Ticket to Work at Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens
an Approved Employment Network

The Social Security Administration (SSA) will provide eligible beneficiaries with a “Ticket to Work”. Use of the ticket is voluntary. If the recipient chooses to use the ticket and go back to work, he/she can obtain support from an Employment Network of their choice, such as Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens.

As a "Ticket to Work” Employment Network, Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens will provide ticket holders with employment counseling, vocational rehabilitation and other support services towards gainful employment. The ultimate goal of Catholic Charities is to assist the ticket beneficiary in becoming self-sufficient through employment and, thus, no longer dependent on cash benefits from the Social Security Administration.

We have qualified employment specialists, job coaches and job developers ready to serve you with locations in Brooklyn & Queens:

For more information call our Employment Network Hotline Number: (718) 852-4579

Who is eligible to receive a "Ticket to Work"?

Most recipients of Social Security Insurance (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) will be receiving a "ticket" in the mail.

What does the ticket look like?

The ticket is red, white and blue, 6" by 9" wide.  Your name, a ticket number and a claim number will appear on it.

What do you need to do once you receive a ticket?

If you choose to use the ticket, you may bring it to an approved EMPLOYMENT NETWORK (EN), or a state Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agency. Catholic Charities is an approved Employment Network.

As a Approved Employment Network, how can Catholic Charities help you?

When you select Catholic Charities Brooklyn & Queens as your Employment Network, Catholic Charities will assist you with the following employment services:

• Job search assistance
• Resume preparation
• Interview skills
• Job placement
• Internet access for job search
• Job postings
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Vocational counseling
• Post-employment support systems
• Job coaching support

If you work, will you lose your Medicaid benefits?

No! Go back to work, you will not lose your medicaid. In January 2002, the NYS Assembly passed a bill called the Medicaid Buy-In program. Participating in the Buy-In program means that you get to keep the Medicaid even when you go back to work, by paying a portion of your income each month to Medicaid—just like premiums paid by workers for their Employment Health Insurance.

Do you need to live in Brooklyn or Queens to select Catholic Charities as your Employment Network?

No. Catholic Charities will provide job placement and job preparation services to all ticket recipients in the five boroughs of New York: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island, as well as part of Nassau.

Ticket to Work related websites and articles:

Your Ticket To Work

The National Alliance for Ticket to Work: New York Community Forum

Press Release: Social Security Launches Series of Nationwide Events