Community Work Study Program
Would you like to become an employer through the program?
To qualify as an eligible employer, your agency and the positions you offer must
meet the following conditions. These guidelines have been established by the U.S.
Department of Education.
You must be a public or private nonprofit, and work performed must be in the
public interest. Work in the public interest is defined as "work performed for
the welfare of the nation or community, rather than work performed for a particular
interest or group."
Work is not in the public interest if it:
- primarily benefits the members of an organization that has membership limits,
such as a credit union, a fraternal or religious organization, or a cooperative;
- involves any partisan or nonpartisan political activity or is associated with
a faction in an election for public or party office;
- is work for an elected official unless the official is responsible for the REGULAR
administration of Federal, State, or local government;
- is work as a political aide for any elected official;
- takes into account a student's political support or party affiliation in hiring
her/him; or
- involves lobbying on the Federal, State, or local level.
Federal Work Study (FWS) positions must not involve constructing, operating,
or maintaining any part of a building used for religious worship or sectarian
instruction.
To apply for employer status, please contact the Center at 255-1148. For additional
information, please see the Community Work Study Program under Students.
