MontcoWorks NOW Eligibility Requirements:
MontcoWorks NOW serves at-risk youth and young adults who:
- reside in Montgomery County
- are between the ages of 14-24
- possess a significant barrier to completing or advancing in education or obtaining employment
In-school youth must be aged 14-21, attending school, low income, and meet one or more additional conditions, which could include:
- Basic skills deficient;
- English language learner;
- An offender;
- Homeless,
- Runaway,
- In foster care or aged out of the foster care system;
- Pregnant or parenting;
- An individual with a disability;
- Person who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure and hold employment
Out-of-school youth must be aged 16-24, not attending any school, and meet one or more additional conditions, which could include:
- School dropout; within age of compulsory attendance but has not attended for at least the most recent complete school year calendar quarter;
- Holds a secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent and is low-income and is basic skills deficient or an English language learner;
- Subject to the juvenile or adult justice system; homeless, runaway, in foster care or aged out of the foster care system, eligible for assistance under Section 477, Social Security Act, or in out-of-home placement; pregnant or parenting; an individual with a disability;
- Low income person who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure and hold employment