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IowaWORKS Center - Dubuque

680 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Dubuque, IA 52001

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

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Regional Office of Education #21 - Johnson County Office

111 South 5th Street, Vienna, IL 62995

Offers school bus driver training and refresher courses.

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Lexington Job Center

1501 Plum Creek Parkway, Suite 3, Lexington, NE 68850

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

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Nebraska City Job Center

917 Wildwood Lane, Room 104, Nebraska City, NE 68410

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

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Cross Training Center

5030 North 72nd Street, Omaha, NE 68134

Vocational training including skills assessment, life skills training, job preparation and career planning.

Job experience in the areas of electronic recycling, refurbishing computers, warehousing, customer service, and auto mechanics.

Credit for community service, work experience, and workforce training for all Nebraska programs and agencies.

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Regional Office of Education #51 (Menard, Sangamon)

2201 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62703

Offers bus driver training courses, including a segment of first aid procedures and school bus driver safety. Courses include 8-hour initial training for all new school bus drivers prior to getting a bus permit. Also includes, 2-3 hour refresher workshop in the 12-month period prior to renew a school bus permit.

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IowaWORKS Center - Ottumwa

15260 Truman Street, IHCC North Campus, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

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IowaWORKS Center - Iowa City

1700 South 1st Avenue, Suite 11B, Iowa City, IA 52240

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

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Goodwill of Central Iowa

5355 Northwest 86th Street, Johnston, IA 50131
Improves the quality of life of individuals by providing training, education and employment programs. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT services are designed to provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities. Encouragement in independence by helping job-seekers get the skills necessary to find and maintain employment in the community. Program is focused on finding and utilizing individual strengths. Through job coaching and hands-on training, participants learn to understand their abilities and determine which jobs will allow those abilities to shine and go for their full potential. BENEFITS PLANNING enables beneficiaries with disabilities to make informed choices about going to work also supporting them as they continue progress toward self-sufficiency. Team members will work with beneficiaries to provide in-depth counseling about benefits and the effect of work on those benefits. Education about benefits is provides in order to help beneficiaries attain independence and confidence. Team members counsel beneficiaries on Work Incentive Summary, Benefits Summary and Analysis, PASS plan, Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE) and resolve benefits issues.

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American Job Center - Lincoln

1330 N Street, Suite A, Lincoln, NE 68508

Offers employment services, including access to computers/internet for employment purposes. Assistance provided to individuals with job search, filing unemployment insurance, resumes, and cover letters. Access to partner agencies in the American Job Center include One Stop Employment Solutions/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) job training, Experience Works, Department of Labor Office, Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation, Goodwill/YWCA Job Outfitters, and Adult Basic Education.

One Stop Employment Solutions offers job training for adult and those unemployed due to layoffs or business closing and displaced homemakers through assistance with post-secondary education, on-the-job training, work experience, and career guidance.

Nebraska Department of Labor offers employment and training services for workers, job seekers, and businesses in the building, with many services also offered through self-service electronic access. Services to job seekers include, but are not limited to: assessment of skill levels; career guidance; job search assistance; workshops; job referral and placement assistance; and reemployment services offered through the NEres program. Services offered to employers include, but are not limited to: referral of job seekers to job openings; matching job requirements with job seeker experience; assistance with special recruitment needs; analyzing hard-to-fill job orders; assistance with job restructuring; and industry counseling and guidance.

Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation assists people with disabilities in preparing for, finding, and keeping jobs. Helps businesses recruit, train, and retrain employees with disabilities. Through this "dual client" approach, the agency assists individuals with injuries, illness, or impairments achieve competitive employment and increased independence, and assists business owners and employers through full services business consultation on a variety of business an disability-related areas. Every other Thursday 8:30 am-11:30 am.

Experience Works administers the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). See separate listing for more information.

