One-stop-shop' offering comprehensive services for anyone seeking employment & training assistance.

Career Resource Center provides resume writing, career exploration and access to internet for employment purposes.
Services for all employers and job seekers in county
Information exchange of services and programs of community-based organizations.

Will provide specialized services to individuals with unique needs
Job referral and placement

• Labor market information
  
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  Veterans' employment services
  Youth employment services
  
  
• Rural employment related services
  
  
• National job openings via internet access
  
  
• Training services including on-the-job, dislocated worker, adult & youth training
  
  
• Trade Act services
  
  
• Career workshops
  
  
• Pa Teleclaims (unemployment compensation benefits) 717-767-7632
  

Free education empowerment program that has a 12 week curriculum and will provide the participants with skills in financial literacy, resume writing, job-seeking, health and wellness tips, family law, civic engagement and education options.

ALTEC provides Career Planning - Support and guidance toward fulfilling your career goals.
> Assessment - A comprehensive assessment is available to help identify your interests, strengths and specific needs before job development begins and a training plan is developed.
> Resume Building Job Identification and Development,v ALTEC'S Community Network of Employers, Liaison Work for You, Job Clubs and Group Support - Success is contagious. Part of the overall plan is to connect you to a group of successful people that have similar experiences.

Individuals have an opportunity to experience work responsibilities in the structured work environment at ALTEC. ALTEC focuses supports to:
Refine work habits and skills focusing on developing or enhancing work habits and skills to prepare you for independent, competitive employment.
Enhance communication and social skills: Learn to communicate with your supervisor and coworkers in a manner that creates relationships and personal respect. Learn the appropriate way to get information, request help, and say "I don't know". Learn self-esteem creating a happier quality of life.
> Receive training wages for work experience while you are learning. ALTEC provides fair compensation at a prevailing rate to learn for production and service whether it is on site at our training center or on a job in a community transitional opportunity. .
> Experience community work opportunities: ALTEC will arrange and provide on going supports. Transitional work opportunities where ALTEC support is consistently available at the work place. Work at a business or establishment in the community with ALTEC personnel available for consistent training.
Experience Volunteer Opportunities: Learn new and interesting skills along side other community volunteers in one of ten other non-profit organizations in our area. Learn to communicate with other volunteers in a manner that creates relationships and personal respect. Learn self-esteem by giving back to the community valued service.

Clients at advanced levels of the self-sufficiency scale participate in regular meetings throughout the year with successful professionals and business people. These meetings provide additional mentoring and networking opportunities to position clients for further success.

The Career Fair is held to benefit all tenth grade students in Adams County by providing scheduled sessions with a large variety of business representativies. Students may contact the foundation, andy business representative interested in participating is asked to contact the foundation.

Provides adults with pre-employment activities, community work assessments, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, and follow-up job support services.

Provides youth out of school with pre-employment activities, community work assessment, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, follow-up.

Provides youth out of school with pre-employment activities, community work assessment, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, follow-up.

Offers adults with developmental disabilities various opportunities for pre-employment activities, community work assessments, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, and follow-up job support services.

Offers a variety of individualized services to both youth and adults with disabilities and employers. Those seeking employment can receive assistance with: resume preparation, appropriate completion of job applications, job interviews, training assistance at the job site, counseling for job related concerns, transportation training, and follow up services to ensure that the individual is satisfied with their job and meeting the expectations of the employer. AHEDD also helps SSA beneficiaries to understand how earnings will impact government benefits as they move toward greater independence.

Provides youth out of school with pre-employment activities, community work assessment, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, follow-up.

Provides single parents who are low-income, full-time students the help they need to complete their education through no-pay child care for ages infant to 5 years and family supports.

Provides single parents who are low-income, full-time students the help they need to complete their education through no-pay child care for ages infant to 5 years and family supports.

Provides employment opportunities through job training and placement program. Allows individuals the opportunity to seek and secure competitive employment in the community. Each individual is placed with a Job Coach, who will work along side of the individual until employment needs are met.
Greene Arc also offers Mental Health Recovery Services along with Peer Support.

