A client facing web portal that provides self-service, case specific information regarding an individual’s FoodShare, Medicaid, Wisconsin Shares, Wisconsin Works (W-2), and Job Access Loan benefits, including program eligibility information.
Address refers to the actual place where the household resides. • Applicants and participants must provide an address unless they are homeless, migrant workers, or newly arrived in Wisconsin. Verification of address is not required. • A household does not have to reside in a permanent dwelling. • A household may use a general delivery or PO box address. “Address” is different than “residence.”
An individual born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea or Thailand after December 31st, 1950 and before October 22, 1982 who was fathered by a United States citizen.
An individual who applies for any service of the W 2 and Related Programs including support services.
A payment for past payments owed.
The process of gathering the needed information to develop an Employability Plan customized for the participant that will result in either a successful employment outcome which starts the individual on a career path; or, if appropriate, a path to eligibility for Supplemental Security Income and/or Social Security Disability Insurance benefits
An individual or group of individuals whose income and assets are tested together when applying for public benefit programs, including Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance. Criteria for determining assistance groups can vary between different public benefit programs.
An individual who meets the definition of a refugee and has traveled to a new country on his or her own, applied for and received a grant of asylum.
Protection granted by a nation to an individual who cannot return to his or her home country based on a fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
An individual who is seeking but has not yet been granted asylum.
An At Risk Pregnancy (ARP) placement is a W-2 paid case management placement without any required participant activities for an unmarried woman 18 or older who meet W-2 nonfinancial and financial eligibility except that an ARP participant must not be the custodial parent of a dependent child. As defined by W-2 ARP policy, there must be verification of: her third trimester pregnancy; the pregnancy is an at risk pregnancy; and she is unable to work due to the at risk pregnancy.
Something that acts to hinder or restrict employment opportunities.
A system process which allows a payment to be issued through CARES. Benefit Issuance Pulldown occurs on the night of approximately the 5th working day prior to the end of the month.
Authentic or real offer of employment as determined by the W-2 agency.
Any day of the week, including weekends and holidays.
A broad spectrum of assessment tools that W-2 agencies, applicants, and participants use to obtain greater awareness about how an individual’s work styles, skills, and interests can be used to define a career path, assign meaningful activities, highlight strengths, identify training needs, and match the individual to employment opportunities
A holiday limiting official business: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. A CARES holiday can be observed on an alternate day, depending on the day of the week it occurs; see the CARES Online Availability
The web based computer program used in Wisconsin for the W-2, JAL, FoodShare, Badger Care, and Wisconsin Shares programs. Used for the W-2 program in client registration, eligibility determination, placement, and Learnfare.
A monthly cash benefit for an eligible child(ren) living with his or her Supplemental Security Income (SSI) parent. Caretaker Supplement benefits are administered by the county/tribal human social services agency.
The family-centered and goal-oriented process for assessing the needs of a W-2 group member and his or her family for employment, training and supportive services and assisting the W-2 group member in obtaining the services needed to achieve self-sufficiency.
A placement for individuals who have reached their time limit and did not receive paid placement extension.
A placement for individuals who have obtained unsubsidized employment while in a paid placement.
Case Management Follow-Up Plus (CMF+) is a placement for individuals who have obtained unsubsidized employment while in the CSJ, W-2 T, or TMP placements and meet minimum work requirements for his or her family type.
Case Management Minor Parent is a placement for custodial parents who are under the age of 18.
Case Management Noncustodial Parent is a placement for noncustodial parents of children with a custodial parent in a W-2 employment position.
Case Management Pregnant Woman is a placement for pregnant women who do not have custody of any children and are not in the third trimester of a medically verified at-risk pregnancy.
A guide which will be available at each W-2 agency to aid the FEP in providing case management by identifying resources that will assist the family in achieving self-sufficiency.
Case Management Underemployed, also know as Case Management Services for Working Individuals, is a placement for eligible parents who are working in unsubsidized employment when they apply for W-2 or who obtain employment as a result of applicant up-front job search activities.
