Eligibility, Intake and Enrollment Cohorts Supportive Services Forms Case Manager Duties
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What are the eligibility requirements?
• Be 25 years of age or older.
• Have never been convicted of a sex crime (other than prostitution).
• Be under supervision at time of enrollment at Newton Correctional Facility, Iowa Correctional Institute for Women, Fort Des Moines Community Corrections or Fresh Start Women’s Center.
• Be low-income. (Participants residing in target area are considered to be low-income.)
• Be planning to return to live in the counties of Polk, Dallas or Warren (target area) after release.
• Be on track to be released within 6 months from the start of training.
• Male participants must be registered for selective service or initiate the process to determine if failure to register was knowing and willful.
100
What is an incentive payment?
This is only earned if a participant completes their cohort and obtains at least 2 of the offered certificates.
100
What is the supportive services limit for each participant?
It can be less, but without special permission, it cannot be more than $400 total.
100
What is Credit Card Approval New GL?
This form is used to request a credit card for things like gas cards, cell phones and clothing.
100
What is a resume?
By sitting down and completing this document with a participant, case managers can often help increase the wage of the job a participant receives.
200
How are clients prioritized?
Risk Assessment
Veteran Status
Minorities
200
What is a signed attendance sheet?
One of these must be turned in before United Way will pay any partner's invoice.
200
What is cell phone assistance?
If a participant has trouble receiving phone calls from potential employers, this may be able to help.
200
What is the job development log?
This form allows a case manager to keep track of the places they have applied with a participant as well as any usernames or passwords that were used.
200
What are job applications?
ZipJob suggests that a job candidate should be filling out 10-15 of these per business week. CIRCA case managers do at least 3 of these per visit when a participant is looking for work.
300
What are the contact expectations?
At least bi-weekly from the enrollment date until 12 months after release.
300
What are documents required upon release?
These corroborate name, birth date and address. All of this is necessary to prove to the DOL that a participant qualifies for the funding.
300
What is a completed application form, the bus pass number and a signature?
These 3 things are needed to prove to DART that an OTT pass was given to a qualified individual.
300
What is the first meeting checklist?
This form helps a case manager to check off all the things they need the first time they see a participant after release.
300
What is a certificate?
Participants complete up to 4 of these in a cohort and should be able to request a copy from their case manager at any time if they were to lose the original.
400
What is a signed release of information?
To be able to speak to anyone about a specific participant.
400
What is the legal assistance that Legal Aid can provide before needing permission from CIRCA?
Up to 2 hours to resolve legal issues.
400
What is a W-9?
This form is needed any time a participant will be receiving over $600 of assistance from a United Way program.
400
What is the Post Release Follow Up Form?
This form allows case managers to visibly see how often they are in contact with their participants after release.
400
What is STAR?
This method teaches a participant to make sure to be sharing the results of their accomplishments during an interview.
500
What is a high school equivalency?
Not necessarily required for the retail/hospitality cohort, this is required for CNA, construction and TDL.
500
What is 3 years?
All records must be kept for this many years in case the DOL would like to review them.
500
What is $1,000?
Central Iowa Works may use general funds (not CIRCA funds) to assist with driver's license fines and fees up to this dollar amount.
500
What is the Fund Disbursement Form?
This form is completed each time a case manager wants to provide financial assistance to a participant.
500
What is a disallowed cost?
If someone is found ineligible for any reason, including lack of documentation, they are now considered this for our funding.






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