Employment/Workforce Development program.
Services include:
- Career/employment planning assistance and guidance
- Employment placement service
- Wrap-around support services in support of workforce development
- Career tracking and indefinite access to support

Work is an essential element in the lives of people with developmental disabilities. Members learn how to become "employable" at weekly meetings that take place in conjunction with Rap Sessions. With the responsibilities of employment come feelings of pride and accomplishment. The socialization and camaraderie of co-workers enhances their self-esteem while the tasks of job performance expand their physical and mental capability. Through Job Power our members share these feelings with one another, trade tips for finding employment, lend encouragement to their friends and receive guidance from a facilitator.

The Employment Institute offers multiple nationally recognized certification programs, employment opportunities, life skills and work readiness training, education services and employment exposure/search services. We are a highly respected and award-winning workforce development program that helps individuals find a good paying and sustainable career. Our case managers work with any individual experiencing a barrier to employment, including individuals struggling with drug and alcohol abuse or mental health concerns.

When individuals graduate from one of the Employment Institute's programs, they are prepared to take on the real world of work and have the training to succeed.

The Employment Institute works with individuals age 14 and older.

Baker industries provides a workforce development program for adults who have a variety of barriers to employment.

The Bayfront Maritime Center collaborates with Erie High School to offer an exciting program designed to introduce students to Maritime Studies and Maritime Career opportunities. Mornings are spent at BMC studying Navigation, Boat Building and Maintenance, Arts of the Sailor, and Sailing. During the afternoons, students are at Erie High School completing their core subjects including Math, English, and Science. Erie High School Maritime Program will be in its third year in September 2020.

This program works with 14 eligible rising seniors from Upper Darby High School. In the summer, students will work ***we focus on work age appropriate training, services and support to further their chances of success. Program offerings for participants focus on the following 4 main areas: educational achievement; positive citizenship and leadership development; preparing for and maintaining employment; and support through guidance, counseling, and adult mentoring.
Clients are exposed to high demand careers and go on several tours of successful businesses to learn about different careers.
Clients are assisted in their college search, financial aid, and completing the FAFSA. SAT prep is offered and clients go on several college visits throughout their time in the program.

Clients are assisted in determining their individual interests and aptitudes to identify appropriate types of work and supports. The evaluation process typically involves the following: academic testing, interest testing, vocational aptitude testing, motor skills testing, community-based assessments, job shadowing experiences, tours, and simulated job experiences. Clients receive a profile of their interests and abilities at the end of the evaluation process to utilize as they begin seeking employment.

Provide job readiness, skills/training, career development, adult basic education and ESL

Assists youth transitioning from placement to independent living with the skills and resources necessary to make them productive members of society. ECILP helps youth accomplish goals with employment, enrollment in educational or vocational training, and maintaining a stable place of residence after discharge.

Provides independency and self sufficiency skills, including, assessment, life skills, education, employment guidance and counseling, health prevention and support services.

Accredited nonprofit, post-secondary training facility. Provides career training, advising, and hands-on experience with industry experts at no cost to qualified adult residents of Pennsylvania. Short-term training available: Culinary Arts, Horticultural Technology, Medical Coding/Billing, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Chemical Laboratory Technician.

Version of Big Brothers Big Sisters’ one-to-one youth mentoring program. The children meet in the workplace with the employee volunteer mentor two to four times per month during the school day for about an hour. A BBBS Independence Region Match Support Specialist manages the program on-site while Bigs and Littles play games, do arts and crafts, tour the office or just talk with one another. Currently 25 corporate partners participate.

Through individual sessions and classes, caseworkers assist clients to identify career options, help them develop resumes, apply for jobs, and practice interviewing skills.

After school programs include:

- Informal education/tutoring

- Health and physical education

- Social and recreational activities

- Outdoor recreation, including summer day camp programs at Camp Hogan (6 weeks, M-F, $10/week, ages 6-10) or the club
- Employability programs including Job Ready, Career Explorers, Junior Staff and Apprenticeships for youth from 12 to 18 years

After school programs include:
- Informal education/tutoring
- Health and physical education
- Social and recreational activities
- Outdoor recreation, including summer day camp programs at Camp Hogan (6 weeks, M-F, $10/week, ages 6-10) or the club
- Employability programs including Job Ready, Career Explorers, Junior Staff and Apprenticeships for youth from 12 to 18 years

Before-school program “Wake Up, Washington” includes hands-on educational activities and breakfast for all participants. Available to current Washington Elementary School students.

