Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
(a)Statutory base. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 Pub. L. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357, provides flexibility for the State to develop work alternatives, including the Community Work Experience Program (CWEP) in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. The 1982 amendments to the Public Welfare Code include requirements for the establishment of a Community Work Program (62 P. S. § 405.2), and revise section 405.1(e) to expand the Pennsylvania Employables Program from a demonstration to a Statewide employment program.(b)General policy. The Pennsylvania Employables Program (PEP) assists cash grant recipients to obtain bona fide full-time employment. The Community Work Experience Program provides work experience opportunities for cash grant recipients who have not received a bona fide offer of employment or training from the Office of Employment Security (OES) or PEP. Assignments are made to projects sponsored by departments, agencies or institutions of this Commonwealth or any political subdivision located within this Commonwealth, any agency of the Federal government, and under the auspices of nonprofit agencies when the work objectives are consistent with those of the governmental unit acting as the project operator. Employment search activities through OES and PEP continue during the enrollment in CWEP.