1. 1 TITLE V Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

2. 2 What is Title V - SCSEP?  Federally funded community service and work based training program for older workers  Authorized by Title V of the Older Americans Act (OAA)

3. 3 MAJOR SCSEP GOALS  Foster individual economic self-sufficiency  Promote useful part-time opportunities in community service activities (subsidized)  Increase no. of persons who may enjoy benefits of unsubsidized employment in both public & private sectors.

4. 4 Sense of Congress (from OAA)  “(1) …….was established with the intent of placing older individuals in community service positions and providing job training; and  (2) placing older individuals in community service positions strengthens the ability of the individuals to become self- sufficient, provides much-needed support to organizations that benefit from increased civic engagement, and strengthens the communities that are served by such organizations.”

5. 5 Authorizing legislation: Title V of the Older Americans Act (amended 2006) CONGRESS DOL HHS/ AOA STATE (22%) NATIONAL (78%) Grantees Grantees (VDA) SUBGRANTEES Host Agencies Participants

6. 6 Key Features  Targeted to hard–to-serve low-income seniors with poor employment prospects  Cannot serve job-ready seniors  Participants placed/trained in community service positions at NFP agencies

7. 7 Key Features….. continued  Bridge to unsubsidized part-time employment in entry level positions  Benefits communities by performing valuable & needed “community service”

8. 8 SCSEP “Earn & Learn”  Paid work experience/training for low-income persons, age 55 +, who have poor employment prospects.  Program subsidizes part-time community service jobs, in Not-for-Profit (NFP) agencies (host agencies)  Participants work 20 hours per week & earn minimum wage ($7.25) while gaining work experience  Participants train as receptionists, typists, secretarial assistants, nutrition aides, security guards, maintenance workers, van drivers and more  Fringe Benefits: annual physical, worker’s comp, FICA

9. 9 SCSEP Eligibility Four Eligibility Requirements 55 + Unemployed Resident of VA Income less than 125% of HHS federal poverty level

10. 10 ENROLLMENT PRIORITIES  Veterans and Qualified spouses  Persons 65 and older OR individuals with: disability limited English proficiency low literacy skills reside in a rural area low employment prospects failed to find employment through WIA Title I services homeless at risk of homelessness

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12. 12 Supportive Services To assist participant in successfully participating in community service assignments and to help participant gain and keep job (including post- placement services)

13. 13 Supportive Services….continued  Counseling  Case management  Referrals  Transportation  Periodic group meetings  Incidentals, including but not limited to: Work shoes Badges Uniforms Safety glasses Eyeglasses Hearing Aids

14. 14 Host Agencies/Work Sites  Public agency or private non-profit [501(c)(3)]  Provide work site supervision, training, work-experience  High quality host agency provides Valuable training / work experience Better employment opportunities Meaningful community service

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16. 16 Host Agencies (examples)  Libraries  Schools  AAAs  Museums  Community colleges  One-Stops  Local gov. agencies  Food Banks  Parks  Senior Centers

17. 17 Host Agency Positions (examples)  Cashier  Clerical/Office worker  Cook  Day care assistant  Home health care worker  Janitor / housekeeper  Nurse’s aide  Receptionist  Van Driver

18. 18 Program Length of Stay  IEP to establish appropriate length of enrollment time in the program  Individual participant allowed no more than a 48-month program stay  36 months -- average participation cap for grant

19. Performance Measures DOL EstablishesProgram Numerical Goals Annually  Entered Employment  Employment Retention  Average Earnings  Service Level  Community Service  Services to Most-in-Need 19

20. 20 VDA’s Network of SCSEP Sub- Projects in VA  Mt. Empire Older Citizens, Inc.  District III Sr. Services  Southern Area AAA, Inc.  South Central WIB (WIB VIII)

21. 21 VDA Sub Projects…..continued  Senior Connections (Capital AAA, Inc.)  Rappahannock AAA, Inc.  Bay Aging, Inc.  Crater District AAA  Eastern Shore AAA/CAA, Inc

22. 22 National SCSEP Contractors Operating in VA  AARP  Goodwill Industries  Experience Works, Inc.  National Council on Aging (NCOA) (Subject to DOL competition every four years)