After School Programs include:
- Informal education/tutoring
- Health and physical education
- Social and recreational activities
- Outdoor recreation, including summer day camp programs at Camp Hogan (6 weeks, M-F, $10/week, ages 6-10) or the club
- Employability programs including Job Ready, Career Explorers, Junior Staff and Apprenticeships for youth from 12 to 18 years
- Administrative Offices

After School Programs include:
- Informal education/tutoring
- Health and physical education
- Social and recreational activities
- Outdoor recreation, including summer day programs at Camp Hogan (6 weeks, M-F, $10/week, ages 6-10) or the club
- Employability programs including Job Ready, Career Explorers, Junior Staff and Apprenticeships for youth from 12 to 18 years.

We enable young people to become proficient in basic educational disciplines, apply leaning to everyday situations and embrace technology to optimize employability. We enable youth to develop aspirations for the future through career and educational enhancement.

POWER Hour, our homework and tutoring program, is another activity in this area. Immediately after school, youth are given time to study, read, or finish homework with the help of staff and volunteers. Our computer lab is staffed by an area substitute teacher.

Provide academic refresher classes to boost skills, employment assistance and job placement opportunities.

Offers Career Decision making and Exploration Services, Work Experience, Job Search Assistance, Job Retention Services and Follow-Up Case Management on a individualized basis.

Offers students the opportunity to investigate careers, talk to employers and discover what it takes to get and keep a job.

Offers summer and year round work opportunities.

Provides career counseling, resume development, job search services, interviewing training, and referrals to GED training/preparation sites. Helps residents find employment or identify training and educational opportunities to become more employable. Offers internet access and computer workstations where clients may practice typing skills and refresh their knowledge of office software.

Clinical Internships and Clinical Day Programs for:
- Aspiring Lactation Consultants
- Home Care Nurses
- Medical Office Staff
- Resident Physicians
- WIC Counselors
- Public Health Students
- Breastfeeding Counselors
We can design a customized program to meet your needs!

The BRC internship program is designed to give aspiring lactation consultants the clinical hours necessary to sit for the certification exam. The BRC currently has three interns learning the ropes of lactation consultation. Its innovative program allows interns the experience to help mothers from birth to toddlerhood and gives them an opportunity to practice and hone ways to support and protect the breastfeeding couple.

Empowering motivated, hard-working low-income residents of Bucks County with the education, resources and skills necessary to thrive without any future need for government assistance.

Participants are paired with a Self Sufficiency Coach to design an individual education and employment plan for success.

Empowering motivated, hard-working low-income residents of Bucks County with the education, resources and skills necessary to thrive without any future need for government assistance.

Participants are paired with a Self Sufficiency Coach to design an individual education and employment plan for success.

Empowering motivated, hard-working low-income residents of Bucks County with the education, resources and skills necessary to thrive without any future need for government assistance.

Participants are paired with a Self Sufficiency Coach to design an individual education and employment plan for success.

Program that provides information and guidance for people who need to evaluate their aptitude, abilities and interests in order to choose a vocation or career and select the type of training that will enable them to obtain and progress in positions in the public or private sector that are productive and fulfilling.

Family, marriage, and career counseling.

CareLink provides individualized employment, education, and training services to promote self-worth, the development of natural supports, and community integration. Job placement in itself is not our goal. Teaching people to help themselves by expanding their existing skills is the key to success. CareLink's staff use individualized career counseling and offer a variety of skills training options to teach and build needed employment and education supports.

Provides occupational, educational, college and financial aid information. Locations: Main Library (Oakland), Hill District, Hazelwood, and West End. Various electronic resources are available.

Center for Women supports every woman to discover the confidence, information, and skills she needs to obtain, increase, and better manage her financial life. Our education and networking opportunities are for any woman eager to discover the confidence, information, and skills she needs for financial wellness.

