N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 21-501: § 21-501 Definitions.*

Whenever used in this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings:

a. "Affiliated organization" shall mean a local government agency or community-based organization that is affiliated with a sponsoring organization and employs certified individuals.

b. "Case management" shall mean the provision and coordination of services to participants to ensure their success in the transitional jobs program, and enhance their chances of securing permanent employment after their participation in such program. Such services shall include, but shall not be limited to, providing education and training, career counseling, and childcare. Such services shall also include assisting participants in obtaining all federal, state and local government benefits that they are otherwise entitled to, including, but not limited to, child care expenses, training-related expenses, food stamps, and medicaid or transitional medicaid.

c. "Certified individual" shall mean an individual certified by the commissioner to participate in the transitional jobs program.

d. "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the department of employment or the commissioner or head of any other department or agency that the mayor designates to administer the transitional jobs program.

e. "Community-based organization" shall mean a non-profit organization providing services to, or operating for the benefit of, a particular community. Community-based organizations may also include a trade union that offers apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship programs.

f. "Department" shall mean the department of employment, or any other department or agency that the mayor designates to administer the transitional jobs program.

g. "Participant" shall mean an individual employed by a sponsoring or affiliated organization in the transitional jobs program following eligibility determination and certification by the commissioner.

h. "Sponsoring organization" shall mean a local government agency or community-based organization selected by the commissioner to employ or facilitate the employment of certified individuals, and to provide case management to participants, provided, however, that nothing shall preclude a sponsoring organization from being a public, non-profit corporation created pursuant to applicable New York state law.

i. "Transitional jobs program" shall mean a program designed to create temporary employment in the public sector and in community-based organizations, and to provide the participants of such program with education and training, career counseling, and related services, to enhance their ability to secure permanent employment after their participation in such program.