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Eligibility Criteria: This program receives TANF and MOE funding. Non-custodial parents receiving non-assistance services must have a family income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Depending on the referral agency, there may be additional eligibility criteria, such as: 1. The contracted provider serves non-custodial parents of children who receive public assistance or are qualified as TANF eligible. 2. For NCP programs serving TANF purpose number two: the NCP must be either employed, under-employed with difficulty or inability to pay child support, or be unemployed with a need to secure work to pay child support. 3. The court may have ordered the NCP to seek employment, participate in work activities, or the NCP was unable to enroll in the program voluntarily.

Restriction on Amount, Frequency, or Duration of Services or Payments: None

Major Activities: Activities may include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Informing participants of program opportunities and responsibilities. 2. Case management. 3. Various types of assessment. 4. Parenting education. 5. Employment and accountability plan development. 6. Industry related training, credential achievement, and certification (if needed). 7. Employability skills and work readiness skills training (if needed). 8. Employment placement and retention services. 9. Visitation services. 10. Mentoring. 11. Child support accountability.

Referral Mechanisms to Other Programs to Assist Transition from Welfare to Work: There are two other opportunities for non-custodial parents in Florida: 1. The Florida Legislature makes an annual direct appropriation of TANF funds to a specialized Non-Custodial Parent Employment Program affiliated with the court system that operates in a few major counties in Florida. 2. LWDBs also operate locally designed NCP programs or programs that include NCP enrollees based on competitively funded demonstration projects and special project guidelines.