## IV. TARGETED POPULATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

#### 1. Out of School youth served will be at time of enrollment, a school dropout or a youth who has received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent but is basic skills deficient, and unemployed or unemployed.

#### 2. Youth served through this youth program will be funded by both WIA Youth and Blue Collar (BC) funds depending on their individual eligibility. The youth served with the BC funds must be determined eligible in accordance with the eligible youth definition that follows except that the youth being served with BC funds do not have to meet the definition of low-income individual. The Delaware Workforce Investment Board may at its discretion fully fund a program solely with WIA funds. Youth served with the WIA Youth funds will meet the following eligibility criteria:

- a. Is age 16 – 21;
- b. Is a low income individual defined as follows;
- • or is a member of a family that receives cash payments under a Federal, State or Local • or is a member of a family that receives cash payments under a Federal, State or Local income based public assistance program.
- • an income or is a member of a family that received a total family income, for the 6 • an income or is a member of a family that received a total family income, for the 6 month period prior to application for the program involved (exclusive of unemployment compensation, child support payments, public assistance payments, and Old Age and Survivors benefits received as a result of the Social Security act) that in relation to family size does not exceed the higher of –

(i) The poverty line for the equivalent period; or (ii) 70% of the lower living standard income level for the equivalent period. ($22,523 for a family of 4 )

- • a member of a household that receives (or has been determined in the six month period prior to • a member of a household that receives (or has been determined in the six month period prior to application for the program involved to be eligible to receive) food stamps;
- • as a homeless individual; • as a homeless individual;
- • a foster child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made; • a foster child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made;
- • cases permitted by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor, is an individual with a • cases permitted by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor, is an individual with a disability whose own income meets the requirements of a program, but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet such requirements.
- c. Is within one or more of the following categories:

Deficient in basic literacy skills; School dropout; Homeless, runaway, or foster child; Pregnant or parenting; Offender

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Contractors will be responsible for documenting all eligibility information prior to enrollment consistent with the policy of the Delaware Workforce Investment Board.

- V. Performance Standards (contract performance standards)

The outcome goals for the youth programs funded by the Workforce Investment Board and required under the Workforce Investment Act are provided below. All program selected for funding must have program designs that support the attainment of these performance goals. Performance Goals for PY 13 have not yet been negotiated. The following are provided as examples. Both these percentages and the measures are subject to change.