Appendix: Glossary of Acronyms and Terms
ACC Austin Community College
CACI CACI is an international information systems and high-technology
services corporation. The scope of the Marketing Systems division includes
demographics and market research.
CAN Community Action Network
EAP Emergency Assistance Program
MHI Medium Household Income
MOW Meals on Wheels
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
TANF Temporary Aid to Needy Families
TEA Texas Education Agency
UW /CA United Way / Capital Area
Adult Secondary Education Helps prepare people for the General
Educational Development (GED) certificate or high school diploma.
Average Household Size The number of persons in households by
the number of households using. A household is an occupied housing unit.
Basic Needs Food, clothing, and emergency shelter support.
Best Practice Programs, services, or processes that research
or expert opinion has shown to be effective through measurable, demonstrated
results.
Case Management The provision of a client-centered approach
in the delivery of services, designed-- (A) to prepare and coordinate
comprehensive employment plans, such as service strategies, for participants
to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activities and supportive
services, using, where feasible, computer-based technologies; and (B)
to provide job and career counseling during program participation and
after job placement.
Community-based Organization A private nonprofit organization
that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a
community and that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the
field of workforce investment.
Developmental Disability A severe, chronic disability of an
individual 5 years of age or older that is: a) attributable to a mental
or physical impairment or combination thereof; b) manifested before
the individual attains age 22; c) likely to continue indefinitely; d)
results in substantial functional limitations in major life activities;
and e) reflects the individual’s need for a combination and sequence
of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, supports, or other
assistance
Disability A physical or mental impairment that substantially
limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual
Economically Disadvantaged Students are considered economically
disadvantaged when they qualify for reduced price or free meals. According
to the USDA, the eligibility for reduced price meals is 185% of poverty
and for free meals, 130% of poverty.
Eligibility The meeting of specific qualifications to receive
certain benefits; the criteria used by public assistance programs to
determine which people may receive help.
Food Bank A Clearinghouse which distributes large quantities
of donated food to other non-profit agencies that provide direct services
to families and individuals.
Living Wage An earning level that supports self-sufficiency
without reliance on public and private subsidies.
Medium Household Income The value that divides the distribution
of household income into two equal parts. Pareto interpolation is used
if the median falls in any income intervals with a width of $5,000 or
more, except for the lowest income interval. For income intervals with
a width of $2,500 and the lowest interval, <$5,000, linear interpolation
is used.
Metropolitan Statistical Area A large population nucleus (a
county or group of counties with a total population of at least 75,000
and a central city or urbanized area of at least 50,000) together with
adjacent communities that have a high degree of social and economic
integration within that nucleus.
Outcomes Specific, measurable desired changes in conditions
resulting from strategies.
Population Growth Rate Average annual compound rate of change
from 1990 to 1998. For example: Rate = 100*[((P98 / P90)^(1/8.25))-1].
Poverty level The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
establishes annual poverty guidelines based on size of family unit.
These are used to determine eligibility for public assistance and various
health and human services.
Supportive Services A variety of services provided to a client
or household to promote well-being and enable them to live as independently
as possible; e.g. transportation, child care, housing
Texas Workforce Commission Services Texas through 28
employment programs and services. Provides assistance with unemployment
insurance, employment listings, job placement, skill and aptitude testing,
employment counseling, support services, and referrals to education
and training programs.
Wraparound Services see Supportive Services
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