Turning Point WDB Programs

Adult & Dislocated Worker

To be eligible for an adult program, an individual must meet these criteria:

• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Be low income
• Meet Selective Service Requirements
• Live in the Turning Point Region
• Be in need of a service

To be eligible for dislocated worker programs, an individual must meet at least one of the following criteria: Individual has been terminated or laid off and……

• is eligible for or has exhausted unemployment compensation
• not eligible for unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings
• a permanent closure was announced

Or the individual is……

• employed at a facility that it will close within 180 days
• unemployed as a result of economic conditions after being self-employed
• a displaced homemaker

How Do We Serve?

Three levels of services are provided through the Joblink System and directed primarily to Adults and Dislocated Workers. The levels of services are core, intensive, and training.

Core services include outreach, intake and eligibility determination.  Intensive services may include comprehensive and specialized assessments of skill levels, counseling and the development of an employment plan.

Training services include on-the-job training, skills upgrade, job readiness training and others. Individuals must receive at least one before moving to the next level of services.

Youth Program

Eligible youth are low income, between 14 & 21 and:

• Deficient in basic literacy skills
• School dropout
• Homeless, runaway or foster child
• Pregnant or parenting
• Offender
• Requires additional assistance to complete an educational program or hold employment

How Do We Serve?

• Tutoring, study skills training
• Alternative secondary school
• Summer employment opportunities
• Paid and unpaid work experiences, including internships and job shadowing
• Occupational skills training
• Leadership development
• Supportive services
• Adult mentoring
• Follow-up services
• Comprehensive guidance and counseling

Local providers of services must determine what program elements each youth needs through an assessment of the youth’s skills and needs. An individualized service strategy is developed from the assessment results, detailing services needed and the sequence they should be provided.

Youth Council

The Youth Council provides an opportunity for the local community to create, through a common vision, a system of activities and services that will enable youth to be successful in education and the workplace, and to become leaders in their community. The council identifies both duplication and gaps in the services and activities offered to areas youth; works to address the needs of the youth population as a whole; and emphasizes the importance of continuity of service in appropriately meeting the complex needs of youth who are enrolled in school or who have graduated, as well as those who have dropped out of high school.

The council is comprised of individuals from the community who have a special interest or expertise in youth issues and policy. Memberships include services agencies, law enforcement agencies, WIA participants, and other agencies specializing in serving youth.

For more information about Youth Council activities, contact
Damien Neville, Youth Coordinator at 252-443-6175 ext. 204