Supportive Services (Part One)

Supportive Services are services that enable an individual to participate in WIOA activities such as, but not limited to, assistance with transportation, childcare, housing, health care, educational testing, and work-related tools.

Please visit Supportive Services (Part Two) for additional resources.

Check out the resources below for information and ideas on providing supportive services to youth. 

Supportive Services Guides and Locators

• First Step: A Youth Practitioner’s Resource Guide to Supportive Services (2020)
• Supportive Services Desk Reference(2017)

Cash Assistance

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
• State TANF Contacts

Child Care

• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Contacts
• Early Head Start/Head Start Program Locator Tool

Support for Individuals with Disabilities

• Directory of Independent Living Centers
• Job Accommodation Network
• Learning Disabilities Online
• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
• Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program

Food/Nutrition

• Food as a Supportive Service in the WIOA Youth Program (2024)
• Feeding America - Directory of Food Banks
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eligibility
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibility Requirements

Foster Care

• Foster Care to Success Education Training Voucher Program (Alabama, Missouri, and North Carolina)

Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse

• Family Planning Clinic Locator
• Health Center Locator
• HIV/STD Testing Clinic Locator
• Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator 
• SAMSHA's Youth Engagement Guidance (2016)
• Resources to Assist in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

Looking for more resources on the WIOA Youth program? Visit the WIOA Youth Program Resources Page. 

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