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'3. parficipants. The PREVENTS program is an acronym for provision of Rapid Education, Values, and Employment Needed to Transition to Self-sufficiency. Because of its unique role in the process of getting adults from a difficult economic situation to a stable job, it will employ some criteria and assessments of its own prior to enrollment in the WIA assessment process. Staff at the JobLink Career Center and Cabarrus County DSS will have a list of criteria that should alert them that a customer may be a potential candidate for the PREVENTS program. They will be trained by the PREVENTS worker and supervisory staff at Cabarrus DSS. Once someone has been identified by staff at JobLink ' or DSS, the PREVENTS worker will meet with this potential customer to do a pre- assessment and determine through this assessment whether they are appropriate for the PREVENTS program. If determined appropriate they are assessed for WIA eligibility through. JobLink staff. (Pre-Screening Criteria and PREVENTS Pre-Assessment are attached) Describe how the provider of Adult/Dislocated Worker services will deliver non-duplicative core services. The PREVENTS worker will be the counselor and guide to navigate the customer through the core services available at the JobLink Career Center and at other service provider locations. This will involve the PREVENTS worker working closely with 'the customer, and in many cases staying with them to ensure that they follow through and benefit from the core services at all providers. Because of the intensive work, the number of cases worked with will remain relatively small, but the intensity of support by the PREVENTS worker should lend itself to a high job placement and retention rate. Descdbe the process for referring individuals to the appropriate agency for those services not available at the JobLink Career Center. The PREVENTS Worker will have, as a part 'of their job training, working relationships and a thorough knowledge of services available at locations other than the JobLink Career Center. Through their contacts, they will be able to refer the customer to the services that they deem necessary to help in getting the customer out of their situation and into a stable job. C. INTENSIVE SERVICES Describe how eligibility for intensive services for Adults/Dislocated Wo'rkers will be determined at the JobLink Career Center. Eligibility will be determined through the Eligibility and Objective Assessment process at the JobLink Career Center. This will occur after the PREVENTS worker as determined that the customer they have pre-assessed is appropriate for the PREVENTS program.. Describe how an employed individual's eligibility to receive intenSive services will be determined at the JobLink Career Center. In some cases, employed individuals, due to their personal situation, will be pre-assessed by the PREVENTS worker and determined appropriate for the PREVENTS program. Their eligibility will be determined' at the JobLink Career Center through their standard process. Describe how priority consideration for intensive and training services will initially be provided to /ow income individuals and public assistance recipients, and veterans. Due to the pre- assessment for PREVENTS, it is highly probable that most customers determined in need of PREVENTS will be those who fall in the category of Iow income or public assistance recipients. A question on the pre-assessment will relate to veteran status, which is a consideration. Priority will be given to each of these categories over already employed customers. 4. Describe how intensive services for Adults/Dislocated Workers will be delivered at the JobLink Career Center. The PREVENTS worker will provide individualized services to the customer WIA Title I Adult/Dislocated Worker RFP ~_~"'_ / ~.~ April 2002 5