To be eligible for Train & Earn, you need to meet all of these criteria:
- You live in NYC;
- You’re 16-24 years old;
- You’re registered for selective service, if you’re an eligible male;
- You’re not working;
- You’re not attending school (and you haven’t graduated high school or you don’t have a high school equivalency diploma)
- OR you have a high school diploma or equivalency but are an English language learner or need to improve basic literary skills;
- You meet one of these requirements:
- You or someone in your household gets cash assistance or SNAP (food stamps)
- You are a homeless or runaway youth
- You were in foster care or aged out of the foster care system
- You are involved in the justice system
- You have a disability
- You are pregnant or a parent
- You make less than the income limits in the chart below, and need more help to enter or finish an education program, or to get or hold a job.