YouthWorks Program Eligibility Requirements
- Member of the LGBTQIA+ community
- Person of color
- From a single-income household
- Experience housing insecurity
- Identifying as having a disability (must provide disability papers & proof of income)
- Involved with the justice system
- Actively in foster care or having aged out of foster care
- A high school stop-out
- A child of a single working parent
- Having limited fluency in English
- Being a teen parent
1 Person in Household = Annual Income must be less than $31,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $2,608
2 People in Household = Annual Income must be less than $42,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $3,525
3 People in Household: Annual Income must be less than $53,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $4,441
4 People in Household: Annual Income must be less than $64,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $5,358
5 People in Household: Annual Income must be less than $75,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $6,275
6 People in Household: Annual Income must be less than $86,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $7,191
7 People in Household: Annual Income must be less than $97,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $8,108
8 People in Household: Annual Income must be less than $108,300 & Monthly Income must be less than $9,025
Upon approval into the YouthWorks program you will be required to submit the following documents:
- State Legal Birth Certificate
- Social Security Card
- Proof of Income from a household member 18 years or older OR Proof of government assistance (EBT/SNAP, DTA, SSI, Social Security, Section 8)
Applying and being selected for the program does not guarantee acceptance into the program until all documents have been submitted and approved by the Hampden County Workforce Board.
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