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Plan: Minnesota PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: Senior Community Service Employment Program

Narrative: b. 1. A.

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b. 1. A. Actions to Coordinate Activities of Scsep Grantees with WIOA Title I Programs, Including Plans for Using the WIOA One-stop Delivery System and Its Partners to Serve Individuals Aged 55 and Older. (20 Cfr 641.302(g), 641.325(e))

Current Narrative:

Strong partnerships with other agencies and organizations that serve the older worker population will or have been established with the Department of Health and Human Services, State Board on Aging, LWDBs, social service organizations providing services to older individuals such as Mature Worker program, VRS, Job Service, and other organizations including businesses and labor.

Minnesota’s SCSEP providers are being offered the opportunity to collaborate with the WorkForce Center System to further the resources available to the older worker by accessing the core, or universal, services of the system. Coordination also increases the availability of SCSEP to appropriate WorkForce Center customers. Through the WorkForce Center System, DEED will bring together those involved in the older worker community through meetings, development of materials (including web resources, publications, and promotional material) and forums (meetings and roundtables) encouraging collaboration and seeking to eliminate service gaps. Easy accessibility, partnering and seamless services will be greater components of SCSEP for providers and their customers.

Local WorkForce Center plans have resulted in partnerships that include a variety of community–based organizations, local collaborations and local referral sources to assist customers in accessing services including transportation, housing, health and other workforce development services.

Minnesota’s Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) providers are being offered the opportunity to collaborate with the WorkForce Center System to further the resources available to older workers by accessing the core or universal services of the system. Coordination also increases the availability of SCSEP to appropriate WorkForce Center customers. Through the WorkForce Center System, DEED will bring together those involved in the older worker community through meetings, development of materials (including web resources, publications and promotional material) and forums (meetings and roundtables) encouraging collaboration and seeking to eliminate service gaps. DEED takes on a proactive approach to resources for older workers. One of the many projects is the Reception and Resource Area Forum (RRAF). This is a website providing current information, best practices and new projects to be viewed and shared by every WorkForce Center. This site is also dedicated to the collaboration, communication, innovation, resources, training and projects related to RRAF and is an extension of the Minnesota DEED (DEED) that serves the interests of the customers visiting the Minnesota WorkForce Centers.

The state encourages co–enrollment, as appropriate, of older workers in the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and WIOA Title I programs in order for them to receive comprehensive training supports and employment services.

The state provides information and referrals to potentially eligible individuals on other federally supported programs (e.g., Community Development Block Grant programs, Social Security Title XX programs, Energy Assistance programs, etc.) so individuals receive assistance in meeting social service and training needs.