Perry County Comprehensive Case Management & Employment Program - CCMEP

For almost 50 years HAPCAP has been dedicated to alleviating the effects of poverty in our communities through administering new and innovative programs and creating opportunities for our neighbors.

On June 30, 2015, Governor Kasich signed House Bill 64, the state’s biennial budget, into law. Section 305.190 of the bill establishes a framework to transform the network of human service and workforce programs to find a new way to work for low-income Ohioans. This framework starts first with 16- to 24-year-olds, where early intervention can have the greatest impact. The state is pushing traditional program boundaries by integrating components of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program with the WIOA youth employment program to create a better-coordinated, person-centered case management system. Effective July 1, 2016, CCMEP will be the statewide operational framework used to deliver integrated, comprehensive case management and employment services across Ohio’s 88 counties. CCMEP takes a coordinated, holistic approach to stabilizing individuals and families by addressing the myriad of factors that may be contributing to poverty and unemployment, including health, housing, education, transportation and child care. In conjunction with supportive services, the program will provide access to employment and training services, including career counseling, job placement and services to facilitate job retention. By leveraging the strengths of both the workforce and human services systems, CCMEP seeks to improve employment and education outcomes for low-income youth and young adults by helping recipients overcome barriers to employment and develop the skills local employers seek. Populations Served

The primary effect of CCMEP is to combine funding from TANF with funding from the WIOA youth program in order to serve low-income youth through a single comprehensive case management system. Initially, individuals in the following population groups who receive services through TANF- and WIOA-funded programs will be required to participate:

· OWF work-required recipients ages 16 to 24;

· WIOA low-income in-school and out-of-school youth ages 16 to 24; and

Additionally, two groups will be eligible to volunteer for the CCMEP program:

· OWF recipients ages 16 to 24 who are not work-required; and

· Individuals ages 16 to 24 receiving Prevention, Retention and Contingency benefits and services (TANF-funded non-assistance).