An applicant placed in a W-2 employment position is eligible for FoodShare without having to meet the nonfinancial or financial FoodShare requirements.
A network of Child Care and Referral agencies which can assist parents in locating a child care provider and discuss what to look for when selecting a provider, i.e. smoke alarms, emergency exits, etc. For a list of local CCRR agencies, contact the CCRR Network at (920) 734-1739.
The Child Support program is designed to: 1. Establish paternity on behalf of children whose parents were not married to each other at the time of the child’s birth; 2. Establish court orders obligating parents to pay child support and provide health care for their children, including health insurance coverage; 3. Collect support payments including: a. Child support; b. Family support (combined support for both the children and the custodial parent in a child support case); and c. In cases where there is an order to make separate child support and spousal maintenance payments (alimony), to collect both child support and spousal maintenance; d. Take administrative and legal actions necessary to enforce a support order when parents fail to pay the support they have been ordered to pay; and e. Locate parents who are not paying support and locate income and assets, when necessary, to establish or enforce a child support order.
A court-ordered work training program for noncustodial parents designed to encourage and enable payment of child support.
Mainframe system used in Wisconsin for the W-2, JAL, TMJ/TJ, FoodShare, Badger Care, and Wisconsin Shares programs. Used for the W-2 program in case management, benefit issuance, Performance Outcome Payment claims, participation tracking, and JAL loan information and budgeting.
A program that provides directly or facilitates the provision of vocational rehabilitation to individuals with disabilities and that enables an individual with a disability to maximize opportunities for employment.
Community Service Jobs is one of the paid W-2 employment placements developed for individuals who lack the basic skills and work habits needed in a regular job environment. CSJ positions offer real work training opportunities, with the added supervision and support needed to help participants succeed. CSJ participants receive a maximum monthly benefit of $653. See prorated CSJ.
Each W-2 agency is required by statute to establish a CSC to help in identifying employment opportunities, as well as create wage-subsidized and community service jobs, for those individuals who are not ready for regular employment. The CSC will help ensure the success of W-2 by adding the leadership, resources and the initiatives of local community leaders. The CSC supports W-2 participants by identifying job opportunities and developing supportive services such as expanded child care, creative transportation solutions, etc.
Multiple geographical areas served by the same W-2 Contract Agency.
A drug or a substance defined in ch. 961.01, WI Stats., which requires a doctor’s prescription or permission from the Wisconsin Controlled Substances Board for medical or experimental use or for use in the manufacture of a product.
An individual granted parole status as a Cuban/Haitian Entrant or granted any other special status subsequently established under the immigration laws for nationals of Cuba or Haiti.
Learnfare report produced at the end of the month, in paper format or electronically, that is used for school attendance verification at application, re-exam, person add, transfer, review and for good cause. It is sent to the school district to collect current enrollment data including the number and dates of absences during the prior semester and month.
With respect to a dependent child, a parent (see definition of parent) who resides with that child and, if there has been a determination of legal custody with respect to the dependent child, has legal custody of that child
One of the W-2 paid placements. A custodial parent of an infant who is 8 weeks old or less and who meets the financial and nonfinancial eligibility requirements for W-2 employment positions may receive a monthly payment of $673 and will not be required to participate in an employment position unless he/she volunteers to participate.
The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
The Wisconsin Department that oversees the W-2, RCA and RMA programs.
A person who resides with a parent and who is 18, a full-time student at a secondary school or a vocational or technical equivalent, and who is reasonably expected to complete the program before attaining the age of 19.
A person who resides with a parent and who is under the age of 18 or, if the person is a full-time student at a secondary school or a vocational or technical equivalent and is reasonably expected to complete the program before attaining the age of 19, is under the age of 19
Citizenship conveyed to children through the naturalization of parents or, under certain circumstances, to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizen parents, provided certain conditions are met.
