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Plan: Colorado PYs 2024-2027
Combined Plan C

Section: Senior Community Service Employment Program

Narrative: c. 4. C.

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Located in:

c. 4. C. Serves individuals afforded priority for service under 20 CFR 641.520. (20 CFR 641.302(a), 641.365, 641.520)

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)

Current Narrative:

Recruitment and Selection of Participants 

The sub-grantee will ensure the following: 

  1. The recruitment of sufficient numbers of eligible individuals to maintain the established number of authorized; 
  2. To provide job training assignments for eligible participants with the greatest economic need, greatest social need, poor employment history or prospects, and over the age fifty-five.

Enrollment Priorities Include: 

  1. Veterans and qualified spouses at least aged sixty; 
  2. Other eligible individuals at least sixty years old; 
  3. Veterans and qualified spouses aged fifty-five to fifty-nine; and 
  4. Other eligible individuals aged fifty-five. 

Other Special Considerations are: 

  1. Incomes below the poverty level; 
  2. Poor employment prospects; 
  3. Greatest social or economic need; 
  4. Minorities; 
  5. Formerly incarcerated;
  6. Limited English Speaking; and 
  7. Native Americans. 

SCSEP Eligibility Shall Be Determined Using The Following Criteria: 

  1. Age - not less than 55 years of age; no upper age-limit may be applied 
  2. Income - family income may not exceed 125% of the Federal Poverty Level 
  3. Residence - at the time of initial enrollment, participants must reside in the state in which the project is authorized (homeless people may qualify).