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participant in achieving the goals of his or her Individual Employment Plan. Support services are provided to
individuals who have barriers to education and training, obtaining, retaining, or advancing in employment,
and who require additional assistance to enable them to participate in work-related activities.
Provision of services is subject to availability of resources and funding. Support services are coordinated with
the employer, when appropriate. Support services may be provided to eligible and active job seekers enrolled
in workforce programs or other special initiatives such as Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Intensive or
Training Services, Choices for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Non-Custodial Parent (NCP) Choices programs
and who reside within the Coastal Bend Workforce area. Allowable Support Services include:
 Car Repairs
 Transportation
 Childcare
 Wheels to Work
 GED testing fees
 Work-related expenses
 Training or Education-related expenses
A description of plans, assurances, and strategies for maximizing coordination, improving service delivery, and
avoiding duplication of Wagner-Peyser Act services and other services provided through the one-stop delivery system.
Career Center staff are provided with community resource lists and utilize 2-1-1 with career center customers
to exhaust all other means of assistance prior to utilizing one-stop program training and support services.
Contractors refer customers to other community resources before assisting with support services. In most
instances customers must provide documentation that there are no other resources available before receiving
workforce assistance.
A description of how the Board will coordinate WIOA Title I workforce investment activities with adult education
and literacy activities under WIOA Title II. This description must include how the Board will carry out the review of
local applications submitted under Title II consistent with WIOA §§107(d)(11)(A) and (B)(i) and WIOA §232.
Recently, WFSCB connected the Corpus Christi Literacy Council, a local non-profit teaching AEL classes
with a local employer interested in providing ESL classes to its workers. Through this connection a plan was
developed and implemented that provides classes to workers before and after their shifts. This program can
assist in increasing employee retention and safety on the job.
WFSCB works closely with AEL providers to create workplace relevant curriculum and employer demanded
essential skills taught while students attend GED and ESL classes. Recently, WFSCB hosted an event that
brought together local AEL providers to coordinate services and provide resources. As these relationships
evolve, WFSCB will review local applications for collaboration and employer relevant content; coordinating
WIOA workforce activities with WIOA Title II adult education and literacy activities.
Del Mar College continues to open satellite GED and ESL centers throughout the region to assist adults in
rural parts of the community connect with AEL services. Workforce career center staff attend these classes
from time to time to share information about workforce services.
The Board will identify a review team and implement the review of proposals for the local adult education
competition based on Agency guidance.
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