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The Workforce Development Center offers employment services. All of our activities are designed to provide community members with opportunities to improve skills, focusing on employment as a goal. We give clients the resources and tools they need to assist them in finding and keeping a job.
From the first day a client joins our program, we start helping to find a job, begin a more advanced training program, or enroll in classes. We continue working with the client until he or she finds a job. The length of the program depends on the participant. Interested job seekers should visit the Workforce Development Center to complete an application and receive an invitation to our weekly orientations.
Participants who complete our Job Readiness Training or ESL Job Training work with a professional staff of employment counselors and job developers to seek and retain meaningful employment.
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Additional support services are provided for all participants in the above programs. These include:
Post-placement services: The WDC continues to work with participants after securing permanent employment by identifying post-placement services and opportunities ranging from financial assistance to referrals for continued education and more advanced training. Job coaching by is also available. The Center keeps track of graduates in the workplace through monitoring of milestones, wage increases, and assistance with second job placements if necessary.
EarnBenefits: Through a partnership with Seedco, and as a member of the EarnFair Alliance, the WDC offers a menu of services (EarnBenefits) for working participants and graduates, including loans, tax credits, bank accounts, and financial literacy workshops. The WDC also provides links to other services such as health insurance, child care, and transportation assistance.
EarnMore: To further serve it's mission of helping community residents reach economic self-sufficiency, this year the WDC has expanded it's capacity to offer career advancement services through it's EarnMore initiative. The program seeks to provide low-wage workers with a comprehensive suite of career advancement and asset-building services to help them increase their earnings and move into higher-quality, higher-paying positions and career pathways. |
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