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General Assistance Information
What is the General Assistance Program?
It is a service administered for the aid of people who are unable to provide the basic necessities to maintain themselves or their families.
It provides a specific amount and type of aid for defined needs during a limited period and is not a continual categorical assistance program. General Assistance is administered in accordance with the Town of Farmington’s current adopted ordinance and Maine state law.
General Assistance gives help with basic necessities such as food, shelter, fuel, electricity, and medical services.
We expect that recipients meet all eligibility requirements when we grant assistance.
The Work Requirement
If an individual is unemployed, but able to work, he or she must do the following:
- register to work
- actively look for work
- accept a suitable job offer
- participate in training or educational programs that would help them get a job
If an individual does not comply with these work requirements, they may not be eligible to receive General Assistance for 120 days. If an individual is working, but quits their job without just cause, they will be ineligible to receive assistance for 120 days. Also, if an individual is working, but is fired from their job for misconduct, they will be ineligible to receive assistance for 120 days.
The Importance of Utilizing Resources
It is important that a person use their income for basic necessities. When their income is enough to pay for their household expenses, but they spend it on items that are not essential, they will not be eligible.
Also, an individual must use all resources that would diminish their need for General Assistance.
- TANF and any other government program
- Support from legally liable relatives
- Support payments
- Medical or rehabilitative programs
Procurement
Workforce Solutions is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that serves Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy Counties, in Texas. Workforce Solutions is responsible for planning, evaluation, and oversight of workforce development programs/services in the three county regions. Utilizing the various methods of procurement, Workforce Solutions solicits products and services from the community at large. All proposals will be screened for inclusion of all required information and evaluated by a committee. Once the committee evaluates and ranks all proposals received, a recommendation is made to the Board of Directors or Executive Management. Workforce Solutions strongly encourages all vendors to read all sections of the procurement and adhere to the submission instructions.
Workforce Solutions releases solicitations for commodities and services on a periodic basis. If you do not see any formal solicitations below, please continue to visit our website periodically.
Open request for quotes (RFQ)
No open RFQ's at the moment.
Open request for proposals (RFP)
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Open Request for Information (RFI)
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Open Request for Applications (RFA)
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If you are interested in adding your organization to the Workforce Solutions Bidder's List, please contact
Ingrit Castillo, Procurement Technician- Ingrit@wfsolutions.org
Thank you
For your interest in doing business with Workforce Solutions. We realize that being innovative and successful, both internally and externally, is critical to the success of our staff and customers.
This being said, we encourage you to contact us if you are interested in joining our Bidder's List of vendors or becoming part of our Eligible Training Provider System and joining our list of training providers!
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Training Provider
Want to join Workforce Solutions’ list of schools, education and training providers? Now you can! We are always looking for education and training vendors that can provide our workforce with the occupational and basic skills training they need to be successful.
If you are interested in applying to be part of our Eligible Training Providers System (ETPS), please contact Esmeralda Villarreal, Senior Program Analyst.
Visit the ETPS Website
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