WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT | WABASH AREA DEVELOPMENT

Provides education and training in approved training programs in local community colleges. Can help with the cost of tuition, books, fees, required tools, and any additional items required by the program. Program also provides a work experience and on-the-job training component.

Work Experience offers subsidizes wages at a local employer for 1 to 6 months to help customer gain experience to gain permanent employment.

On-The-Job Training offers subsidizes half of hourly wage for a set period of time at a local employer with the intention of the employer retaining the customer after training is complete.

Physical Address

119 West 12th Street, Mount Carmel, IL 62863

Hours

Mon-Thu 7:30 am-5 pm; Food pantry hours Tue 8 am-11:30 am and 1:30 pm-4:30 pm

Application process

Call to set up an appointment

Fee

None

Required documents

Proof of income

Eligibility

Must meet one of these categories - dislocated worker (terminated/laid off, or received notification of termination/layoff, eligible for or has exhausted unemployment compensation, unlikely to return to previous occupation because it is in a low-growth industry, was self-employed but now unemployed due to natural disaster or local economic conditions, displaced homemaker, spouse of active duty Armed Forces service member), low-income (receives SNAP benefits, monthly family income meets eligibility requirements, disabled individual who meets income eligibility requirements), youth (ages 16-24, receives food stamps or qualifies free or reduced price lunch, foster child or teen parent)

Languages

English

Service area

Wabash County, Illinois
Wayne County, Illinois
Edwards County, Illinois
Gallatin County, Illinois
White County, Illinois
Hamilton County, Illinois
Saline County, Illinois

Agency info

WABASH AREA DEVELOPMENT

Provides critical support programs for those in need.