ST CC Waitlist FY2025

Welcome to Workforce Solutions for South Texas

Child Care Services

Serving Jim Hogg, Webb, and Zapata Counties

WAITLIST APPLICATION

Please allow at least 15 minutes to complete the form. If you exit before pushing the ‘Submit’ button your progress will not be saved. Failure to submit a COMPLETED packet will result in denial of placement on the Waitlist.

Child Care Services Waitlist Application

To be eligible for child care services:
• Child(ren) must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
• Meets one of the following age requirements:
- Be under 13 years of age; or
- A child with disabilities under 19 years of age.
• The family must reside within the South Texas region. South Texas region includes the counties of Webb, Zapata, and Jim Hogg.
• The family should have a total gross income that does not exceed 85% of the State Median Income (SMI)

• Parent(s) must be participating in

- Training, or

- Education, or

- Employment Activities, or

- Actively Seeking Employment (Initial Job Search).

For Training, Education, or Employment Activities, an average of 25 hours a week for a single-parent household or 50 hours for a two-parent household.

For Actively Seeking Employment (Initial Job Search):
• Assistance for families if the parent is seeking employment or engaging in a job search and may end assistance after a minimum of three months if the parent has not found employment.

CCS may also consider:
• Other income received in the household.
• The family composition and benefits received.

To remain on the waitlist, families must contact CCS offices, and ask for Rosa Haynes, every 60 days via telephone at (956) 794-1500 or via email at ccs@southtexasworkforce.org. If contact is not made your application will be purged from the waitlist.

Once your name is pulled from the waitlist, be prepared to submit the following items:
• Birth Certificate or verification of birth facts for each child in the family.
• Proof of current residency (Example: Utility bill or lease agreement).
• Documentation of the most recent three months of income (from employment and other sources of income) for each member of the household. CCS will not collect income information or activity hours for parents who qualify for initial job search child care.
• Current school schedule and transcripts.
• Current valid picture ID from each parent/ caretaker.
• If your child(ren) has a disability, the current disability documentation. (Examples: letter from a doctor, IFSP from an Early Childhood Program, or the IEP from the school).

If you exit before pushing the ‘Submit’ button your progress will not be saved. An incomplete packet will not be processed. Failure to submit a COMPLETED packet will result in denial of placement on the Waitlist.
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WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR SOUTH TEXAS BOARD ORIENTATION TO DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURES FORM(29 CFR Past 38)
This Orientation to Discrimination Complaint Procedures form addresses discrimination complaint procedures for the listed programs and services administered in the workforce development area by the Workforce Development Board and its Contractors:

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) / CHOICES

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T)

Child Care Services (CCS)

Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA)
THE RECIPIENT OF THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS:

Workforce Solutions for South Texas Board

500 E. Mann Rd. Suite B5 Laredo,

Texas 78041

Equal Opportunity (EO) Officer: Bertha Millan

Telephone Number: (956) 722-3973

Relay Texas: 1-800-735-2989/TTY 1-800-735-2988 (Voice)
The Workforce Solutions for South Texas Board (the Board) shall resolve equal opportunity complaints fairly and promptly. Acts of restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal towards complainants exercising their rights to file a complaint under this procedure are prohibited. This procedure applies to all applicants and participants who have cause to file a discrimination complaint related to activities or programs administered by the Board. If you have an equal opportunity complaint concerning any of these programs, you may submit your written complaint to the Board or Contractor EO Officer, as appropriate.

After receiving your equal opportunity complaint, the EO Officer will notify you of the next step in the complaint process. If you wish to pursue your complaint, the Board or Contractor will follow the steps described below. You should study the Discrimination Complaint Procedure carefully, and if you feel that the required steps are not being followed, contact the EO Officer. Remember, if you think you are not being provided enough help at any stage of the complaint process, you should contact:
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)

Equal Opportunity Monitoring

101 E. 15th St. Room 242-T

Austin, TX 78778-001

Telephone Numbers:

(512) 463-2400

Relay Texas: 1-800-735-2989

TTY 1-800-735-2988 (Voice)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IS THE LAW

It is against the law for this recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate on the following bases: against any individual in the United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief; and against any beneficiary of programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), on the basis of the beneficiary’s citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or his or her participation in any WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity. The recipient must not discriminate in any of the following areas: deciding who will be admitted, or have access, to any WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity; providing opportunities in, or treating any person with regard to, such a program or activity; or making employment decisions in the administration of, or in connection with, such a program or activity.

