Common use of Access to Services at Comprehensive Career Centers Clause in Contracts

Access to Services at Comprehensive Career Centers. In New York State, TANF is a required WIOA partner and must coordinate access to TANF services with the comprehensive Career Centers. a. Below is a description of how the district provides access to its programs and services with Career Center partners. Check all that apply: The district has employee(s) physically present at a Career Center The district has contract staff physically present at a Career Center The district makes available direct access to its program staff via phone or technology at a Career Center The district makes available copies of the LDSS-2921 (Common Application) at a Career Center Other: At the co-located WIOA Career Center applications are given to individuals that request one. DSS is available in the same building. MCDSS and our local WIOA comprehensive Career Centers have a specific referral process to assist TANF eligible individual with access to TANF services. When a TANF individual requests services a referral is faxed to our designated liaison in our CDM Unit and a LDSS-2921 is directly mailed via USPS to the individual requesting the information. b. Please provide a description of how the district coordinates with Career Center partners with providing services to the district’s clients, including referral and information sharing mechanisms. The district currenty shares a location with one of our WIOA Career Center Offices. At our joint location we collaborate on a hiring wall for all community job postings. The district advises individuals of the services available through the Career Center including training assistance, available jobs and open opportunities for the computer lab, resume and job search services as well as assigning individuals to available programs through the Career Center/WIOA

Access to Services at Comprehensive Career Centers. In New York State, TANF is a required WIOA partner and must coordinate access to TANF services with the comprehensive Career Centers. a. Below is a description of how the district provides access to its programs and services with Career Center partners. Check all that apply: The district has employee(s) physically present at a Career Center The district has contract staff physically present at a Career Center The district makes available direct access to its program staff via phone or technology at a Career Center The district makes available copies of the LDSS-2921 (Common Application) at a Career Center Other: At the co-located WIOA Career Center applications are given to individuals that request one. DSS is available in the same building. MCDSS and our local WIOA comprehensive Career Centers have a specific referral process to assist TANF eligible individual with access to TANF services. When a TANF individual requests services a referral is faxed to our designated liaison in our CDM Unit and a LDSS-2921 is directly mailed via USPS to the individual requesting the information.: b. Please provide a description of how the district coordinates with Career Center partners with providing services to the district’s clients, including referral and information sharing mechanisms. The district currenty shares Cortland DSS contracts with ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Inc. to provide a location weeklong Job Search Workshop for all potentially employable Temporary Assistance applicants, or Temporary Assistance or SNAP recpients who wish to attend. This Workshop is held at the Cortland Works Career Center, providing staff and clients with one of our WIOA access to Career Center Officesservices. At our joint location we collaborate Career Center staff have been made aware of the MyBenefits website and have access to the Cortland DSS website, which has updated information on a hiring wall how to apply for all community job postingsDSS programs.‌ Career Center staff also have a DSS agency phone list, and have phone access to all DSS staff. The district advises individuals Common Application has been provided to Career Center staff, so that they can provide the application to any individual within the community who request one. As part of the services available through WIOA partnership workgroups in 2017, an Interagency Referral Form was created, providing a generic referral that the Cortland Works Career Center and other community agencies, including training assistanceDSS, available jobs and open opportunities can use to refer any client for needed services within the computer lab, resume and job search services as well as assigning individuals to available programs through the Career Center/WIOAcommunity.