Youth Programs - Niagara County Employment & Training | Niagara County - Employment & Training at 1001 Eleventh Street
Provides assistance with enrolling in TASC, paid work experience. Specific program opportunities vary but work experiences are usually 25 hours or less per week. Some programming includes a classroom component. Job placement assistance provided.
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Physical Address
1001 Eleventh Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Application process
Call or walk in.
Fee
Free.
Eligibility
Youth 16-24 years old who are low income, who are considered to be at-risk, or who have barriers to employment. Barriers to employment may include any of the following for the youth: - Is a school dropout - Is within the age of compulsory school attendance, but has not attended school lately - Has been subject to the juvenile or adult justice system - Is homeless (lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, lives in a primary nighttime residence that is (a) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter; (b) an institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or (c) public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings) - Is a foster child on behalf of whom State or Local governments are paid or has aged out of the foster care system - Is pregnant or parenting - Is an individual with a disability - Is a recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and is basic skills deficient (determined after taking the TABE) - Is a recipient of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and is an English language learner - Requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment Low Income Eligibility (only required for the last four Barriers listed above): - TANF - General Assistance - RCA - Refugee Cash Assistance - Social Security Insurance (SSI) - Lives in a high poverty area (Employment & Training will make this determination based on your address) - SNAP - Medicaid - Receives or is eligible to receive a free or reduced price lunch - Is a foster child - Has a disability (youth's income would count as a family size of 1) Service Area: Niagara County.
Agency info
Niagara County - Employment & Training