Utilizes a multi-layer approach of academic mentoring, building GPA levels, and emphasis on social behavior to ensure life success of young adults. Provides academic tutoring, career counseling, college and vocational school admission assistance, and enrichment seminars to prepare students for life after high school graduation

Job seeking/resume writing assistance and workshops, small business plan devlopment, business and career resources, and nonprofit grant resources.

Joblessness and homelessness are two compelling problems facing many men and women in Chester County. We offer a program that has helped numerous individuals on the road to self-sufficiency. Preparing for Independence is a comprehensive employment and vocational counseling program open to those needing employment or to improve their lives through better job benefits or greater income. The program teaches employability skills and provides job search opportunities.

Preparing for Independence is a comprehensive employment and vocational counseling program open to those needing employment or to improve their lives through better job benefits or greater income. The program teaches employability skills and provides job search opportunities. The program is available in the West Chester office only. Call 610-692-2344 for more information.

The STEP summer internship program is funded by the DELCO Office of Workforce Development. Students earned $10.35/hour for working in the summer internship program. Students are exposed to several careers with local employers in the city of Chester and surrounding areas.

"Blueprint for Success” is a workforce development program operated by CEF that seeks to transform the lives of out-of-school youth ages 18-24 who live in the city of Chester and/or Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The overall goal of this program is to provide program participants with intensive, culturally relevant services that assist them in discovering and pursuing career pathways, education, and training in in-demand fields that will significantly improve their socio-economic trajectory.

At Children's Literacy Initiative institutes and seminars, we use an interactive style of instruction to help teachers explore the most current research in exemplary practices. Teachers focus on improving students' phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.

The Haven Program for individuals with developmental (mental and intellectual) disabilities equips clients with skills needed for job readiness and maximizes their abilities to contribute to their community.

Counseling and information on career choices and obtaining employment.

Next Step College and Career Preparation program serves young adults ages 16-24, with a High School Diploma or GED, with college and career preparation services. Next Step provides industry-recognized credentials in a variety of high-priority occupations, as well as case management, job placement and retention, and supportive services. Next Step also supports with college enrollment and preparation for clients interested in pursuing post-secondary education.

Provides training, education, counseling, and job placement services for youth and adults.

Provides supplementary academic year initiatives and intensive summer programs. Provides college and career readiness, personal and social wellness and academic achievement.

Provides supplementary academic year initiatives and intensive summer programs. Provides college and career readiness, personal and social wellness and academic achievement.

Provides a program that helps individuals in transition so they can participate fully in planning and achieving their career, educational and personal goals by improving self-esteem and building self-confidence. Classes in computer basics supplement the program. New Choices Career Development Program classes are offered three times per year, in January, March and October, on the Marple Campus. Qualified individuals may receive transportation or child care assistance if funding is available.

Services include: Vocational assessment, Career counseling, Resume preparation and interview skills, Skills identification, Career planning, Job readiness instruction, Job search skills, Exploration of education and training resources
, and job placement assistance
.

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

• Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.
• Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.
• Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.
• Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.
• Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

• Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.
• Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.
• Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.
• Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.
• Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
<ul><li>Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.</li><li>Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.</li><li>Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.</li><li>Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.</li><li>Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.</li></ul>

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
<ul><li>Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.</li><li>Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.</li><li>Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.</li><li>Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.</li><li>Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.</li></ul>

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

• Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.
• Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.
• Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.
• Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.
• Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

• Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.
• Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.
• Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.
• Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.
• Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.

• Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.
• Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.
• Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.
• Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.
• Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
<ul><li>Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.</li><li>Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.</li><li>Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.</li><li>Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.</li><li>Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.</li></ul>

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
<ul><li>Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.</li><li>Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.</li><li>Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.</li><li>Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.</li><li>Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.</li></ul>

Disabled American Veterans is dedicated to a single purpose: empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. The organization accomplishes this by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America's injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.
<ul><li>Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government.</li><li>Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically.</li><li>Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government.</li><li>Extending DAVs mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local chapters.</li><li>Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.</li></ul>

Community Services:
The center brings in free valuable resources to community residents that include:
- Tax preparation for the Earned Income Tax Credit
- Volunteer-led computer classes using the center's state-of-the art computer labs
- Meeting space for the local business association and other community groups

Employment Training:
Green Jobs Training Initiative provides an intense job readiness program for qualified adults to gain employment in the clean energy sector. This is a collaborative effort involving the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, the Federation of Neighborhood Centers and the Sustainable Business Network.

