"I feel safer since I have a new door and locks on both storm doors, which I didn't have before. I also think my heating bill will be lower since I have a better fitting door."

Client in HRDC's Housing Rehabilitation Program

Employment Programs

HRDC7 has various employment programs available:

TANF WoRC
TANF Work Readiness Component: TANF Participation Services is a transitional program developed to provide support and guidance to participants as they move into employment. WoRC is instrumental in providing opportunities to participants as they transition from receipt of cash assistance to employment and eventually freedom from dependence on government benefits. Special emphasis is placed on strength based case management that focuses on placing participants primarily into employment based on an assessment and referral process.

 

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training Program
Participants are referred to HRDC from the Office of Pubic Assistance for employemnt and job readiness activities.  Case managers work closely with participants in gaining employment by resolving barriers. The SNAP program offers case management  and employment training to assist food stamp recipients in becoming self-supporting.
 

 

Youth WIA Program
 

Purpose: The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Title IB Youth Program provides services to youth ages 14-21. The main thrust of the Youth Program is to increase the focus on longer-term academic and occupational learning opportunities and provide long-term comprehensive service strategies. Youth services are provided to in-school youth ages 14-21 and out-of-school youth ages 16-21.

 

Economic Development: The Youth Program is designed to prepare Montana’s youth to either enter post-secondary education, training or employment upon completion of their secondary education. The aging of Montana’s workforce is an issue of concern and therefore this program can be an instrument toward meeting the future workforce demands.

 

Youth program elements consist of:

  1. Tutoring, study skills training and instruction leading to the completion of secondary schooling including dropout prevention strategies;
  2. Alternative secondary school services;
  3. Summer employment opportunities directly linked to academic and occupational learning;
  4. Paid and unpaid work experiences including internships and job shadowing;
  5. Occupational skill training;
  6. Leadership development opportunities;
  7. Supportive services;
  8. Adult mentoring for a duration of at least twelve months, that may occur during and after program participation;
  9. Follow up services for not less than 12 months after the participant completes the program; and
  10. Comprehensive guidance and counseling, including drug and alcohol counseling and referral to counseling as appropriate to meet the needs of the participant.

 

Eligibility: An individual must be between the ages of 14-21, low income and meet at least one of the following barriers to employment:

  1. School dropout (individual is no longer attending any school and has not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent);
  2. Basic skills deficient (individuals that have English, writing or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test;
  3. Foster child
  4. Pregnant or parenting
  5. Individuals with disabilities, including learning disabilities
  6. Homeless or runaway youth
  7. Offenders
  8. Meets the State Youth Council’s definition of an eligible youth facing serious barriers to employment who is an individual (including a youth with a disability) who has no vocational/employment goal and has below average grades or has a poor work history (to include no work history) or has been fired from a job in the last six calendar months