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Employment Services | Iowa Workforce Development - Administration Office


Offers a comprehensive job center providing support and services to assist people in becoming successfully employed. This office also provides the services of the unemployment compensation program. Services include employment workshops to help job seekers develop job seeking and successful employment skills, computerized job search tools and the necessary assistive technology for individuals with visual, hearing, or physical disabilities to enable them to use these tools, and unemployment compensation application and administration for people who have lost a job.

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Employment and Training Services | Nebraska Department of Labor

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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SNAP Next Step Employment and Training Program | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Assists SNAP participants in finding employment and/or training for employment. Provides gas vouchers and other supportive services for independent job search, to attend job search training, vocational training and for job retention.

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Employment Services | Iowa Workforce Development - Administration Office


Offers a comprehensive job center providing support and services to assist people in becoming successfully employed. This office also provides the services of the unemployment compensation program. Services include employment workshops to help job seekers develop job seeking and successful employment skills, computerized job search tools and the necessary assistive technology for individuals with visual, hearing, or physical disabilities to enable them to use these tools, and unemployment compensation application and administration for people who have lost a job.

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Employment and Training Services | American Job Center - Lincoln

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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Education Services | DMACC Student and Community Resources

Provides comprehensive support services to promote personal, academic, and career growth.

Services include academic, pre-enrollment, and financial aid counseling; connection to DMACC's Workforce Training Academy (WTA); pre-employment counseling such as résumé writing and interviewing techniques; and referrals to appropriate supportive agencies. 

Additional services include financial assistance for childcare and transportation. The program also supports displaced homemakers and displaced workers by offering vocational assessment, career readiness workshops, job training, job search assistance, and referrals for other specific needs to help them prepare for, find, and retain employment.

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Employment and Training Services | Nebraska Department of Labor

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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Community Employment | New Perspectives, Inc.

Offers:
-- Resume development
-- Preparing for work through job readiness, etc.
-- Practicing through mock interviews
-- Understanding ADA rights in the interview process
-- Discussing disability issues
-- Accessing the hidden job market
-- Writing follow up letters
-- Job Application skills
-- Interviewing skills development
-- Use mass transit to get to and from work,  including learning bus routes, practice using the bus system with the assistance of a coach, and successfully navigating mass transit system

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Youth Development Programs | HUB, The - Central Point for Young Adults

The HUB serves unconnected youth/young adults ages 16-24. Unconnected youth are defined as young adults who are living without permanent family support and have any of the following lived experience: pregnant/parenting, homeless or near homeless, foster care, juvenile probation, runaway or human trafficking/exploitation or are unconnected from their family of origin for any reason. The HUB has focused on providing programming support and services in the areas of education, employment, and empowerment.

Education: The HUB provides programming at Lincoln High for students that are credit deficient, struggling with truancy. These supports and services are aimed to assist students with staying in school and successfully moving closer to the goal of graduation. The HUB recognizes that traditional school does not work for everyone, so we also provide free GED prep classes (ages 16-24) and remove barriers to accessing GED testing.

Employ: The HUB assists participants in developing job skills through connections to volunteer opportunities, access to resources for job searching and supports once employment has been secured.

Empower: Concrete supports are imperative to navigate the transition to adulthood. The HUB empowers participants to advocate for themselves, assists with learning supports and resources and provides additional caring adults in the lives of participants. The HUB assists young people to determine the supports and services available and ensure that a customized system of supports is assembled. Assistance available to young adults includes connection to a Peer Support Specialist, access to emergency needs-based funds, youth eviction prevention programming, connection to housing supports and resources, financial literacy and budgeting assistance through Central Access Navigation and Community Outreach Housing Specialist.

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Youth Employment Program | Kendall Youth Employment Program

Provides a program for youth who have limited or no prior work experience and are experiencing barriers to employment to have an opportunity to participate in a paid work experience with local businesses. Work experiences are typically 4-12 weeks in length, but may be longer depending on the needs of the participant.

Services include:

- Career and guidance counseling.

- Education preparation and planning.

- Paid vocational training.

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

Offers a variety of employment-related and pre-employment skills training classes throughout the year.