Youth Services:
The center is home to a music studio where young people have the opportunity to produce their own CDs and learn about industry careers in music and performing arts. An adjacent lot has been transformed into a vegetable garden tended by local teenagers in partnership with the Federation of Neighborhood Centers' Teens4 Good project.

Services support women as they address any possible obstacles to securing employment. Through the tools and resources they receive, participants are empowered to continue and succeed in their job searches. Women meet regularly to support and encourage each other through building confidence, networking and discussing workplace-related topics.

Employability Initiative is similar to “boot camp training” for those striving to succeed in a career. Multiple weeks of intense soft-skill training before students transition into employment with one of our partner organizations. The program helps reduce recruitment costs and turnover expenses incurred by organizations who hire via other traditional methods.

Assists with resume writing, job leads, interview preparation training referrals, and career assistance for adults and youth. A career counselor for youth, ages 14 to 21, helps with job readiness, resume preparation and job search/placement. Free computer classes offered.

Academic Specialists provide free help with education goals. Services include career planning, assistance with financial aid applications, information on entering post-secondary schools, GED information, and academic and educational counseling. Talent Search complements the EOC program by helping to prepare adolescents for post secondary education including SAT Prep.

Various types educational workshops for students that are in middle school to college level, to help and assist in their developement.

Academic Specialists provide free help with education goals. Services include career planning, assistance with financial aid applications, information on entering post-secondary schools, GED information, and academic and educational counseling. Talent Search complements the EOC program by helping to prepare adolescents for post secondary education, including SAT prep

Various types educational workshops for students that are in middle school to college level, to help and assist in their developement.

Academic Specialists provide free help with education goals. Services include career planning, assistance with financial aid applications, information on entering post-secondary schools, GED information, and academic and educational counseling. Talent Search complements the EOC program by helping to prepare adolescents for post secondary education.

Various types educational workshops for students that are in middle school to college level, to help and assist in their developement.

Information and referral. Support group meetings. Employment advocacy and job seeking skills assistance. Emergency medication assistance.

Community-based educational arts and career training facility that inspires, educates and empowers people of all ages with adult job training and creative youth programs. Visual arts-based education for high school students offered during out-of-school time. Also provides no cost, industry-driven workforce training in middle skills, middle wage jobs for unemployed and underemployed adults in Erie County.

Provides career exploration experiences to the local students in Erie County. Offering many local businesses, schools and nonprofits opportunities to open their doors and educate students as to what careers are available in the Erie County area.

Students will actively engage in teamwork with the objective of producing a short film. Concept development, storyboarding, acting, costume design, set design, production, and editing are just a few aspects of the real work experience gained through participation in the Joey Travolta Film Camp. The camp also offers an "alumni classroom” for transition-aged young adults that focuses on career readiness and exploration.

Transitional Housing moves families toward self-sufficiency by providing a variety of programs and workshops.

Programs available include:
- Health and Nutrition
- Driver's Education
- Parenting Skills
- GED Preparation
- Life Skills (such as stress management, communication skills, and conflict resolution)
- Money Management
- Home Maintenance
- Computer Training

Workshops provide information on:
-Careers
- Work Ethics
- Resume Writing
- Computer Applications
- Interviewing Skills
- Dressing for Success
- Job Training
- Employment Resources

Variety of workshops and classes for adults and teens. Please contact organization directly for current offerings/calendar of programming.
Past examples include:
Career Club for Teens
Cooking Classes
Dance Classes
Basic Car & Home Repair
Work Readiness/Job Search
Entrepreneurship Classes
Gardening
Computer Classes

Provides services:

Individual and Group Therapy
Vocational Services include vocational assessment, job readiness, job placement.
Educational Services include GED preparation, literacy and basic education referrals.
Healthcare Services include medical and dental referrals and general health education, especially HIV/AIDS awareness and support.
Psychological Services include the use of our Medical Consultant to evaluate, monitor, and manage psychiatric behaviors.
Economic Services include budgeting, credit restoration, housing assistance, income support.
Recreation/Social Services include fitness, games, peer interactions.

