Target Groups

AFDC/TANF Recipient

Individuals that received AFDC/TANF for 9 of the last 18 months.

Veteran

Military Veteran who received Food Stamps 3 consecutive months in the last 15 months.

Food Stamp Recipient

Anyone 18 to 39 years of age who received Food Stamps 6 consecutive months prior to and including the hire month or any able-bodied adult without dependents who received Food Stamps 3 consecutive months in the past 5 months, but who is no longer receiving them.

EZ-EC-RC Resident

Anyone 18 to 39 years of age residing in a federally-designated Empowerment Zone, Enterprise Community or Rural Renewal County.

Summer Youth

16 and 17 year old EZ-EC-RC residents hired between May 1st thru September 15th.

Vocational Rehabilitation Referral: An individual who is completing rehabilitation services through Vocational Rehabilitation, Dept. of Veteran Affairs or Commission for the Blind on the date of hire or who has successfully completed these services within 2 years prior of hire date.

Ex-felon

Convicted felony offenders hired within one year of conviction or release date or during Work-Release program participation.

SSI Recipient

Individuals who received Supplemental Security Income benefits for any month during the 60 days prior to hire date.

Ticket-to-Work Participants

SSI or SSDI recipients who are currently Ticket-To-Work participants or who completed the program with an individual work plan.

Welfare-to-Work

Long term AFDC/TANF recipient.

Unemployed Veterans

A veteran hired after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2011 who has been discharged or released from the US Armed Forces at any time during the 5-year period ending on the hiring date, (must have served on active duty for more than 180 days or have been discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability) and received unemployment compensation for at least 4 weeks during the 1-year period ending on hiring date.

Disconnected Youth

An individual hired after December 31, 2008 and before January 1, 2011 who is at least 16 but not 25 on the hiring date; did not regularly attend secondary, technical, or post-secondary school for more than an average of 10 hours per week during the 6-month period ending on the hiring date; had not been regularly employed during the 6-month period before the hiring date; and was not readily employable due to lack of basic skills.