How do I join the ZuCan
program?
To apply for the intensive program, simply complete the
application and select the option to receive cash assistance. You
may also select to receive food stamps if you wish.
To apply for the volunteer program, complete the application
and select to receive food stamps only.
What happens after I fill out an application on the
ACCESS website?
Unless you are caring for a disabled family member who lives
in your home or you are receiving cash assistance for a relative’s
child, you will be required to participate in the program
immediately.
If you are joining the full program, congratulations! To join
the ZuCan program, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Watch the
Introduction
to the ZuCan Program webinar and follow the directions
in the webinar. You must provide the completed and signed
documentation to the ZuCan staff member as instructed in the
webinars.
Step 2: Watch the
Professional
Standards webinar and follow the directions in the
webinar. You must provide the completed and signed documentation to
the ZuCan staff member as instructed in the webinars.
Step 3: Watch the next webinar that is
most appropriate for your situation:
- If you are not working, attending classes and are able to work
or go to school, please watch the Job Club
Webinar. We will ask you to print information and bring it with
you when you start attending Job Club Session.
- If you are working, please watch the Employed
Applicant Webinar. We will ask you to print information and to
send us by fax; documents must be received completed to help you
join the ZuCan program. Follow the directions in the webinar
closely.
- If you are registered to attend school and going to classes
each week, please watch the Applicants
in School Webinar. We will ask you to print information and
send us by fax; documents must be received completed to help you
join the ZuCan program. Follow the directions in the webinar
closely.
- If you are not able to go to work or school because of a
medical issue or because you are caring for a disabled family
member who lives in your home, please watch the Exceptions
Webinar. We will ask you to print information and send us by
fax; documents must be received completed to help you join the
ZuCan program. Follow the directions in the webinar closely.
Step 4: You will start participating in
activities immediately, which are a part of the career-development
program, right away. If you are working, we will encourage and help
you access services so you can keep working. If you are going to
school to get a vocational certificate, we will help you access
services so you can continue going to classes and graduate. If you
are not working, going to school and are able to work, you will
start attending Job Club activities.
If you are interested in obtaining employability skills and
learning effective ways to look for work in the state of Florida,
you may access the webinars using any computer with Internet
access. ZuCan’s main office is located in Orange County at 609
North Powers Drive, Suite 340, Orlando, Florida 32818.
Job Club Webinars
