Effective date: September 1, 2020
In order to be determined eligible for the WIOA Youth Program each applicant must provide evidence of at least one of the eligibility barriers identified in this section.
NOTE: For federal reporting purposes all eligibility barriers applicable to each youth applicant must be assessed and documented as outlined below. Documentation of barriers to education/employment also impacts negotiated and adjusted levels of performance via the statistical adjustment model.
Barriers to Education/Employment |
Acceptable Documentation1 |
---|---|
Basic Skills Deficient2 (ISY/OSY) |
|
English Language Learner3 (ISY/OSY) |
|
Offender or Ex-Offender (Ex-Offender Status at Program Entry)4 (ISY/OSY)
NOTE: Does not include speeding tickets or traffic court. |
|
Homeless or Runaway5 (ISY/OSY) |
|
Foster Care (Foster Care Youth Status at Program Entry)6 (ISY/OSY)
NOTE: This eligibility barrier applies if individuals are:
NOTE: The criterion "left foster care on or after turning age 16 for kinship, guardianship or adoption" includes situations where individuals were formerly in foster care but returned to their family before turning 18. |
|
Pregnant or Parenting7 (ISY/OSY) |
|
Individual with a Disability9 (ISY/OSY) |
NOTE: Case notes and other documentation related to this element must be maintained in compliance with Section 5.710 of this policy manual. |
Requires Additional Assistance (Youth Who Needs Additional Assistance)11 (ISY/OSY)
OSY participants qualifying under this criterion must also be low-income. No more than 5 percent of newly enrolled ISY participants can be eligible based on this criterion. NOTE: This criterion is defined by the local WDB in the Local Plan. |
Documentation of low-Income status
|
School Dropout12 (OSY) |
|
Within Age of Compulsory School Attendance but Not Attending13 (OSY) |
|
Foster Care
Effective date: August 2, 2018
"Foster Care" means 24-hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and for whom the state or tribal agency has placement and care responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, placements in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, child care institutions, and preadoptive homes. A child is in foster care in accordance with this definition regardless of whether the foster care facility is licensed and payments are made by the state, tribal or local agency for the care of the child, whether adoption subsidy payments are being made prior to the finalization of an adoption, or whether there is federal matching of any payments that are made.
Aged out of Foster Care
Effective date: August 2, 2018
A foster child has aged out of foster care when s/he:
Kinship
Effective date: August 2, 2018
"Kinship" means a relative other than a parent.
John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
Effective date: August 2, 2018
The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program provides states with flexible funding for programs that identify children who are likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age and provide services that will help them successfully transition to self-sufficiency.