Ready to Work

Ready to Work: Assistance for Low-Income Parents

Ready to Work (RTW) is a partnership between the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and the KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services.

RTW is designed to assist low-income parents who are enrolling in and attending community and technical colleges in Kentucky.  RTW can help with :

• Counseling, advocacy and mentoring
• Referrals to community resources
• Job references and referrals
• Job readiness, life skills, and academic success seminars
• Work study opportunities both on and off campus

Contact your college RTW Coordinator to determine if you are eligible for RTW services.

Similar services, including work study opportunities, are available for low-income parents interested in earning their GED or preparing for college level courses through KY Adult Education Programs.

Contact your college Work and Learn Coordinator to determine if you are eligible for Work and Learn services.

Related Links 

• Kentucky RTW Logic Model (PDF)
• Promising Pathways (PDF)
• CLASP Report
• Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives
• Cabinet for Health & Family Services
• Financial Aid
• KHEAA