Narrative: b.

In accordance with VPL 03-14, VPL 03-14 Changes 1 and 2, VPL 07-14, and VPL 03-19 guidance, the specific groups of Veterans and eligible persons targeted for ICS by DVOP and CVSR staff are: 

• Transitioning Service Members (TSMs): Transitioning service members (12 months from separation or 24 months from retirement) who have been designated as not meeting career readiness standards by their active-duty command leadership (as demonstrated on line 27 on DD FORM 2648 [Service Member Career Readiness Standards/Individual Transition Plan Checklist]), or who are involuntarily separated through a service reduction in force (RIF).  
   

Washington state supports TSMs through DVOP outreach to the five major military installations in our state: Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM), Fairchild Air Force Base (FAFB), Naval Station Everett, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, and Naval Station Kitsap/Bremerton).  DVOP and CVSRs seek those who have SBEs and who can benefit from ICS, engaging them at the earliest stages so employment preparations can begin prior to separation. TSMs aged 18-24 are described independently as a group in this section but are also included in this group of eligible TSMs. It is critical that the transition of recently exited Veterans benefit from partnerships of multiple service providers: the Washington Military Department, the DoD Transition Assistance Advisor of the Washington National Guard, Yellow Ribbon Program providing redeployment activities, Washington State Military Transition and Readiness Council (WSMTRC), and the DOL-VETS Employment Navigator & Partnership Pilot (ENPP).  These activities also connect qualifying members of the Reserves and the state’s National Guard with WorkSource services.  
 

• Recently Exited Service Members. Recently exited service members (who separated within the last three years) who at any point in the previous 12 months have been unemployed for 27 or more weeks.  
   
• Veterans Lacking a High School Diploma or Equivalent Certificate. DVOPs and CVSRs maintain close connections with secondary education offices, skill enhancement centers and employment placement specialists at local colleges to help locate educationally disadvantaged Veterans who require such services to obtain or retain employment leading to self-sufficiency, and to encourage enrollment in high school equivalency programs, as appropriate. 
   
• Low Income Veterans. As defined by WIOA Section 3 (36), DVOP and CVSRs work closely with WIOA, BFET, and WorkFirst program staff to provide ICS and co-enroll low-income Veterans in programs such as OJT and short-term training, which open opportunities for in-demand, living wage employment. 
   
• Native American Veterans with SBEs residing on tribal lands. Washington State has 29 federally recognized tribal nations. DVOPs and CVSRs are actively engaged with regional tribes through outreach activities to Native American centers of influence in seeking SBE eligible Veterans. Additionally, ESD staffs one CVSR position on tribal lands at the Yakama Nation Veteran Affairs center. This CVSR also offers cultural education to all our WorkSource staff on how to best strengthen relationships with all the members of our state’s tribal nations to improve services for Veterans. 
   
• Homeless Veterans. As defined in Section 103(a) and (b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a) and (b)), DVOP and CVSRs target Veterans and eligible persons who are homeless, at risk of being homeless, or escaping or planning to escape dangerous conditions. Working connections exist between Washington State’s HVRP grantees and WorkSource. Additionally, DVOP and CVSRs conduct outreach activities at specific areas and events where homeless Veterans would likely be found, such as Veteran Stand Downs, homeless shelters, partners receiving Supportive Services for Veteran Families funding, and directly from the VA’s Healthcare for Homeless Veterans program.  Any Veteran or eligible person who is fleeing or attempting to flee a life-threatening condition in the individual’s or family’s current housing situation will meet homeless eligibility for all employment and training support services. 
   
• Special disabled and disabled Veterans. As defined by 38 U.S.C. 4211 (1) and (3), a Veteran who is entitled to compensation for a disability rated at 30% or more (special disabled) or rated at 10 or 20% in the case the Veteran has a serious employment handicap, or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability are considered a Special Disabled Veteran. 
   

Those Veterans rated below 20% (without a serious employment handicap), or those Veterans who self-attest that a VA service-connected disability claim has been submitted and are awaiting receipt of award designation are considered a Disabled Veteran.   

• Justice-involved Veterans who are currently incarcerated or released from incarceration. DVOP and CVSRs (in regions where prisons and jails exist) perform outreach to identify Veterans for potential case management. The Intensive Services Coordinator (ISC), working with the Washington Department of Corrections, refers identified Veterans who are nearing a release date to engage with the DVOP or CVSR on topics such as resume writing, interview preparation, and developing an incarceration speech. In areas of Washington where HVRP funding is available, recently incarcerated Veterans can receive transitional financial assistance with training costs and materials, work-appropriate clothing, food, and resources that will lead to employment.  DVOP and CVSRs also attend and provide outreach to regional Veterans Court forums, where convicted Veterans are matched with community mentors (who are also Veterans), for peer support as they advance through the justice system. 
• Veterans Aged 18-24:  DVOP and CVSRs continue to outreach to this youth population through strong relationships at the military installations, colleges, and community youth employment programs. These Veterans are provided ICS to assist with overcoming the challenge of being young with little work experience, most often combined with a military RIF or unfavorable exit from the military. 
   
• Vietnam-Era Veterans:  Per VPL 03-19, Veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between February 28th, 1961, thru May 7th, 1975, and the period beginning on August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975 (for all other Veterans of the Vietnam Era), are approved to receive DVOP or CVSR ICS. These Veterans often face challenges with the administrative and technological aspects of today’s job search and employment application processes. Staff partner with community resources that teach computer skills and take full advantage of the series of employment-related workshops offered in each WorkSource office. Washington believes that DVOPs and CVSRs are best equipped to assist aging Veterans overcome unique barriers so they can obtain employment. 
   
• Eligible Spouses: Per VPL 03-14, if experiencing an SBE, the spouse of a service member who is classified as missing, captured, or detained for 90 or more days; or the spouse of a 100% service-connected Veteran; or the spouse of a Veteran who has died of a service-connected disability are identified as a special population eligible for DVOP or CVSR ICS services. 
   
• Wounded Warriors and their caregivers:  Members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities (MTF) or warrior transition units (WTU) are eligible for DVOP and CVSR services. Caregivers, who provide personal care services to the Veteran are also eligible for DVOP and CVSR services. Caregivers can be a family member (spouse, parent, child, stepfamily member, or an extended family member) or someone who lives with but is not a member of the family of the Veteran. This caregiver eligibility is also screened for at all WorkSource centers using the Veterans screening questionnaire when they are asked “Have you or your spouse served in the military?” DVOP and CVSR staff also can discover this eligible customer through self-attested profile information related to this caregiver category when a customer creates a WorkSourceWA.com account. 
   
• National Guard and Reserve Members. Targeted outreach to National Guard and Reserve (NG/R) units in instances where they may meet eligibility, such as: NG/R members who’ve served active-duty more than 180 days (including Title 10 military orders) and meet an SBE; NG/R who’ve served in support of a conflict or campaign, in which a campaign or expeditionary badge or medal was authorized and are experiencing a SBE are eligible to receive DVOP or CVSR ICS.