Other Services include:

• Physical examination
• Biopsychosocial assessment
• Individual treatment planning with review at least every 30 days
• Development of discharge plan and referral into continuum of care
• A statistically based Quality Improvement Program
• Availability of specialized professional/medical consultation and testing such as HIV and TB testing and other laboratory work as indicated

Assessment services, employment skills training, job readiness workplace training, job placement assistance, job search services

Goodwill’s Job Training Programs provide vocational assistance, job training, job search assistance, and job placement services. Training includes food service, housekeeping, janitorial, and retail training. Each participant is assisted by a Program Specialist who guides the individual through services as needed.

On-site Employment Specialist is here to help people find a job. On-site Income Supports Specialist helps access food stamps, CHIP, Social Security Disability, Utility Assistance, Tax Prep services and more. On-site Financial Counselor is there to help improve client’s credit and work on budgeting.

Provides job readiness training, career exploration, and employment opportunities for youth living in Erie County. Students are placed at a summer employment location for approximately 6 week from late June to early August after completing a one week work readiness training.

Virtual workshops via Zoom, invites to follow registration. Provides strength building, resume writing, and identifying skills. Practice interview techniques and finding a new job. Classes begin on May 12, 2020, 9:00am to 12:00pm via Zoom.

Mission: To offer well-designed, coordinated training to meet the present and emerging skilled labor requirements of modern manufacturers and healthcare organizations. Our programs are designed to meet personal and strategic short term and long term goals of our participants. Our objective is to help students achieve meaningful long-term employment at family-sustaining wages; provide productive positive thinking men and women who are prepared for today and tomorrow's manufacturing jobs; and develop a capable workforce that permits confident business planning for the future.

Provides training to incumbent, dislocated, disadvantaged, underemployed workers, the unemployed, new entrants, and to high school students through a school-to-work high school internship training (HI) program

Adult education programs in welding technology, electronic/electrical repair technology, CAD/CAM, machining technology and geospatial information systems.

Hanover Center for Workforce Excellence at R.H. SheppardD CO., INC., 400 Pine Street Hanover PA

Participants choose goals in their living, learning, working, and social environments. The focus is on individual functional skill development, enhancement, retention, and transference to real life tasks and settings. Services are provided on an individual and group basis.

Participants choose a specific goal in one of the life domains (living, learning, working, social), this goal then becomes the cornerstone of his or her recovery-focused service. Participants take part in classes, individual practitioner meetings, and community exploration related to his/her recovery goal (a commitment of 5 hours per week). Class sizes are limited to allow for focused work among participants.

Participants choose goals in their living, learning, working, and social environments. The focus is on individual functional skill development, enhancement, retention, and transference to real life tasks and settings. Services are provided on an individual and group basis.

Community Employment Services (CES) assists people with developmental disabilities with finding employment. Job coaches provide free, on-the-job training to individuals with mental retardation. A job coach will work with the employee until the employer is satisfied with the individual's work performance. At that time, the job coach will gradually withdraw support from the worksite, a process known as "fading," enabling the employee to function at a fully independent level.

Supports for Success is a program that provides employment and education supports for adults working toward self-sufficiency. Participants receive one-on-one intensive case management, wrap-around supportive services, resources, and referrals. Works directly with participants to create a detailed goal plan, obtain a credit report, create a monthly budget to increase knowledge of money management creating, updating, and maintaining a current professional resume to improve success in obtaining employment opportunities, finding adequate affordable housing options, finding employment or better employment opportunities.

Helps TANF recipients and ex-offenders find employment or advance in their current jobs. Offers work readiness and life skills training, literacy tutoring, community work experience, case management and counseling, career exploration, job placement, and post-placement retention services.

Vocational Program providing opportunities for growth in lifelong learning, vocational training, and employment options for people with developmental disabilities while maximizing each individual's potential to become productive, contributing members of the community. Services range from on-the-job training, to supported volunteerism, to facility-based programs.

The Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs provide adult education, ESL, citizenship, pre-employment skills training, and job placement for low-income adults, in collaboration with non-profit organizations all over the Philadelphia area.

