Senior Community Service Employment

Program

Warren J. McKeon

What Is SCSEP?

Administered by DOL

Serves low income

55+

Part-time community service

Transition to unsubsidized employment

Objectives

Useful part-time activities

Economic self-sufficiency

Increase work opportunities

Grantee Types

State

National

Annual State Coordination Plan

Submitted by the governor

All grantees work together to address

Needs

Localities and populations

WIA coordination

Enrollee Eligibility

Age

Income

Residence

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.

Income

Wages and salary

Self-employment income

Unemployment compensation

Social security benefits including SSDI

Pensions

Dividends or interest

Veterans’ payments

Income Cont’d

Alimony, insurance annuities

Gambling and lottery winnings

Rents, royalties estates & trusts

Educational assistance

Financial assistance from outside the household (excludes gifts)

Not Income

Capital gains

Gifts

Lump-sum inheritances or insurance payments

Disability payments, except SSDI

Worker’s compensation

Not Income

Child support

Tax refunds

SCSEP earnings of another family member

Types of Expenditures

Enrollee costs

Other enrollee costs

Administrative costs

Matching funds

Enrollee Costs

Enrollee wages

Fringe benefits

Other Enrollee Costs

Staff costs

Support services

Training

Intake, orientation

IEP development

Transportation

Incidentals

Administration

Payroll preparation

Personnel

Procurement

Accounting

Financial management

Matching Funds

10% non federal fund requirement

Allowable activities

Not required for 502 (e) grants

Cash Match

Grantee

Third-party

In-kind Match

Not paid by grantee or sub-grantee

Personnel services

Space

Services

Valuation

Match Exclusions

Federal funds

Used as match for other programs

Used for construction/purchase of facilities

Source is program income

Reporting

AMR

AMR-OC

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.

Accrued Expenditures

DOL requirement.

Sub-recipient accrued expenditures.

Accrued expense column on worksheet.

Final Report

Due on August 2nd.

All obligations need to be liquidated by this date (No accrued expenditures).

Performance

Accountability

Results

Enhanced Program performance

Continuous Improvement

Measures

Number served

Number served with the greatest need

Community services provided

Placement

Retention

Measures Cont’d

Enrollee satisfaction

Employer satisfaction

Host Agency satisfaction

Earnings increase

Data Collection

National data collection and reporting system

Participant formCommunity service assignment formExit formUnsubsidized employment form

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.

Surveys

Enrollees

Host Agencies

Employers

Summary

Enrollee pool is smaller

Increased intensive placement effort

Accountability

Increased work without increased funding

Exercise 1

A. An accrual

B. Obligation

C. An expenditure

D. As match

E. None of the above

Exercise 2

A. Are enrollee costs

B. Are other enrollee costs

C. Are administration

D. Need to be allocated

E. None of the above