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Plan: Pennsylvania PYs 2024-2027
Combined Plan C

Section: Senior Community Service Employment Program

Narrative: c. 6. F.

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c. 6. F. Formerly incarcerated individuals, as defined in TEGL 17-20

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2022-2023 (Mod)

Current Narrative:

According to the most current available data from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 1 in 28 individuals in Pennsylvania are either incarcerated or under some form of parole/probation supervision. This accounts for 3.6% of Pennsylvania’s total population.  Approximately 90% of all incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania will be release, with 81% of these individuals reporting possessing no skills and limited literacy.  Currently the SCSEP program population consists of 3.7% of individuals meeting the Formerly Incarcerated priority of service criteria.  SCSEP sub-grantees will continue to coordinate the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections through the local Workforce Development system to identify and enroll formerly incarcerated individuals that are in need of skills training into the SCSEP.