Families That Work is for working parents of children from infancy through third grade. This program provides adult education, parenting, early childhood education, and PACT (Parents and Children Time Together). It also addresses the literacy needs of all members of the family while promoting parental involvement in their children's education.

Move-Up Program is for welfare clients and is funded by the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. The IAC staff conducts intensive literacy and GED classes at the Earn Centers, Job Skill Training Center, Achieving Reunification Center, and Teen-Parent Centers throughout the City of Philadelphia.

Core Education, Employment, and Job Skills Training Programs provide counseling, basic education, GED preparation, intensive computer training, and life and employment skills to high school drop-outs, ages 17 to 21. Participants can receive a high school diploma, job training, employment skills, preparation for post-secondary education, as well as readiness for the world of work.

The Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs provide adult education, ESL, citizenship, pre-employment skills training, and job placement for low-income adults, in collaboration with non-profit organizations all over the Philadelphia area.

Families That Work is for working parents of children from infancy through third grade. This program provides adult education, parenting, early childhood education, and PACT (Parents and Children Time Together). It also addresses the literacy needs of all members of the family while promoting parental involvement in their children's education.

Move-Up Program is for welfare clients and is funded by the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. The IAC staff conducts intensive literacy and GED classes at the Earn Centers, Job Skill Training Center, Achieving Reunification Center, and Teen-Parent Centers throughout the City of Philadelphia.

Core Education, Employment, and Job Skills Training Programs provide counseling, basic education, GED preparation, intensive computer training, and life and employment skills to high school drop-outs, ages 17 to 21. Participants can receive a high school diploma, job training, employment skills, preparation for post-secondary education, as well as readiness for the world of work.

Creates customized employment or self-employment opportunities for people with significant disabilities, and we often work with those who have been deemed unemployable and who may have been rejected from traditional programs.

Hire Ability NJ offers an empowering, customized employment program to assist individuals living with intellectual disability, mental health condition, or physical disabilities or chronic diseases by preparing them for employment and community integration with job placement, follow-up after employment, and educational programs to assess employability.

OTI Building Trades offers full-and part-time training diploma programs to assist people throughout the Greater Philadelphia area in obtaining the skills they need to begin careers in a variety of building trade professions.

Services:
- Hands-on skills training and career preparation for entry-level positions in: Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating; Plumbing and Heating; Building Maintenance; Residential and Commercial Electricity; and Carpentry
- Training in use of equipment, machines, and technology
- Personal support including advising, tutoring, and referrals to appropriate resources for assistance with barriers to completion
- Job placement assistance
- Resume and job interview preparation
- Continuing job search service as a resource to help graduates with job replacement and advancement as needed
- Customized training for business
- Credits for graduates transferable to University of Phoenix

General Career Management Services offering expert guidance and proven strategies, we provide personal attention every step of the way to help each client achieve his or her career goals.

- One-on-one career consulting
- Workshops on networking, changing careers, job search, etc.
- Assessment to identify skills, natural aptitudes, personality preferences, interests, work and leadership styles, and career priorities
- Job search and placement assistance
- Computer training
- Resumé and job interview preparation
- Advice on salary negotiations

Career Solutions for 55+ offers a free employment program designed to help older adults learn new skills, secure new jobs, and improve their lives. Offering free career workshops, job readiness training, placement assistance, and access to a computer lab completely equipped with software tutorials and job search related programs.

Career Strategies provides the Jewish community with a broad range of career and educational programs such as job assessment and placement, high school internships, SAT, ACT, etc preparatory classes, and career focused seminars.

Assistance with a job search plan and coaching
that includes help with resumes, cover letters,
and lead development. Offers assessment tests that help identify interests, abilities, and values and how they relate to career options. Access to employer recruitment, networking
opportunities and career fairs. Provides professionally facilitated workshops,
productivity groups and support groups.

