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

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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Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Welfare to Work Programs
Job Search/Placement
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
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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Transportation Expense Assistance
Welfare to Work Programs
Prejob Guidance
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.

Categories

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

Tutoring for children under age 12 from low income families. Dyslexia tutoring available.

Job readiness training class and work experience training and community service opportunities available. Transportation to job fairs (must meet qualifications; determined upon intake). Computer lab available to fill out applications on line. GED classes and adult dyslexia tutoring also available.

Workshops and classes related to financial education.

Helps parents advocate on behalf of their children with learning disabilities. Right to Educate advocate for students with special needs, including dyslexia.

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Prejob Guidance
Tutoring Services
Financial Literacy Training
School System Advocacy
Housing Search Assistance
Job Search/Placement
Assistance in finding education/training or employment.
Job placement and maintenance services assist people in obtaining community employment. Participants receive individualized and group support in resume development, job search and interviewing strategies, and networking. Job Placement Specialists help participants assess their strengths and needs, set personal goals, and explore their vocational interests. Staff also connect job seekers to area employers.

Certified for Success employment training programs include retail, hospitality, food handling, essential computer skills, IT Support Professional, and custodial certification programs. A combination of onsite and classroom training helps prepare participants for success.

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Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Vocational Assessment
Job Search/Placement
Job placement and maintenance services assist people in obtaining community employment. Participants receive individualized and group support in resume development, job search and interviewing strategies, and networking. Job Placement Specialists help participants assess their strengths and needs, set personal goals, and explore their vocational interests. Staff also connect job seekers to area employers.

Certified for Success employment training programs include retail, hospitality, food handling, essential computer skills, IT Support Professional, and custodial certification programs. A combination of onsite and classroom training helps prepare participants for success.

Categories

Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Vocational Assessment
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.

Categories

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

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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Career Counseling
Disability Awareness Training
Adult In Home Respite Care
Job Search/Placement
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
Supported Employment

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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Career Counseling
Disability Awareness Training
Adult In Home Respite Care
Job Search/Placement
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
Supported Employment

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

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Job Search/Placement
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation

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.

Categories

Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Welfare to Work Programs
Job Search/Placement
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Work Permits
Unemployment Insurance

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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Job Search/Placement
Summer Youth Employment Programs

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
Welfare to Work Programs
Occupation Specific Job Training

Provides information about job vacancies, career options, and employment offers. Services include job search assistance, interview training, referrals to other job training programs or support services. For a small fee, business may receive assistance with recruiting new employees, training employees, and connecting to information for managing a business.

Assistance with job searching, online applications, resume writing, practice interviews, and one on one assistance.

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.

Categories

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

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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Employment Related Advocacy Groups
Job Retraining
Job Search/Placement

Provides comprehensive support services to immigrant or refugee farm workers who are legally authorized to work in the United States, migratory, and seasonal farmworkers, including educational assistance, short-term certification programs, job training, and career placements. The program aims to address chronic seasonal unemployment and underemployment experienced by agricultural workers by helping them cover costs related to career and training programs, such as tuition, books, tools, equipment, or stipends for class attendance.

Additionally, the program offers vocational assessment, job search assistance, and professional mentoring to prepare individuals for employment opportunities, including recognition of prior professional experience and obtaining initial work experience. Proteus administers the program as a recipient of the NFJP grant through the Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.

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Immigrant/Refugee Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
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.

Categories

Transportation Expense Assistance
Welfare to Work Programs
Prejob Guidance
Job Search/Placement
Job placement and maintenance services assist people in obtaining community employment. Participants receive individualized and group support in resume development, job search and interviewing strategies, and networking. Job Placement Specialists help participants assess their strengths and needs, set personal goals, and explore their vocational interests. Staff also connect job seekers to area employers.

Certified for Success employment training programs include retail, hospitality, food handling, essential computer skills, IT Support Professional, and custodial certification programs. A combination of onsite and classroom training helps prepare participants for success.

Categories

Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Vocational Assessment
Job Search/Placement

Offers to assist youth who are former wards of the state to prevent them from becoming homeless or assist with other issues such as job of homelessness which are a result of being released from the state's foster care system such as case care management helping with issues like job searching. Program is contracted through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

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.

Categories

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