Senior Community Service Employment Program

1. Senior Community Service Employment Program Warren J. McKeon

2. What Is SCSEP? • Administered by DOL • Serves low income • 55+ • Part-time community service • Transition to unsubsidized employment

3. Objectives • Useful part-time activities • Economic self-sufficiency • Increase work opportunities

4. Grantee Types • State • National

5. Annual State Coordination Plan • Submitted by the governor • All grantees work together to address Needs Localities and populations WIA coordination

6. Enrollee Eligibility • Age • Income • Residence

7. Definition of Family • Two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together. • Husband, wife and dependent children. • Parent or guardian and dependent children. • Husband and wife. • Includes related sub-family members.

8. Income • Wages and salary • Self-employment income • Unemployment compensation • Social security benefits including SSDI • Pensions • Dividends or interest • Veterans’ payments

9. Income Cont’d • Alimony, insurance annuities • Gambling and lottery winnings • Rents, royalties estates & trusts • Educational assistance • Financial assistance from outside the household (excludes gifts)

10. Not Income • Capital gains • Gifts • Lump-sum inheritances or insurance payments • Disability payments, except SSDI • Worker’s compensation

11. Not Income • Child support • Tax refunds • SCSEP earnings of another family member

12. Types of Expenditures • Enrollee costs • Other enrollee costs • Administrative costs • Matching funds

13. Enrollee Costs • Enrollee wages • Fringe benefits

14. Other Enrollee Costs • Staff costs • Support services • Training • Intake, orientation • IEP development • Transportation • Incidentals

15. Administration • Payroll preparation • Personnel • Procurement • Accounting • Financial management

16. Matching Funds • 10% non federal fund requirement • Allowable activities • Not required for 502 (e) grants

17. Cash Match • Grantee • Third-party

18. In-kind Match • Not paid by grantee or sub-grantee • Personnel services • Space • Services • Valuation

19. Match Exclusions • Federal funds • Used as match for other programs • Used for construction/purchase of facilities • Source is program income

20. Reporting • AMR • AMR-OC

21. NCOA Recipients • Appalachian Agency for Sr. Citizens. • League of Older Americans. • City of Alexandria, Office of Employment Training. • Arlington Agency on Aging. • Fairfax Area Agency on Aging. • Prince William Area Agency on Aging. • Sr. Services of Southeastern Virginia.

22. Accrued Expenditures • DOL requirement. • Sub-recipient accrued expenditures. • Accrued expense column on worksheet.

23. Final Report • Due on August 2nd. • All obligations need to be liquidated by this date (No accrued expenditures).

24. Performance • Accountability • Results • Enhanced Program performance • Continuous Improvement

25. Measures • Number served • Number served with the greatest need • Community services provided • Placement • Retention

26. Measures Cont’d • Enrollee satisfaction • Employer satisfaction • Host Agency satisfaction • Earnings increase

27. Data Collection • National data collection and reporting system • Participant form • Community service assignment form • Exit form • Unsubsidized employment form

28. Data Collection • Data is reported directly to DOL by sub-grantee. • VDA will receive reports from DOL. • NCOA has received permission to use its own system and NCOA recipients will enter data into the NCOA system.

29. Surveys • Enrollees • Host Agencies • Employers

30. Summary • Enrollee pool is smaller • Increased intensive placement effort • Accountability • Increased work without increased funding

31. Exercise 1 • A. An accrual • B. Obligation • C. An expenditure • D. As match • E. None of the above

32. Exercise 2 • A. Are enrollee costs • B. Are other enrollee costs • C. Are administration • D. Need to be allocated • E. None of the above