Provides career consulting and employment coaching to unemployed job hunters in the Pittsburgh region. Services include: Career consulting and assessment, Guidance in resume and cover letter writing, Development of job search strategies, networking skills and interviewing skills, LinkedIn and social media training, Job search assistance, Online learning center and computer lab, Help with immediate needs and barriers to employment, Connection to other resources

Provides a residential career technical training and education, including classes for earning a GED or high school diploma, for young people at least 16 years of age who qualify as low income. Participants can gain the experience they need to begin a career or advance to higher education. Keystone Job Corps provides career technical training in several vocational trades, including Brick Masonry,Carpentry, Cement Masonry, Culinary Arts, Electrician, Floor Covering, Licensed Practical Nurse, Material and Distribution Operations, Medical Assistant, Nursing Assistant, Office Administration, Painting, Plastering, Plumbing, and Security Protective. Keystone They also provide academic training, including basic reading and math, and courses in independent living, employability skills, and social skills to help students transition into the workplace.

Provides career technical training and education for young people at least 16 years of age who qualify as low income. Participants can gain the experience they need to begin a career or advance to higher education. Red Rock Job Corps provides career technical training in several vocational trades, including Auto Collision, Auto Mechanics,B rick Masonry, Business Technologies, Carpentry, Electrical, Hospitality, and Plumbing.
In addition, they provide academic training, including basic reading and math, and offer courses in independent living, employability skills, and social skills in order to help students transition into the workplace.
Most students live on-campus, but services are also offered for non-residential students.

Offers career development services to at-risk young women and men, ages 16 to 24, to prepare them for successful careers.

Job search assistance, skills training, career assessment, Work Certified job search training and entrepreneurship workshops. Youth services include internships, work readiness training, occupational skills training, GED instructional support, and career exploration.

Provides practical financial literacy and career awareness programs to schools in grades K-12. Volunteers from all walks of life help present the JA programs to the students. All materials and programs already prepared. Volunteers only need to have knowledge of the real world and how education applies to it. JA programs are age appropriate, student friendly and fun.

Requires approximately 1 hour weekly for 5-7 weeks. JA seeks over 1000 volunteers annually to meet their program needs in the classroom. Additionally, JA seeks volunteers to assist in planning and implementing special events annually.

Education council funded largely by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to meet workforce development needs. Role is that of an unbiased facilitator and broker of locally delivered education and training. Serve the education and economic needs of each of their service areas. Serves as a resource and clearinghouse for businesses and individuals seeking to access post-secondary education and training.

GED classes help lower education adults study for their GED exams, with individual support as needed. GED classes are free to students.



Citizenship classes prepare students for the citizenship exam and help them understand their rights and responsibilities as new U.S. citizens. The classes are held at LCH on Wednesday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.



LCH's social assistance team provides individualized workforce development support to our clients seeking to gain new employment or find a better job. This assistance can be accessed by making an appointment to see any member of our social assistance team any hours LCH is open. This service is also free of charge.

Provides the following services:
- Meditation / Mindfulness
- Creative Writing / Journaling
- Art / Painting / Drawing
- Healthy Eating / Cooking
- Purposeful Living Gatherings
- Massage Therapy
- Reiki / Pilates / Yoga / Ta-Chi
- Sound / Music Therapy
- Aromatherapy
- Drumming Circles
- Personal Coaching
- Smart Recovery Sessions
- Space Rental is available (Hourly & Monthly Rates available)

The Mature Worker Program / Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) offers you an opportunity to get the job skills, and the job leads, to get that better paying job.

The purpose of the SCSEP is to offer a "stepping stone" back to the work force. Positions are not meant to be permanent employment.
The on-the-job training offered by SCSEP means that you will be assigned to train at a government or nonprofit agency for 20 hours per week. You will be paid the minimum wage by the program for the time you spend in on-the-job training, attending approved classes or program meetings, or otherwise engaged in authorized training activities.
Training will be customized to meet your individual needs.

Offers 45-minute sessions on on successful interviewing techniques. Provides each client with one suit when he has a scheduled interview and a second suit when he gets the job. Clients also receive free tailoring and haircut services when necessary.

Offers seminars on resume writing, interview techniques, business etiquette, time management, and other critical workplace skills. Also offers computer training, access to resources, workshops on financial literacy and exposure to local businesses.

Financial Opportunity Center - Assists unemployed and under-employed regional job seekers. Offers job search and placement assistance, job clubs, career counseling, financial coaching, income support services, and a computer lab for job seekers. Special services for ex-offenders include job clubs and workshops on criminal record expungement, sealants and pardons in Pennsylvania.