An adult parent who: 1.Is receiving or determined in writing by the granting disability organization as eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Veterans or Black Lung Disability Benefits, Railroad Disability Benefits, Public or Private Employers Disability Benefits (e.g. workers compensation), or 2.Has been determined in writing by a medical, mental health, or other qualified assessment agency/professional to have a disability or incapacitation which prevents the person from temporarily or permanently working full-time in unsubsidized employment. When there is a temporary disability or incapacitation, the W-2 disabled adult definition is applicable only for the documented period of disability or incapacitation provided by a qualified assessment agency/professional.
do not count, exempt, or exclude
A student who has 20 consecutive full days of unexcused absence, has not graduated from high school or received a high equivalency diploma, and does not have an acceptable excuse under s. 118.15 (1) (b) to (d) or (3), Stats.
Educational needs assessments determine if the individual needs, or would benefit from, education or training activities, including a course of study for the granting of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation. In making this determination, the FEP must consider the following: • The information gathered on the applicant/participant’s current educational levels; • The level of education and training necessary to obtain full-time employment in the local labor market; and • The applicant/participant’s personal employment goals.
Educational needs assessment tools measure a participant’s current educational levels. Standardized educational needs assessment tools, like the TABE or BEST, test skills and aptitudes in reading, language, math computation, and applied math in order to identify current literacy and numeracy skill levels.
A paperless case file system used by W-2 and income maintenance agencies in Wisconsin. The system uses document imaging (scanning) to store case file materials in an electronic format.
The date an individual applies for W-2, also known as the W-2 Program Filing Date
W-2 related program that provides a payment to assist eligible families facing a current emergency. The emergency must be due to homelessness, impending homelessness, energy crisis, fire, flood, or natural disaster.
A written agreement developed jointly by a FEP and participant that provides an outline of how the participant will achieve a specific employment goal or, if appropriate, a goal to obtain SSI and/or SSDI benefits and how the W-2 agency will assist.
The structure which symbolizes movement from supported work training activities to independent unsubsidized employment.
The W-2 employment ladder consists of the four employment options: Unsubsidized employment, Trial Employment Match Program, Community Service Job, and W-2 Transition.
The study of the English language by non-native English speakers, traditionally focused on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
The date an individual is determined eligible for W-2 and is placed in an initial W-2 Placement
The date an individual is no longer receiving W-2 services
A person, designated by the Department, county agencies and boards, and other subcontractors, to coordinate efforts to comply with requirements for equal opportunity.
The wholesale value or a value estimated by a sales representative at a local business minus any encumbrances that are legal debts.
An adult who resides with the W-2 Group, but who is not included by definition in the W-2 Group.
The family-centered and goal-oriented process for assessing the needs of a W-2 group member and his or her family for employment, training and supportive services and assisting the W-2 group member in obtaining the services needed to achieve self-sufficiency.
Counseling by trained personnel regarding family planning; distribution of information relating to family planning; and referral to licensed physicians or local health departments for consultation, examination, medical treatment and prescriptions for the purpose of family planning, but does not include the performance of voluntary termination of pregnancy.
A plan that addresses the employment-related service needs of the employable members in a family for the purpose of enabling the family to become self-supporting through the employment of one or more family members.
A minimum amount of income that is needed for food, clothing, transportation, shelter and other necessities, as determined annually by the Department of Health and Human Services.
A staff person within a W-2 agency who provides individualized case management and supportive services for a person in a W-2 employment position.
A free and voluntary program offered to FoodShare clients to help with employment services such as job searches, job referrals, job skills assessment, career planning, job training and work experience.
The process of establishing: •The extent and severity of any disabilities or other conditions (e.g., domestic violence, learning needs, need to care for disabled child) that may interfere with normal functioning in an employment setting or with a persons’ ability to meet W-2 program requirements; • The effect of a disability or other potential barrier on the person’s capacity to obtain and maintain unsubsidized employment, participate in employment-related activities (e.g., employment training or education) or otherwise meet W-2 program requirements; •The need for supportive services, accommodations, auxiliary aids or communication assistance; •The conditions under which the person is capable of employment or employment related activities; •The need to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices and procedures when necessary to ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities; and •The appropriateness of specific assignments in the W-2 program.
