Youth Employment Services

Assisting youth with opportunities for employment, education, and training, and related services needed to succeed in the workforce. These services are provided under Public Law 102-477.

Eligibility

• Must reside in the Choctaw Nation service area
• Copy of front and back of CDIB and Tribal Membership card
• Residence verification - proof of mailing and physical address, if different (most recent lease agreement, utility bill, etc.)
• Household income verification (most recent check stub, w2, tax return, etc.)
• Selective Service registration - Males 18 and older
• Signed Employment Development Plan
• Signed Acknowledgement Form
• Signed Statement of Understanding – Signed by both parent and applicants under 18 years of age

Additional Information

The program is transitioning from the traditional 5-week summer work experience to a year-round employment initiative with Project Auatvchi and Project Toksvli, allowing participants to work up to 200 hours at any point throughout the year.

Project Auatvchi (to broaden) offers:

• The ability to compare work-based experience with career aspirations
• Build a stronger future workforce
• Gain skills and/or credentials needed to succeed
• Strengthen confidence in individual abilities

Project Toksvli (to work) offers:

• Build a stronger future workforce
• Reinforce the workforce development concept
• Increase chances for success
• Gain skills needed to succeed
• Gain confidence in individual abilities
• Develop a sense of achievement

Public Law 102-477 is the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992, as amended by Public Law 106-568, the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act of 2000. Public Law 102-477 is unique among Federal legislation, in that it allows Federally-recognized Tribes and Alaska Native entities to combine formula-funded Federal grants funds, which are employment and training-related into a single plan with a single budget and a single reporting system.