PL102-477 Program (formerly WIA)####
Patty Mink
Phone: (800) 522-6170
PL 102-477 is an employment and training program that strives to help Native Americans obtain long term employment and become self-sufficient.
To qualify for the program you must: * Live within the 10 1/2 county service area * Be unemployed, underemployed or meet the Health and Human Service poverty guidelines * CDIB * Social Security Card * Residence verification * Income verification * Selective Service * Copy of DD-214 for proof of veteran’s eligibility * Doctor’s report (if disabled) * Driver’s license or photo ID PL 102-477 provides counseling, short term, long term training, classroom training, on the job training and work experience training. Supportive service is available for job retention. The PL 102-477 program is federally funded by the Department of Labor and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
If you have any other questions, feel free to call the WIA office.