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American Job Center - Omaha Heartland Workforce Solutions

5752 Ames Avenue, Omaha, NE 68104

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

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Regional Office of Education #56 (Will)

116 North Chicago Street, Suite 400, Joliet, IL 60432

Offers school bus driver training and refresher courses.

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Scottsbluff Job Center

505A Broadway, Suite 300, Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

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United Way of the Midlands

American Job Center - Rock Island

500 42nd Street, Suite 6, Rock Island, IL 61201

Workforce development through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Provides job training and job-seeking assistance to economically disadvantaged persons, dislocated workers, and youth.

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Regional Office of Education #44 (McHenry)

408 South Route 31, Mchenry, IL 60050
The Regional Office of Education is responsible for the delivery of initial and continuing education for school bus drivers. Schedule can be found on the website.

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IowaWORKS Center - Marshalltown

Southgate Plaza, 101 Iowa Avenue West, Suite 200, Marshalltown, IA 50158

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

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Goodwill of Central Iowa

5355 Northwest 86th Street, Johnston, IA 50131

Offers to improves the quality of life of individuals by providing training, education and employment programs. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT assists those who have barriers to employment in obtaining and maintaining employment in the community. DAY SERVICES is for adults with a diagnosed disability to work on their independent living skills in a stimulating and community integrated environment. Participants have opportunities to plan activities, volunteer, learn to self-advocate and have fun with a group of their peers. **PAID SKILLS TRAINING listed separately.

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Regional Office of Education #20 (Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Pope, Saline, Wabash, Wayne, White)

512 North Main Street, Harrisburg, IL 62946

Offers school bus driver training and refresher courses.

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Regional Office of Education #9 (Champaign, Ford)

3358 Big Pine Trail, Champaign, IL 61822

Two types of Bus Driver courses:

  • 8-hour initial training is required for all new school bus drivers prior to getting a bus permit.
  • 2-hour refresher workshop is required in the 12 month period prior to renew a school bus permit.

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Regional Office of Education #33 - Galesburg

932 Harrison Street, Galesburg, IL 61401

Offers bus driver training courses, including a segment of first aid procedures and school bus driver safety. Courses include 8-hour initial training for all new school bus drivers prior to getting a bus permit. Also includes, 2-hour refresher workshop in the 12-month period prior to renew a school bus permit.

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Goodwill Industries, Inc., Serving Eastern Nebraska and Southwest Iowa

4805 North 72nd Street, Omaha, NE 68134

Offers a national pre-apprenticeship educational, leadership, development and occupational skills-training program for disadvantaged and at-risk youth ages 16–24. This community-based pre-apprenticeship program provides job training and educational opportunities for youth who previously dropped out of high school.

In the program, young adults learn vocational skills in construction and provide community service through the required construction or rehabilitation of affordable housing for low-income or homeless families in their own communities. Youth split their time between the vocational training work site and the classroom, where they earn their high school diploma or equivalency degree, learn to become community leaders, and prepare for post-secondary training opportunities, including college, apprenticeships and employment. YouthBuild includes significant support systems, such as mentoring, follow-up education, employment and personal counseling services; participation in community service; and civic engagement.

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House of Bah Foundation

Educates members of the African diaspora to learn and prepare traditional foods from the five culinary regions of the African continent and prepare participants for a career in the food industry.

Offers interns ranging from youth to adults and seniors who are either aspiring or active culinary professionals or part of the non-professional population a chance to participate in a free 8-week comprehensive course on African Culinary Heritage in a classroom and professional setting.

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IowaWORKS Center - Fort Dodge

330 1st Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA 50501

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

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Iowa Western Community College Adult Learning Center

2700 College Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Free short-term career training program for Iowa residents who are unemployed and underemployed needing gainful employment.

Financial assistance may include program tuition and books, required fees, materials and other services. The program provides resources to Iowa residents who would otherwise not be able to afford career training.

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IowaWORKS Center - Cedar Rapids

1025 Kirkwood Parkway SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence.

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United Way of the Midlands