Host Agencies are the engine for the AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). Our mission is to help our participants acquire the skills and confidence they need to find and stay in a job—and better their lives. Your agency provides a safe, supervised job experience for the individuals we assign, and as such are a major part of their success.
We are using federal tax dollars to provide a training stipend for our participants when they are at your agency—they are not employees of either the AARP Foundation or your agency—a very important distinction. We also pay for the workers compensation insurance necessary to protect them should they be injured. Because we must all work hard to remain careful and responsible stewards of these tax dollars, it is critical that you continue to provide adequate and accurate supervision of their training and the time they spend doing that training; and continue to ensure they work safely. Because our participants are all older individuals, even a simple injury can cause them real harm—and as importantly, impede or stop their progress towards financial independence.
Thank you for your service to the participants in your charge. You are a valued partner in our quest to help each and every one of our participants find a job that fits their needs so that they can live a better life.