One common goal of many tribes is to provide employment and training services to improve the economic outlook and empower citizens. Child support programs are uniquely positioned to provide services directly to families to promote and ensure the well-being of children. While many tribes have tribal employment programs, bringing employment services directly to parents in the child support caseload ensures parents are able to remove barriers to providing stable support for their children. Your program will be unique to the priorities, values, goals, and needs of your tribe.
The Tribal Employment Pathways initiative can help tribal child support programs plan and implement a program for employment and training services.
Funding Models
Federal funding sources are available to child support programs to establish employment and training programs.
Designing an Employment Program
You will design your employment and training program to fit your tribe's unique needs. This section lists questions to consider as you build and develop your program.
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Employment Program Partners
There are many opportunities to form partnerships and leverage resources to build or enhance your employment and training program.
Sample Forms and Templates
These sample documents from other programs can help you create your own consent forms, barrier assessments, intake forms, and more.
Training for Professionals
On April 18, OCSS hosted a webinar for tribal directors on Section 1115 Waivers for Tribal Programs. You can view the recording here .
You’ll need to enter the following passcode to listen: K^5B=kK4
Contact
For tribal child support programs who need help building or expanding a tribal employment and training program, contact OCSS.Tribal@acf.hhs.gov.