[BBMR DP-1]

Decision Package
FY 2008
Senior Community Service
Department/Agency: Department of Labor Division/Section: Employment Program

Program Title: Senior Community Service Employment Program

Activity Description:
The SCSEP program provides paid community service training oportunities for low-income, unemployed senior older worker (age 55 and older) to
prepare them for unsubsidized employment. The program offers support and guidance to prepare them for work with confidance and positive
attitude. Participants in the basic work experience program are paid a training wage of the current state minimum wage for approximately 20 hours
per week. Community Service at a public agency or a private non-profit organization provides participants opportunities to learn new job skills, to
update and enhance existing skills, and to obtain updated work experience and current work references. There is a special employment program for
positions in the private sector business. This program provides on-the-job training at the regular rate for that position for up to 40 hours per week
for one to three months (502e) if we qualify for the proposed grant. Other forms of training is a classroom setting may be included to supplement
the community servcie training.The largest program offered by Experience Works is the Senior Community Service Employment Program
(SCSEP).
This program, funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act as well as state and local funding, enables us to help thousands of low income
individuals, age 55 and older, throughout the United States and it's territories.

Major Objective(s): To foster and promote useful part-time community service opportunities for economically
disadvantage persons. Enhance their abilities and skills, and attitudes of the participants to increase their opportunities to
obtain jobs, offering improved income and benefits to obtain self-sufficient. To change negative attitudes and stereotypes
about older workers through public education on our demonstrated success. For Participants to gain valuable new skills
and work experience to help them secure meaningful employment and to promote awareness of this untapped labor source
through the host agencies and the communities. To enroll 136 qualified applicants per program year. Our current
Unsubsidized goal for current program year is 28.

Short-term Goals: 1. Meet Performance measures:

a. Refresher course on existing skills.
b. Subsidize 136 participants continuously
c. placement (Two weeks ) prospective employers
d. Service to most in need (Applicants w/Barriers)
e. SCSEP Retention (Unsubsidized)

Workload Output
FY 2006 Level FY 2007
Workload Indicator: FY 2008 Projected Level
of Accomplishment Anticipated Level

Number of applications Received 115 200 200

Number of applications Processed 112 136 198
Unsubsidized Placement 10 28 30