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Increasing the Use of Work Incentives by Youth Through the Transition Process

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The University of Minnesota-Institute on Community Integration's SSI Work Incentives Project was a research and demonstration project which was developed in collaboration with school personnel, youth, parents, centers for independent living, parent information centers, local and regional social security offices, and a panel of national experts. The project examined whether transition information sharing and educational activities about SSI benefits and work incentives directed to youth, their families, school personnel and adult care providers:

• increased the number of youth and their families who were aware of SSI benefits and work incentives as part of the transition process;

• increased the number of potentially eligible SSI recipients (youth) who applied for SSI benefits and work incentives; and

• increased the number of youth who were employed and used SSI work incentives to enhance their employment options and quality of living.

The project operated in two Minnesota sites, one rural and one urban. Two to three additional sites were added in the second year. Site research teams with ICI Transition Services staff:

1. studied and considered strategies for identifying and overcoming barriers to accessing and using SSI work incentives,

2. developed and implemented transition activities (training and technical assistance) on SSI benefits and work incentives, and

3. evaluated the impact of training and technical assistance on transition planning, work incentive utilization, employment status, and satisfaction.

Materials for parents were available nationally at the Parent Training and Information Centers through PACER Center's, The Alliance. Materials for systems change projects were available nationally through the National Transition Network.

Click here for the SSI Handbook, published October, 1998, and other NTN publications.

The National Transition Network was one of four Transition/SSI projects which were funded nationally by OSERS. These projects have formed a partnership through the Work Incentives Transition Network (WITN).

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Kris Peterson, Project Coordinator
University of Minnesota
Institute on Community Integration
6 Pattee Hall
150 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-2376 Voice
(612) 624-9344 Fax
schoe043@tc.umn.edu

URL: http://ici1.umn.edu/ntn/ssi/default.html
Last updated May 02, 2003
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