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

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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School System Advocacy
Job Search/Placement
Financial Literacy Training
Housing Search Assistance
Tutoring Services
Prejob Guidance
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
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance

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

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation 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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Vocational Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Job Search/Placement

Offers employment and training services.

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Job Search/Placement
Summer Youth Employment Programs
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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Job Search/Placement
Senior Community Service Employment Programs

Vocational training and job placement for developmentally disabled.

Community living training.

In-home support.

Shelter workshops and integrated work environments.

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Supported Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Job Search/Placement
Attendant Services for People With Disabilities
Disability Related Center Based Employment
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
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Job readiness, including job training, education, job seeking, and retention skills training. Agencies can bring clients in to job train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Job Search/Placement
Provides options for career exploration, training and education, resources for financial literacy and housing services.

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Neighborhood Multipurpose Centers
Job Search/Placement
Financial Literacy Training

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

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Job Search/Placement

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

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

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

Categories

Vocational Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Job Search/Placement

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

Categories

Vocational Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Job Search/Placement

Career resources, job search and placement, academic improvement services, financial assistance for supportive services.