An individual who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place from which the individual flees, or, in the case of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under New Jersey law
A student who is absent without an acceptable excuse, as defined by the school, for part or all of five or more days on which school is held during a school semester (s.118.16(1)(a), Wisc. Stats.). Some schools do not operate on a semester basis. Examples are quarters or trimesters. For these schools, use the following definition of semester: (1) Fall semester: September 1 through January 15, (2) Spring semester: January 16 through May 31
An abode and lands used or operated in connection with it.
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)- The basic body of immigration law in the United States, which was created in 1952 and has been amended many times. The INA is a free-standing law, but is also contained in the U.S. Code.
The federal agency that, prior to 2003, administered immigration benefits. In 2003 the responsibilities of the INS were divided between three bureaus in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): USCIS, which adjudicates immigration and naturalization statuses, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), which enforces immigration and customs law, and CBP (Customs and Border Patrol), which secures the border and facilitates lawful trade and travel.
A medically verified disability, illness or injury which prevents a person from working full-time in unsubsidized employment.
An Included Adult is an adult who is included in the W-2 Group, but who is not eligible for a paid employment position.
Indian country includes the following: (1) All land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the reservation, (2) All dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state, and (3) All Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.
A process to gather information about an individual and his or her family to determine the: •Individual's ability to become employed and remain employed; •Services and activities necessary for the individual to become employed and remain employed; •Appropriate placement of a participant on the W-2 employment ladder; •Need for further career assessment and planning; •Need for vocational evaluation; and •Need for a formal assessment of any disabilities or other employment barriers by a qualified assessing agency or individual.
Intentionally making a false or misleading statement, intentionally misrepresenting or withholding facts, or intentionally committing any act that constitutes a violation of state or federal law for the purpose of receiving W-2 benefits.
Short-term interest-free loans that are intended to meet immediate and discrete expenses that are related to obtaining or maintaining employment.
Job Centers are part of the workforce system led by Wisconsin's 11 independently operated, regional Workforce Development Boards. Job Center partners include Job Service, Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR), W-2, technical colleges, county human service agencies and other community organizations. To find the closest Job Center or talk with a customer service representative, please visit the JobCenterOfWisconsin.com contact page.
JobCenterOfWisconsin.com, operated by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the Wisconsin Job Center system, is an online Wisconsin-centered employment exchange linking employers in all parts of the state and in communities that border Wisconsin with anyone looking for a job. It is the primary source of job opening information available in Job Centers. In addition to searching for jobs, job seekers can create a résumé or work application, a cover letter, and a reference list; and can be matched to employers' job openings. JobCenterOfWisconsin.com is available at no cost to both employers and job seekers and is available 24 hours a day.
An organized method of helping a group of participants become skilled job seekers. The objectives of a Job Club include teaching participants an effective method of job search, refining skills so that each participant is motivated to believe that he or she can succeed in the working world, and assisting each participant to become attached to the workforce as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Assists W-2 participants in being successful at the job or worksite. On-site job skill training in work-related behaviors is provided addressing areas such as transportation, child care, health care. The Job Coach may provide initial support on the job in terms of assessing skill training, reasonable accommodations, or helping identify a mentor or onsite supports for a participant at work. Job coaches may also interact with employer or supervisors to identify initial problem solving strategies, provide sensitivity training for the employer and staff or determine job coach services at the worksite. There may also be time spent in the person's home, helping with things like organizing day-to-day tasks, identifying needs that can be met by other professionals such as home parenting aides, and getting the individual to work regularly and on time. The Job Coach may also meet with participants in the office, if the assistance includes items such as budgeting help.
The primary interface between the Job Center/W-2 agency and employers. Customer groups include employers, clients seeking employment (W-2 participants and others), and other partner agencies. Interaction with employers includes selling the services of the Job Center, including incentives available for hiring target group individuals. Other job duties may include conducting the daily Job Club, setting up short-term training, and special assignments such as job fairs.
