Wages -- Enrollees are paid no less than federal or state minimum wage or local prevailing rate. Federal funds may be used to compensate participants for a maximum of 1,300 hours of work per year (52 weeks at 25 hours a week), including orientation and training. Participants work an average of 20-25 hours per week.

SCSEP projects are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories. These projects place you in part-time jobs in public or nonprofit community agencies including, but not limited to, social services, health, welfare, education, and legal services. The employment projects are sponsored by national contractors and by state and territorial governments. Training is part of the effort. Some of these contractors may include:

• American Association of Retired Persons
  
• Asociacion Nacional Por Personas Mayores
  
• Green Thumb, Inc.
  
• National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
  
• National Council of Senior Citizens
  
• National Council of the Aging, Inc.
  
• National Pacific/Asian Resource Center on Aging
  
• National Urban League
  
• United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service