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2. Employability Skills Training: Participants may also receive training specifically related to finding and retaining employment that leads to self-sufficiency. This may include resume-building, interview coaching, job preparation training, and job search assistance. 3. Placement Assistance: Participants will receive assistance with searching for a job, tracking his or her progress toward obtaining gainful employment and economic self-sufficiency and receive encouragement and constructive feedback as their search continues. The participant will receive prepared referrals to appropriate job openings, assistance contacting the employer, and customized employment opportunities for if he or she has specific skills or educational qualifications. Case management will be provided to help the participant follow-up with the employer about any hiring decision. 4. Direct Participant Support: Based on their eligibility, participants may receive direct support to assist in eliminating barriers to completing activities. Participants will be referred to appropriate agencies to address their supportive service needs and braided funding may be utilized. 5. Other Program Activities: Other program activities may be detailed in a participant’s IEP. 6. Employment: The participant’s employment status and the retention in employment status for a minimum of two (2) weeks after a participant starts employment must be documented. If a participant is placed in a job that is subsidized under the grant, it will not be considered as employment. 7. Follow-ups: Participant shall receive follow-up services for six (6) months after receiving unsubsidized employment. Follow-up will occur at least once every month to determine their employment status and provide additional services to help them retain employment or obtain new employment if needed. Unanswered emails and telephone contacts are not considered maintaining contact. 8. Follow-up Services: The participant shall have access to follow-up services, including counseling and ongoing job retention assistance for up to six (6) months after the start of employment. 9. Child Support Obligations: The participant’s progress towards making child- support payments to the custodial parent will be documented. Successfully meeting child support obligations requires participant to pay child support for three (3) of the six (6) months after date of employment.

NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT (NCP) PROGRAMS. The following are examples of TANF special projects that serve non-custodial parents through LWDBs:

Purpose: The LWDB refers the NCP to the appropriate program through coordination of an integrated workforce system and court systems. TANF programs for NCP include: 1. Programs that provide eligible non-custodial non-assistance services to end or prevent dependence of needy parents on governmental benefits. 2. Programs that encourage the formation and maintenance of two parent families.