Essex County Youth Program

Essex County Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Program

Out of School Youth:

An out-of-school youth is an individual who:

(A) is an eligible youth who is a school dropout

(B) is an eligible youth who has either graduated from high school or holds a GED, but is basic skill deficient, unemployed, or under-employed. PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY:

A youth must register and be determined

eligible to receive youth services. An eligible youth is defined as an individual who:

(A) Is age 17 - 24
(B) Must be register with the Selective Service (males 18 or
older)
(C) Is a low income individual
(D) Is within one or more of the following category:
1. School dropout
3. Homeless, runaway, or foster child
4. Pregnant or parenting
5. Offender
6. Individual (including youth with a disability) who
requires additional assistance to complete educational
program or to secure and hold employment. Additionally, to receive WIA services, participants must
be citizens or nationals of the United States, lawfully
admitted resident aliens, refugees, and parolees and
other immigrants authorized by the Attorney General to
work in the United States.