Workshops consisting of topical areas related to job search techniques and job keeping skills, i.e., grooming for employment; employer telephone contacts; job application completion; resume writing; interviewing skills; understanding the hidden labor market; problem solving related to child care, transportation, and family budgeting; etc.
W-2 activity for participants who are engaged in employment search that is tailored to the needs of the individual and includes some or all of the following activities: •Time used to research prospective employers; •Making contact with prospective employers whether by phone, in person or via internet to learn of job openings; •Completing applications for vacancies; •Preparing for job interviews; •Interviewing for jobs. This activity may be completed independently or in a group setting. When traveling to job interviews, the travel time between interviews may be counted towards hours of participation. Travel time to the first job interview and the time spent returning home after the last one cannot be counted.
The Kids Information Data System(KIDS) is a system which supports child support agencies and county clerks of court with child support and paternity information. The system also supports the automatic creation of IV-D cases through interfaces with the CARES and HSRS state systems.
A cash assistance program in Wisconsin designed to support children who reside with caretaker relatives instead of their parents.
A program to assist school-aged, dependent, students 6 through 17 years of age, who are in a W-2 group to attend school regularly and to graduate from school when an adult in the group is participating in a W-2 employment position.
Regarding the definition of a custodial parent, any person granted legal custody of a child, other than a county agency or licensed child welfare agency, who has the right and responsibility to make major decisions concerning the child, except with respect to specified decisions as set forth by the court or the parties in the final judgment order. Major decisions include, but are not limited to, decisions regarding consent to marry, consent to enter military service, consent to obtain a motor vehicle operator’s license, authorization for non-emergency health care, and choice of school and religion.
Behavioral tools that provide the basic practices necessary to enable the parent(s) to manage day-to-day life, and, as a result, to participate more fully in the workforce, in lifelong educational opportunities, and in community activities. Practical skills which increase a person’s self-esteem and facilitates the pursuit of better job opportunities by providing the ability to fully plan for all of the family’s needs. The following are examples of life skills: understanding and accepting parental responsibilities, strengthening parental skills, understanding relationships, family budgets, anger management, interpersonal skills, problem solving, family nutrition, time management, decision-making skills, and household management.
A cash assistance program administered by Volags and geared towards refugees who are capable of achieving economic self-sufficiency four to six months after arrival in the United States. Matching Grant participants receive cash assistance from the Volag and are ineligible for public cash assistance. A participant can receive benefits for up to 120 days (4 months), though in certain cases this can be extended up to 180 days (6 months).
Also known as Medicaid, Title 19 or MA, a state-federal program that provides health care coverage to low-income elderly, blind, and disabled individuals. In Wisconsin, low-income individuals who do not qualify for Medical Assistance may qualify for BadgerCare Plus.
Any person who temporarily leaves a principal place of residence outside Wisconsin and comes to Wisconsin for not more than ten months in a year to accept seasonal employment in the planting, cultivating, raising, harvesting, handling, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, grading, or storing of any agricultural or horticultural commodity in its unmanufactured state.
The state minimum hourly wage under ch. 104 or the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1), whichever is applicable.
A custodial parent under the age of 18. For Learnfare, a minor parent is either a custodial or a noncustodial parent under the age of 18.
Report, in paper or electronic format, for each Learnfare student on monthly monitoring. For each student listed, the school district reports the total number of absences and dates of the absences during the month for each student listed.
A mobile app version of ACCESS for smart phones used to manage state of Wisconsin benefits and programs.
To count a qualified alien’s sponsor’s income or assets as available to the W-2 group.
