
Post Secondary (EC)
[Provide the Activity descriptions as a handout]…Employability used for harder serve participants

10. Module IV Workfare & Activities
Contract
Every Activity Requires a Contract with the Participant
[Provide handouts of blank contractual agreement]…each time an activity changes a contract for that activity must be signed or every twelve months witch ever comes first