FOR JOB SEEKERS

The following services are available to you at no charge:

• Job listings and referrals
• Job search and assistance
• Computer job banks and internet access
• Career resource library
• Labor market information
• Access to telephones, fax machines, computers, copies and resume writing software
• Job search workshops and seminars

Additional services are available for individuals who qualify under various government programs, including:

Employment Services: Access to a network of information and services. Job seekers can connect directly to employers and may receive job referrals and interviews.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA): Focuses on the "Work first" philosophy. WIA offers re-employment services for disadvantaged youths and adults, those unemployed due to downsizing and those lacking competitive job skills. WIA also offers year-round youth services, short-term prevocational services, job placement assistance, and skills enhancement.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Offers counseling, job readiness training, support services, assessment of skills and abilities, individual case management, education and training services, and intensive work search for those attempting to move toward independence from public assistance due to time limited benefits.

Food Stamps Employment and Training (FSE&T) Program: Assist Food Stamp recipients to obtain employment by providing counseling, individual case management, job readiness training, transportation assistance and intensive work search to move them toward becoming employed and self-sufficient.

Job Corps: Referral to basic skills training and vocational education programs for at-risk youth ages 16 to 24.

Veterans Employment Services: Employment and training opportunities for veterans.

Re-Integration Services: Placement, counseling and case management services to persons on parole, thereby enabling them to obtain suitable employment and reenter society in a productive capacity.

Resource Room: Job databases, computers, internet access, phones, faxes, copiers, resource materials and personal assistance to help job seekers obtain employment.

Older Workers Program: Special employment and training programs for individuals age 55 and older who meet income guidelines.

Unemployment Insurance Benefits: Benefits paid to qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. Click here to apply on-line.

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