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Provides services such as job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, unemployment tax liability services, services for veterans and seniors, labor market information, dislocated worker programs (Re-employment Services), a Welfare to Work program, proficiency testing and career guidance. Also issues work permits.

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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
Welfare to Work Programs
Work Permits
Unemployment Insurance
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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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Welfare to Work Programs
Transportation Expense Assistance
Provides services such as job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, unemployment tax liability services, services for veterans, labor market information, dislocated worker programs (Re-employment Services), proficiency testing and career guidance.

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Job Search/Placement
Work Permits
Unemployment Insurance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Job Retraining

Provides equitable access and opportunities for economic success for underserved clients. Programs include job readiness, assisting with job placement and developing skills to aid in job retention, ELL, citizenship, computer skills, resume writing, networking, cultural transition support groups and peer discussions, effective parenting, education and coaching to enhance and promote financial literacy and long-term self-sufficiency, and other skills necessary to compete in the modern workplace.

The programs address the barriers impacting low income and refugee families and their ability to move along the self-sufficiency continuum. Barriers from employment discrimination, language barriers, poverty, family conflict, transportation, financial illiteracy, and much more. Programs and class offerings are designed to be flexible to fit individual needs, and include a "high touch" service model which is both culturally competent and language specific.

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Cultural Transition Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Eye Examinations
Financial Literacy Training

Provides services such as job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, unemployment tax liability services, services for veterans and seniors, labor market information, dislocated worker programs (Re-employment Services), a Welfare to Work program, proficiency testing and career guidance. Also issues work permits.

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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
Welfare to Work Programs
Work Permits
Unemployment Insurance
Assistance in finding education/training or employment.

Vocational, residential, and day services support and training to persons with developmental disabilities and/or related conditions.

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Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Job Search/Placement
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistance in finding education/training or employment.

Offers an ethnic/cultural educational organization which can provide resources for employment, annual scholarships to Latino youths and non traditional Latinos worldwide studying at Iowa Colleges and Universities. Spanish translation and interpretation resources with members or other Latino organizations. Events calendar is available on social media.

Check out Latinos Unidos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to get more information about Latinos Unidos of Iowa.

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Language Interpretation
Cultural Heritage Programs
Language Translation
Job Search/Placement
Scholarships
Cultural Heritage Groups

Provides employment and training services for adults.

Also offers summer youth employment programs that offer government-subsidized job opportunities in the public and private sectors for youth aged 14 to 21 from low-income families. Eligible participants must meet federal poverty income guidelines, possess a Social Security card, have legal authorization to work in the United States, and, if under 17, obtain a work permit. Registration is required during the spring application period.

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Summer Youth Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement

Vocational, residential, and day services support and training to persons with developmental disabilities and/or related conditions.

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Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Job Search/Placement
Vocational Rehabilitation
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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Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Welfare to Work Programs
Transportation Expense Assistance

Provides FIP recipients with experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will benefit the community. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

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Job Search/Placement
Occupation Specific Job Training
Welfare to Work Programs

Offers to help veterans succeed in the 21st Century Workforce. This is accomplished through three goals: maximizing veterans employment, earning, retention, and competitiveness; assuring that service members transition to quality civilian employment; and protecting the employment and reemployment rights of veterans.

Service information can be obtained by calling the local IowaWorks Center.

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Job Search/Placement
Job Retraining
Employment Related Advocacy Groups
Provides Iowa Workforce Kiosks.
Provides employment assistance to older job seekers 55 and older. Services include skill assessment, paid training opportunities, job search assistance, and community referrals.

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Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement

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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General Youth Employment Programs
On the Job Training
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Veteran Employment Programs
Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Career Counseling
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Occupation Specific Job Training
WIOA Programs
Scholarships
Job Training Resource Lists
Educational Testing
Apprenticeship Training
Education Related Fee Payment Assistance

Employment agency for job seekers with developmental disabilities.

Career planning, job placement, and ongoing support and consultation to employee and employer.

Provides community based day services, residential supports, and respite services.

Diversity training to employers on working with people experiencing developmental disabilities.

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Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Adult In Home Respite Care
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
Job Search/Placement
Supported Employment
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Disability Awareness Training
Provides services such as job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, unemployment tax liability services, services for veterans, labor market information, dislocated worker programs (Re-employment Services), proficiency testing and career guidance.

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Job Search/Placement
Work Permits
Unemployment Insurance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Job Retraining

Provides FIP recipients with experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will benefit the community. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

Categories

Job Search/Placement
Occupation Specific Job Training
Welfare to Work Programs
Provides services such as job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, unemployment tax liability services, services for veterans, labor market information, dislocated worker programs (Re-employment Services), proficiency testing and career guidance.

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Job Search/Placement
Work Permits
Unemployment Insurance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Job Retraining
Provides part-time public service employment, training and placement services, opportunities to seniors (55 years or older), low-income women and men who live in rural Iowa.

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Computer Literacy Training Programs
Job Search/Placement
Subsidized Employment
Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Prejob Guidance

Website offers information, tools, and links to resources that help people explore careers, learn about and locate training or education programs and conduct a successful job search.

Portals are available for Veterans and ex-offenders who are looking for job opportunities and can be accessed through the Career One Stop website.

Also offers information youth summer employment programs through the Get My Future portal.
Provides services such as job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, unemployment tax liability services, services for veterans, labor market information, dislocated worker programs (Re-employment Services), proficiency testing and career guidance.

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Job Search/Placement
Work Permits
Unemployment Insurance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Job Retraining
Provides FIP recipients with work experience that will enhance their work skills and increase their employment potential, while providing a service that will be of benefit to the community. Participants in Promise Jobs are assigned to work sites three days per week (or more), eight hours per day, for a maximum of six months. They will, to the maximum extent possible, learn and perform all assignments associated with a position. Participants do not receive wages for work performed, but instead receive a transportation allowance, child care assistance if necessary, and Workers' Compensation Coverage from Promise Jobs.

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Occupation Specific Job Training
Job Search/Placement
Welfare to Work Programs