| Applicant Target Groups |
Qualifications |
Documentation |
| Unemployed Veterans |
The Veteran was discharged on/after September 1, 2001, but prior to December 31, 2010;
and The Veteran has received unemployment compensation for at least 4 or more weeks
within a year from the hire date.
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| Disconnected Youth |
The applicant is 16, but not yet 25 on the hire date and;
The applicant is not regularly attending a secondary, technical,
or post-secondary school during the 6 months prior to the hire date and;
The applicant is not regularly employed during the 6 months prior to the hire
date and; The applicant is not readily employable by reason of lacking a
sufficient number of basic skills.
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| Qualified TANF Recipients |
The applicant received TANF benefits for any nine of the last 18 months |
WOTC staff will verify eligibility |
| Qualified Veterans |
The applicant is a veteran who served at least 180 days of active duty,
has not been on active duty during the 90 days after the hire date and
has received food stamps at least three consecutive months within the last 15 months. |
Military Discharge Papers (DD214), food stamps will be verified
by WOTC staff.
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| Qualified Disabled Veterans Subgroup |
Applicant has a service connected disability of at least 10%
incurred after September 10, 2001 and has a hiring date no more
than 1 year after being discharged or released from active duty,
or has at least 6 months of unemployment during the 1 year period
ending on the hiring date. |
Military Discharge Papers (DD214), and documentation verifying
service connected disability status. |
| Qualified Ex-felons |
The applicant has been convicted of a felony or released from
prison for a felony in the past year. |
Documentation that shows felony conviction and/or felony
release dates. These may be obtained from correctional institutions
records, court records, etc. |
| Qualified Designated Community Residents
living within an empowerment zone, renewal
community, or Rural Renewal Community |
The applicant is between ages 18 and 39 on
hiring date and lives within an empowerment zone,
renewal community, or Rural Renewal Community (EZ/RC/RRC). |
Documentation of age and proof of residence are required.
A copy of a birth certificate or driver's license may document
age. A current utility bill, telephone bill or driver's license
is necessary to prove address of residence. |
| Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Referrals |
The applicant was referred by a rehabilitation agency,
or an employment network approved by the State of Texas or
the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
Documentation must show the applicant is, or has been receiving
services and has an Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan through
a state rehabilitation agency or a Veterans Administration vocational. |
| Qualified Summer Youth |
The applicant performs services for the employer between May
1 and September 15, is 16 or 17 years old on hiring date, has
not been employed by the same employer before the 90 days(summer
period) between May 1 and September 15, and lives in the EZ/RC. |
Documentation of age and proof of residence are required. A
birth certificate or driver's license copy may document age. A
current utility bill, telephone bill or driver's license is necessary
to prove address of residence. |
| Qualified Food Stamp Recipients |
The applicant is between 18 and 39 on hiring date, and
is a member of a family that received food stamps for the
last six months; or is and able-bodied adult without dependents
who received food stamps at least three of the last five months
and is no longer receiving food stamp benefits. |
Documentation of age and food stamp benefit history required.
A copy of a birth certificate or driver's license is sufficient to
determine age. WOTC staff will verify food stamps. |
| Qualified Supplemental Security Income Recipients |
The applicant must have received supplemental security income
for any month during the 60 days prior to hiring date. |
Supplemental security income records are required for
documentation. These records can be obtained through the Social Security Administration. |
| Qualified Long-Term Family Assistance Recipients |
A member of a family that received TANF benefits for at least
18 'Consecutive' months ending on the hiring date, or received any
18 months beginning Sept. '97 with the 18th month payment falling with
in 2 years of hiring date, or whose eligibility expired under a Federal
or State law within 2 years of hiring date. |
Benefits Record from Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
Verified by WOTC staff. |