Annual Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Recertification Notice

Date: (insert February 2017 date)

To: (insert Participant Name)

CC:Host Agency Supervisor

From: (insert Project Director Name)

Subject: Annual SCSEP Recertification

The Department of Labor requires that all Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) participants be recertified to determine continued eligibility for SCSEP with (insert name of sponsor agency.) Recertification will take place in March 2017

Note: you must bring the followingdocuments with you:

1) For Income (including yourself and any family members who reside with you), you must bring any and all income related documents for both 2016 and 2017 such as:

  • Social Security Award letter that includes both the gross amount of cash benefits (before any deductions for Medicare premiums) and the type of benefit received (retirement, SSI or SSDI)
  • Bank statements showing interest or other income
  • Pay Stubs
  • Pensions or Retirement statements
  • Earning statements from employers

2) For Family size, you must bring documents such as:

  • HUD form or lease for current apartment which specifically lists the members of the family residing at your address
  • A beneficiary form to substantiate a spouse for a family of two
  • A signed letter from your Property Manager or Landlord letter indicating your living situation and who resides with you
  • If you have a disability and are using disability status to be counted as a family of one, please bring with you: a current SSDI or other Social Security Statement indicating disability status, a current letter from Drug or Alcohol Rehabilitation Agency, a certification from a medical professional

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SCSEP Participant Characteristics

During your recertification appointment, we will also re-evaluate some characteristics. If you have any of the following characteristics, contact the project office to discuss what required documentation you will need to bring with you to your recertification appointment.

  • Limited English proficiency - means individuals who do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to read, speak, write or understand English.
  • Low literacyskills - means individuals who compute or solve problems, read, write, or speak English at or below an 8th grade level or who are unable to compute or solve problems, read, write, or speak at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual’s family, or in society.
  • Severe disability –means individuals who have asevere, chronic disability attributable to mental or physical impairment(s), or a combination of mental and physical impairments, that: (1) is likely to continue indefinitely and (2) results in substantial functional limitation in three (3) or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and/or economic self-sufficiency.
  • Frail- is defined as an individual 55 years of age or older determined to be functionally impaired because the person is (1i) not able to perform at least two (2) activities of daily living without substantial human assistance, including verbal reminding, physical cueing or supervision; or (1ii) at the option of the project director, is unable to perform at least three (3) such activities without such assistance; (2) or due to a cognitive or other mental impairment, requires substantial supervision because the individual behaves in a manner that poses a serious health or safety hazard to him or herself or to another individual.
  • Age 75 or older before March 1, 2017
  • Old enough for but not receiving Social Security Title II - means an individual who is old enough to qualify for Social Security retirement benefits but does not have sufficient wage credits to qualify.
  • Severely limited employment prospects in an area of persistent unemployment - is a characteristic that has two (2) separate requirements both of which must be met. The two requirements are (1) severely limited employment prospects AND (2) reside in an area of persistent unemployment.

Part 1: Severely limited employment prospects- means the substantial likelihood that an individual will not obtain employment without the assistance of SCSEP or another workforce development program. Persons with severely limited employment prospects have two or more documented significant barriers to employment. Significant barriersto employment may include but are not limited to: lacking a substantial employment history, basic skills, and/or English-language proficiency; lacking a high school diploma or the equivalent; having a disability; being homeless; or residing in socially and economically isolated rural or urban areas where employment opportunities are limited.

Part 2: Reside in an area of persistent unemployment means a person who lives in an area where the annual average unemployment rate for a county or city is more than 20% higher than the national average for two out of the last three years. DOL provides this list.

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