Program areas at SSAI
Senior community service employment program (scsep):this program is funded by the department of labor (dol) under title v of the older americans act. It offers eligible, low-income experienced job seekers age 55 or older opportunities for growth, skill enhancement and economic independence, while at the same time assisting communities in addressing vital needs in areas such as health, education, child care, aging and adult services. At the national level, this program is administered by cwi through 63 subrecipients in 12 states. Approximately, 4,974 and 5,197 enrollees were served during the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Beginning in 2019, for the states of California, Minnesota, and Wyoming, cwi is a subrecipient and funding was provided by dol through the respective designated state agency. for the year ended june 30, 2023, cwi served 55 job seekers in Minnesota. for the year ended june 30, 2022, cwi served 20, 56, and 68 experienced job seekers in those states, respectively.
Agriculture conservation experienced services (aces):this program is funded by the department of agriculture, forestry service and authorized under the 2014 farm bill (h.r. 2642). The purpose of the program is to allow the forest service to utilize experienced workers age 55 and older to provide technical assistance in the area of conservation related programs. for the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, there were approximately 114 and 87 enrollees working in forest services in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, north carolina, new hampshire, new mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington, west Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Senior environmental employment program (see):the environmental protection agency (epa) funds this program. The objective for this program is to provide employment opportunities for experienced job seekers age 55 and older who can provide technical and administrative assistance in the area of environmental inspection and regulations. for the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, there were approximately 184 and 195 enrollees in the program who worked at various epa regional offices and laboratories in California, Connecticut, district of columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, north carolina, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and puerto rico.
Agriculture conservation experienced services (aces):this program is funded by the department of agriculture (usda) under title xii of the food security act. The purpose of the program is to utilize the talents of experienced job seekers age 55 or older to provide technical assistance in the area of conservation related programs. for the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, there were 15 and 13 enrollees working in usda natural resources conservation service offices in the state of Louisiana and in puerto rico.experienced services program (esp) - this program is funded by the department of interior, national parks service authorized under the consolidated appropriations act, 2020, 2021, and 2022. The purpose of this program is to utilize the talents of experienced seekers aged 55 and older to provide technical assistance in the area of conservation related programs. for the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, there were 16 and 6 enrollees working in the national parks service in Alaska, California, Colorado, the district of columbia, north carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Fish and wildlife services (fws) - this program is funded by the department of interior, fish and wildlife services under the consolidated appropriations act, 2021 and 2022. The purpose of this program is to utilize the talents of experienced seekers aged 55 and older to provide technical assistance in the area of conservation related programs. for the years ended june 30, 2023 and 2022, there were 6 and 5 enrollees working in the fish and wildlife services in the states of Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and Virginia.