A qualified alien must meet one of the following criteria: 1. An alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; 2. An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of such Act; 3. A refugee who is admitted to the United States under section 207 of such Act; 4. An alien who has been certified as a victim of trafficking; 5. An alien who is paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least one year; 6. An alien whose deportation is being withheld under section 243(h) or 241(b)(3) of such Act; 7. Cuban and Haitian aliens, as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; 8. An American Indian born in Canada who is at least 50% American Indian by blood, or an American Indian born outside of the United States who is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe; 9. An alien who has been battered or whose child has been battered, who is no longer residing in the same household with the batterer, and who meets the requirements of 8 USC 1641(c); 10. An alien who is granted conditional entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 1980; or 11. Amerasian Immigrants, as defined in section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988. 12. An alien who is lawfully residing and is one of the following: a. An armed forces veteran who received an honorable discharge that was not on account of alienage and who completed either 24 months of continuous active duty or the full period for which the individual was called, unless the individual received a hardship discharge under 10 USC 1173, early discharge under 10 USC 1171, or a discharge due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty. b. On active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than active duty for training c. The spouse of an individual described in subdivision a. or b., or the unremarried surviving spouse of an individual described in subdivision a. or b. if the marriage was for one year or more or the individual had a child in common. 13. An alien who is lawfully residing in the United States and authorized to work by the immigration and naturalization service.
With respect to an individual and a dependent child, a parent who is not married to the child’s other parent and is either an adjudicated parent or a parent who has signed and filed with the state registrar under s.69.15(3)(b)3, Stats., a statement acknowledging paternity
With respect to a dependent child, a parent who is not the custodial parent.
A parent is a: (1)Biological parent; (2)Person who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s.891.40, Stats.; (3)Parent by adoption; (4)Man adjudged in a judicial proceeding to be the biological father of the child if the child is a non-marital child who is not adopted or whose parents are not married to each other; or (5)Man who has signed and filed with the state registrar a statement acknowledging paternity.
An individual who participates in any component of W-2.
The W-2 Participation Agreement (PA) outlines the requirements of W-2 participation. It must be signed by all adult members in the W-2 group and by a W-2 agency representative.
A W-2 participation period is from the 16th of a month to the 15th of the following month. Most payments are made on the first of the month following the participation period.
An individual requesting a Fact Finding or Departmental review.
The date an individual is placed in a W-2 Placement
Prorated CSJ are placements for individuals who are working in unsubsidized employment for less than 30 hours per week and have limitations to increasing their work hours, or obtaining additional job(s).
Determining eligibility based on what an individual’s income and assets are most likely to be in future months.
A money payment to a payee designated by the agency as the recipient of the participant’s total or partial monthly CSJ or W-2 T payment.
A holiday authorized by law and limiting work or official business.
A professional qualified to perform a formal assessment may include a medical or mental health professional, social worker, psychologist, neuro-psychologist, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation counselor or similar qualified assessing agency or individual. Characteristics required of the assessing agency or individual include: • Demonstrates a competency or successful completion of training in the appropriate field and is certified by an appropriate accreditation organization. • Demonstrates an understanding of the objectives of the assessment based on W-2 referral information, referral questions, the initial interview and stated purpose of the evaluation. The Qualified assessment agency must provide an individualized written assessment that enables the FEP to adapt W-2 activities to accommodate the needs of the applicant or participant.
To remove barriers in service delivery or employment to allow a person with a disability to have equal opportunity to participate in that program or job. Examples include making facilities physically accessible, providing written materials in alternate formats, simplifying instructions, providing adjusting work schedules, meeting in accessible facilities or acquiring adaptive equipment or technology.
“One-time” payments made to refugees during their first thirty days in the U.S. The purpose of the payment is to help refugees with the expenses of settling into a new home. Payments can be made by the Volag on the refugee’s behalf to pay expenses (rent and household items) or can be issued directly to the refugee.
An amendment to the Immigration and Nationality Act which created the Office of Refugee Resettlement and outlined the federal Refugee Resettlement Program.
A time-limited Cash and Medical Assistance Program for low income refugees who do not meet W 2 and Medicaid eligibility criteria. Eligibility for this benefit program ends for a refugee on the last day of the eighth month after arrival into the United States.
An individual who is outside the country of his or her nationality or, in the case of an individual having no nationality, is outside the country in which he or she last resided, and who is unable or unwilling to return due to a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
Also known as the Application Registration form, the Request for Assistance is the document that prints from CWW when the Client Registration process or the Group Level Program Request process is complete. A signed Application Registration form creates the applicant’s filing date.