Classes focus on developing skills needed to find and secure employment. Covered topics may include interviewing skills, Microsoft Word and Excel basics, building a resume, job-search basics, communication skills, first impressions, and more.

A team of navigators works to match individuals served by this program with companies/agencies who are hiring in the Omaha metro, Council Bluffs, and Fremont areas.

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Youth Development Programs | Girls Inc. of Omaha

Social development, social recreation, art, dance, drama, and physical education.  

Education support (grades K-12) including tutoring and computer training.  STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Career development (7-18 years), including non-traditional careers.

Family counseling

USDA Meal Program, nutrition education, gardening

Adolescent pregnancy 4-component prevention program for girls 9-18 years old.

Pathfinders Mentoring Program matches girls, ages 5-16, with professional women in the Omaha business community to work on academic and personal goals.  Scholarships may be awarded at the end of the successful completion of high school and the Pathfinders program.

Transportation to programs.

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ME Program | Pioneer Center for Human Services

Provides in-house and community based opportunities for those struggling with a disability, empowering them to work on their life goals and become more active in their community.

Offers assistance with money skills training, using public transportation in the community, learning community safety skills, choosing appropriate clothing, filling out job applications, and practicing interviewing skills.

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Employment and Training Services | Nebraska Department of Labor

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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Mary L. Weitendorf Women & Family Center | MorningStar Mission Ministries

Services include providing shelter, food, clothing, case management, and classes (parenting, money management, job preparation, etc.).

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SNAP Next Step Employment and Training Program | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Assists SNAP participants in finding employment and/or training for employment. Provides gas vouchers and other supportive services for independent job search, to attend job search training, vocational training and for job retention.

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Workplace Readiness Program | Salt and Light

Combines classroom job training from Work Life, Faith and Finances class, and 30-90 days of paid, part-time employment with job support and coaching as participants search for long-term employment.

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New Day Drop-In Center | MorningStar Mission Ministries

Offers a variety of services for men, women, and children experiencing homelessness, gives guests a safe place to be during the day with heating and cooling. Services include: Computer Learning Center, Referrals to community resources, job search assistance, life skills training, assistance with rental applications, and emergency clothing vouchers.


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Job Outfitters | YWCA - Lincoln

Provides an array of job services and employment clothing to clients, at no cost.

Program offers guidance for interviewing, online resources, money management, and job retention, as well as outfitting clients for employment success.

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Adult Education | Sauk Valley Community College

Strives to assist adults 17 years of age or older in acquiring knowledge and skills necessary to earn a GED, to improve English language skills, and to transition to higher educational or vocational training. Services offered:

- Adult Basic Educational Services.

- Citizenship Services.

- English as a Second Language (ESL) Services.

- GED Services.

- Project VITAL (Adult Literacy Services).

- Workforce Services.

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Educational Classes | Language and Culture School of Omaha

Classes in English as a Second Language, citizenship, and workforce development.  Classes online and at various locations.

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Education Services | DMACC Student and Community Resources

Provides comprehensive support services to promote personal, academic, and career growth.

Services include academic, pre-enrollment, and financial aid counseling; connection to DMACC's Workforce Training Academy (WTA); pre-employment counseling such as résumé writing and interviewing techniques; and referrals to appropriate supportive agencies. 

Additional services include financial assistance for childcare and transportation. The program also supports displaced homemakers and displaced workers by offering vocational assessment, career readiness workshops, job training, job search assistance, and referrals for other specific needs to help them prepare for, find, and retain employment.

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SNAP Next Step Employment and Training Program | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Assists SNAP participants in finding employment and/or training for employment. Provides gas vouchers and other supportive services for independent job search, to attend job search training, vocational training and for job retention.

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SNAP Next Step Employment and Training Program | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

Assists SNAP participants in finding employment and/or training for employment. Provides gas vouchers and other supportive services for independent job search, to attend job search training, vocational training and for job retention.

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Connections Center | Rockford Rescue Mission Ministries

Assists unhoused and underprepared job seekers with a path to secure housing and gainful employment. Job readiness services include education and skills assessment, soft skills training, computer literacy, adult literacy courses and tutoring, money management, GED preparation, and interview training from a holistic perspective.

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