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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual Section 385.5 - Page 5 Rev. 4/2025 • How the individual may participate in work activities; • Time limits for receipt of TA; • Requirements of teen parents to attend school, and • The requirement to engage in work. In addition to the required elements of orientation, districts may include additional elements in their orientation. Districts may choose to include information in the orientation that will provide clients who lack the resources to get a job with assistance and supports that may take the form of the following: • Assistance with work-appropriate clothing, uniforms, or necessary tools; • Assistance with making transportation plans; • Practice and pointers for completing job applications; • Practice and pointers for job interviewing; • Leads to the job market. As clients are oriented to work activities, it is equally important that they understand the importance of keeping a job and are given adequate information about the supports available. Job loss is very common among low-income workers, especially within the first four to six months of starting a new job. Many clients initially get jobs that lack benefits, such as sick days and health insurance. As clients are encouraged to enter the workforce, it is necessary to ensure their knowledge of, and access to, the following: • Childcare subsidies • Income disregards • Transitional SNAP • Transitional medical assistance and other healthcare programs • Other transitional services offered by the district • HEAP • Earned Income Tax Credits • WIC • www.myBenefits.ny.gov • www.otda.ny.gov/workingfamilies