SCSEP New Regulation - Additional Indicator on

VolunteerismPresentation

byPeggy Stadler

Background on the new regulation Why is there a new indicator? What is the new indicator? Review of core and additional indicators How will it be measured and documented? What qualifies as volunteer work? What does your project need to do to comply? Effective date? Where to find the regulation? Questions and Answers

Objectives

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) acknowledged in the September 1, 2010 Final Rule that unsubsidized employment is not a suitable or appropriate outcome for every individual participant.

In fact, community service is an equally important goal of SCSEP, as envisioned by Congress in the Older Americans Act.

The additional indicator for volunteer work captures the value of community service provided by those participants who do not find unsubsidized employment.

This information can be reported to Congress.

Background on the New Regulation

To reflect the value of community service hours

To provide balance between the dual goals of SCSEP, providing equal weight on employment outcomes and community service goals

To recognize that continued involvement in community service is a desirable outcome for some SCSEP participants

Why is there a New Indicator?

Entry into volunteer work

What is the New Indicator?

Six core measures (no changes) Hours of community service employment Entry into unsubsidized employment Retention in unsubsidized employment for six months Earnings The number of eligible individuals served The number of most-in-need individuals served

Three additional indicators (including the new volunteer indicator) Retention in unsubsidized employment for one year Satisfaction of the participants, employers, and host agencies

with SCSEP experiences and the services provided Entry into volunteer work

Review of Core and Additional Indicators?

The volunteer participation of SCSEP participants who are engaged in any volunteer work in the quarter after exit, and who did not engage in volunteering prior to SCSEP

There are no goals associated with this new indicator SCSEP grantees and sub-recipients must keep track

until SPARQ is programmed to accept the information

SPARQ upgrades for capturing this information are due in late spring

How will it be Measured and Documented?

Activities or work that former participants perform for a public agency of a state, local government, or intergovernmental agency; or for a charity or non-profit organization, including faith or community-based organizations including: For civic, charitable, or humanitarian reasons Without promise, expectation, or receipt of compensation

for activities or work Informal volunteer work, performed on the

participant’s own initiative and outside of formal organizations, does not count toward this indicator but will be captured for informational reporting

What Qualifies as Volunteer Work?

Start tracking formal and informal volunteer activities of participants

Revise project forms to capture volunteer information. See SCSEP forms on the Charter Oaks Group website: http://www.charteroakgroup.com/resources/scsep.shtml

When a participant exits the program for reasons other than unsubsidized employment, your project must follow-up in the quarter after exit to find out if the participant is engaged in volunteer work

What does your Project need to do to Comply?

March 1, 2012

Effective Date?

The regulation was published in the Federal Register/Vol. 77, No.20/Tuesday, January 31, 2012/Rules and Regulations, pages 4654 – 4661.

The full text of the regulations gives the complete background and reasoning behind the new rule.

Here is the link on the Workforce3one website: https://olderworkers.workforce3one.org/view/2001203143498975711/info

Where to Find the Regulation?

Questions and Answers