What to do if you believe you have experienced discrimination. If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either: the recipient’s Equal Opportunity Officer (or the person whom the recipient has designated for this purpose); or the Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210. If you file your complaint with the recipient, you must wait either until the recipient issues a written Notice of Final Action, or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner), before filing with the Civil Rights Center (see address above). If the recipient does not give you a written Notice of Final Action within 90 days of the day on which you filed your complaint, you do not have to wait for the recipient to issue that Notice before filing a complaint with CRC. However, you must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the 90-day deadline (in other words, within 120 days after the day on which you filed your complaint with the recipient). If the recipient does give you a written Notice of Final Action on your complaint, but you are dissatisfied with the decision or resolution, you may file a complaint with CRC. You must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received the Notice of Final Action.
PROCEDURES ON HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) / TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE (TAA) and TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES (TRA):

If you think you have been subjected to equal opportunity discrimination under a WIOA Title I or a TAA/TRA financially assisted program or activity, you may file a discrimination complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either the Board/Contractor Equal Opportunity Officer (or designee) or Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC), U.S. Dept. of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123 Washington, DC 20210. If you file your complaint with the Board or Contractor, you must wait until you receive a written Notice of Final Action or 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner) before you can file with the CRC. If the written Notice of Final Action is not issued within 90 days of the day you filed your complaint, you have 30 days following the 90-day deadline to file a complaint with CRC (that is, within 120 days of the day you first filed your complaint). If you receive a written Notice of Final Action on your complaint but are dissatisfied with the decision, you may file a complaint with CRC. However, you must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of receiving the Notice of Final Action.

TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) / CHOICES and/or CHILD CARE SERVICES (CC):

If you think you have been subjected to equal opportunity discrimination under a TANF/Choices and/or Child Care (CC) program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either the Board/Contractor Equal Opportunity Officer (or designee) or U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office for Civil Rights, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1169, Dallas, TX 75202, (800) 368-1019. Those filing complaints against child care program services receiving USDA federal financial assistance may choose to contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410. If you file your complaint with the Board or Contractor, you must wait until a written Notice of Final Action is issued or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner) before you can file with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (SNAP E&T):

If you think you have been subjected to discrimination under a SNAP E&T financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either the Board/Contractor Equal Opportunity Officer (or designee) or the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, (202) 260-1026. If you file your complaint with the Board or Contractor, you must wait either until a written Notice of Final Action is issued or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner) before filing with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY:

If you think you have been subjected to discrimination under an Adult Education and Literacy financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either the Board/Contractor Equal Opportunity Officer (or designee) or the US Department of Education. If you file your complaint with the Board or Contractor, you must wait either until a written Notice of Final Action is issued or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner) before filing with the US Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave SW, LBJ Room 2E-349, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

Please do not sign this notice until you have read it and understand its contents.

By my signature below, I acknowledge this orientation to the discrimination complaint procedure and the statement regarding Equal Opportunity Is the Law. I affirm that I have read the Orientation to Discrimination Complaint Procedures Form and that I have been given the opportunity to ask questions about its contents. I understand that the One-Stop application form is not a job application; rather, this form is used to determine my eligibility to receive program services and to meet federal reporting requirements. I further understand that failure to provide the requested information may prevent me from receiving services.
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I hereby authorize the Texas Workforce Commission, or any private sector service provider maintaining such records, to release to the WSST any information with regard to my entitlement to benefits or program effectiveness.

I expressly agree to waive liability for any effect the information received from contacted sources, given by myself, or released to outside sources my produce.

WSST will maintain the confidentiality of any such information received.

By signing this form I certify that all information on this application represents a complete and accurate statement of my work, education, or training hours; household income; and family size at the time of submission.
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WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS FOR SOUTH TEXAS BOARD ORIENTATION TO DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCEDURES FORM(29 CFR Past 38)

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