Residency refers to a person's true, fixed, and permanent home where a person intends to remain indefinitely and to which a person has the intention of returning, whenever absent. Applicants and participants must verify Wisconsin residency unless they are homeless, migrant workers, or newly arrived in Wisconsin. “Residence” is different from “address.”
A staff person within a W-2 agency whose role is to understand the customers’ needs and assist them in determining which programs or services are likely to support their efforts to find and maintain employment.
A student who has dropped out of school and returned in the same or immediately succeeding semester.
A parent who is eligible to participate in a W-2 employment position but is not because the first parent is already a participant in a W-2 employment position.
A refugee who moves from their initial reception and placement site to a different state.
A child less than 18-years-old who has a physical, emotional or mental impairment which is diagnosed medically, behaviorally, or psychologically. The impairment is characterized by the need for individually planned and coordinated care, treatment, vocational rehabilitation or other services which has resulted or is likely to result in a substantial limitation on the ability to function in at least three (3) of the following areas: 1. Self-care 2. Receptive and expressive language 3. Learning 4. Mobility 5. Self-direction 6. Capacity for independent living 7. Economic self-sufficiency
A disability payment program available individuals who have earned sufficient credits based on taxable work. The program is administered by the Social Security Administration.
A sponsor is a person who, or any public or private agency or organization that, executes an affidavit of support or similar agreement for an alien to ensure the alien does not become a public charge. The agreement is a condition of the alien’s entry into the U.S.
A stipend is a non-recurrent, short-term benefit provided to noncustodial parents to create greater incentives for participation in W-2
A federal cash assistance program designed to help low-income individuals who are aged, blind and/or disabled.
A W-2 agency employee, county government employee or contracted employee who determines eligibility for W-2 supportive services such as food stamps, Medical Assistance, child care, and Emergency Assistance. The SSP will not provide case management to participants in W-2 employment positions.
A web-based service that provides immigration status verification to federal, state, and local benefit-granting agencies and institutions.
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is Title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). TANF is the federal block grant program that provides states with the authority and funding to create programs that promote work and provide time-limited assistance to needy families with children.
A W-2 employment position that provides participants with subsidized work experience and on-the-job training. The W-2 agency pays the employer a wage subsidy to help offset the costs of wages, benefits, supervision or training. W-2 participants are paid directly by the employer and earn at least minimum wage. The W-2 placement types are Custodial Parent Trial Employment Match Program (TMP) and Noncustodial Parent Trial Employment Match Program (TNP)
An obsolete W-2 employment position that provided subsidized work experience and training to improve the employability of individuals who otherwise would not be able to obtain unsubsidized employment. The W-2 agency paid a participating employer a Trial Job subsidy of up to $300 per month for full-time employment. The Trial Employment Match Program (TEMP) placement replaced the Trial Job Placement effective March 1, 2016. (See Operations Memo 16-03)
The federal agency that oversees lawful immigration of foreign nationals who are temporarily or permanently settling in the U.S. See also INS.
Employment for which a W-2 agency provides no subsidy to the employer, including self-employment and entrepreneurship. There are three placement types under this definition: Case Management Follow-up (CMF), Case Management Follow-up Plus (CMF+), and Case Management Underemployed (CMU)
A passenger car or other motor vehicle used to transport persons or goods and is owned by someone in the W-2 group.
Payment made on behalf of the household by a third party to another source
An individual who has been subjected to a severe form of trafficking and, in the U.S., has been certified by the Department of Health and Human Services.
A process by which the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services verifies that a particular individual aged 18 years or older is a victim of trafficking. Find more information and a sample letter of certification here.
Like ESL, VESL focuses on developing English language listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in non-native English speakers. However, VESL places an emphasis on work-related vocabulary and communication needs.
