{"id":573,"date":"2025-02-24T15:20:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/employment\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T21:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T02:57:43","slug":"employment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/employment\/","title":{"rendered":"employment ~  Senior Community Service Employment Program  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/employment.html\" 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Senior Community Service Employment Program provides paid, part-time work experience for eligible persons. Training available through the program takes place at various locations and is subsidized (e.g., paid for by the program). The program also provides its participants with supportive services, training workshops, and help with finding employment.<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Eligibility<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>Delaware residents 55 years and older who have family incomes at or below 125% of the poverty level.\u00a0Service priority is given to individuals meeting one or more of the following criteria:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>Veteran or a spouse of a veteran <\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>65 years of age or older<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>With a disability<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>Limited English proficiency<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>Low literacy skills<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>Residing in a rural area<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>Low employment prospects<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    <li><em>Homeless or at risk for homelessness<\/em><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Availability<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>Statewide<\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Info or Enrollment<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td>New Castle County: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwillde.org\/the-senior-community-service-employment-program\/\">Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County, PA<\/a><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   Kent County: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modern-maturity.org\/SCSEP.html\">Modern Maturity Center<\/a><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   Sussex County: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firststatecaa.org\/\">First State Community Action Agency<\/a><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   Additional Information: <a href=\"adrc.html\">Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)<\/a><\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">More Resources<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/aging_and_disabilities_guide.pdf\">Guide to Services for Older Delawareans and Persons with Disabilities<\/a><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawareadrc.com\/ADRCSearch\/Search.aspx\">Delaware Aging and Disability Resource Center Service Provider Search<\/a><\/td>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <th scope=\"row\" style=\"min-width: 150px;\">Related Links<\/th>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n   <td><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/024SCSEPStatePlanDraft.pdf\">DRAFT &#8211;\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/024SCSEPStatePlanDraft.pdf\"><span style=\"color:#800000;\">Senior Community Service Employment Program State Plan &#8211; 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