Long-tern TANF Recipient. A member of a family that:

• received or recently received  Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefit: for any 9-month period during the 18-month ending on the hiring date.

• received TANF payments for any 18 months beginning after 8/5/1997 & the earliest 18 month period beginning after 8/5/1997 ended during the past 2 years,

• stopped being eligible for TANF payments during the past 2 years because federal or state law limited the maximum time those payments could be made.

Qualified Food Stamp Recipient. An 18-39 year old member of a family that is receiving or recently received Food Assistance.

Qualified Military Veteran. A veteran who is a member of a family that is receiving or recently received Food Assistance for at least a 3-month period during the past 15 months; The veteran group is expanded to include "disabled veterans" who are entitled to compensation for a service-connected disability and who, during one-year ending on the hiring date, were:

• discharged or released or released from active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, or

• unemployed for a period or periods totaling at least 6 months. The first year wages taken into account for these "disabled veterans" are capped at $12,000.

Vocational Rehabilitation Referral. An individual who completed or is completing rehabilitative services from the State certified agency, an Employment Network, or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Hurricane Katrina Employee. This group does not require certification by the SWAs.

Unemployed Military Veteran. A veteran hired before 2011 who:

• Has been discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time during the 5-year period ending on the hiring date, and

• Received unemployment compensation under state or federal law for at least 4 weeks during the 1-year period ending on the hiring date.

(To be considered a military veteran, the applicant must have served on active duty (not including training) in the Armed Forces of the United States for more than 180 days or have been discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability.)

Disconnected Youth. An individual who is certified as:

• having attained age 16 but not age 25 on the hiring date,

• not regularly attending any secondary, technical, or post-secondary school during the 6-month period preceding the hiring date,

• not regularly employed during such 6-month period, and

• not readily employable by reason of lacking a sufficient number of basic skills.