Assessments which are conducted to help individuals living with a disability establish realistic vocational goals and a plan to achieve them. The vocational evaluation process is designed to assess the unique strengths, resources, and experiences of an individual in order to match that person’s abilities and preferences to appropriate work placements, jobs, or training programs. The process is interactive; the intent is for staff to learn about the participant and the participant to learn about themselves
A non-profit voluntary agency contracted by the federal government to provide for the initial reception and placement of refugees in the U.S. After the initial “welcoming” period, Volags continue to provide support to help refugees become socially and economically self-sufficient.
This W-2 payment cycle occurs around the 7th of the month with participants receiving their checks by the 10th of the month.
Community Service Job, Trial Employment Match Program, and W-2 Transition
An adult custodial parent, all dependent children with respect to whom the individual is a legal custodial parent and all minor children with respect to whom the adult individual’s dependent child is a custodial parent. W-2 Group includes any non-marital co-parent or any spouse of the individual who resides in the same household as the individual and any minor children with respect to whom the spouse or non-marital co-parent is a custodial parent. W-2 Group does not include any person who is receiving cash benefits under a county relief block grant program. This is also referred to as the W-2 Assistance Group (W-2 AG)
A Community Service Job or W-2 Transition placement
A Community Service Job, W-2 Transition, At Risk Pregnancy, or Custodial Parent of an Infant placement.
Within the W-2 program, an individual may be placed in up to one of fourteen W-2 placement types, all of which are identified by a CARES W-2 placement code (in parentheses): At Risk Pregnancy (ARP); Custodial Parent of an Infant (CMC); Case Management Denied (CMD); Case Management Follow-up (CMF); Case Management Follow-up Plus (CMF+); Case Management Job-Ready (CMJ); Case Management Minor Parent (CMM); Case Management Noncustodial Parent (CMN); Case Management Pregnant Women (CMP); Case Management Underemployed (CMU); Community Service Job (CSJ); Custodial Parent Trial Employment Match Program (TMP); Noncustodial Parent Trial Employment Match Program (TNP); Stipends for Noncustodial Parents (TSP); and W-2 Transition (W-2 T)
This W-2 payment cycle occurs about five days prior to the end of the month with participants receiving their checks by last day of the month
1.Eligibility Review: A W-2 eligibility review is required, at the least, every six months. 2.Employability Plan Review: A full employability plan review is required at the end of each assigned placement and at the eligibility review. The employability plan should be updated between reviews as necessary.
One of the W-2 paid employment positions intended for individuals who have been determined not ready for unsubsidized employment and unable to successfully participate in one of the other W-2 employment positions for reasons such as an individual’s incapacitation or the need to remain in the home to care for another W-2 group member who is incapacitated or disabled.
A W-2 two-parent household is a W-2 Group where both adults: are custodial parents who have a child in common, reside in the same household with their child(ren), meet all W-2 eligibility criteria, are not disabled adults; and are not caring for a severely disabled child in the W-2 Group.
Wisconsin's Child Care Subsidy program that helps families pay for child care. If the parent is eligible, child care can be subsidized for children under the age of 13 (up to 19 if special needs).
The web based computer program used in Wisconsin for the W-2, TMJ/TJ, and Children First programs. Used for the W-2 program’s informal assessments, formal assessments, accommodations, and time limit tracking.
Wisconsin’s TANF program, which provides cash assistance to qualifying families. The program emphasizes personal responsibility and working to the best of one’s ability.
A placement developed for W-2 participants who are not ready for an unsubsidized employment. These placements are intended to provide activities that will prepare a participant for employment. These placements include Community Service Jobs and W-2 Transitional placements.
The agency, business, or entity that is providing the work training site for participants placed in a Community Service Job or W-2 Transitional placement.
WDAs are the subdivisions of the state for local planning and administration of employment and training programs. The eleven WDAs are used for delivery of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Job Center development and administration, and regional planning of employment and training efforts. The boundaries of the WDAs, which follow county lines and may include more than one technical college district, were drawn in recognition of, and to enhance, positive relationships between counties and local employment and training service providers. WDAs were created in 1998. A Workforce Development Board (WDB) has responsibility for the WIOA program and other workforce development programs within their WDA.
Any day of the week except Saturday, Sunday, and CARES holidays.