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| Joe Rice - email |
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm |
803-737-0743 | |
| Description:The University of South Carolina TRIO Programs are dedicated to addressing the needs of those low-income, working-class citizens who are interested in pursuing college degrees. TRIO offers a comprehensive set of services through five different programs, each targeted at a specific group of individuals from the 6th grade through adulthood. Services and activities include academic tutoring, cultural enrichment, financial aid counseling, summer on campus residency programs, admissions counseling, and student mentoring. TRIO works in direct partnership with the university as well as with Richland School Districts One and Two and various community agencies. |
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| John Govan - email |
Mon-Fri: 8:30am-4:30pm |
803-239-8706 | |
| Description:The OneStop Military Coordinator works with the other partner agencies in the career center to identify prospective applicants for service with the Army National Guard; develops and conducts educational classes that communicate ARNG education, training, and job related benefits to interested applicants; assists all ARNG members returning from deployment with re-employment,; and assists any current ARNG member that is unemployed with finding full time employment. |
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| Jeremy Catoe - email |
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 8:00pm |
803-737-0253 |
| Sheron Sutton - email |
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 8:00pm |
803-737-0253 | |
| Description:WorkKeys Foundational Skills assessments provide reliable, relevant information about workplace skill levels. WorkKeys assessments measure cognitive abilities such as applied mathematics, reading for information, and locating information. |
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| Sandy Bostic - email |
Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:00pm |
803-737-0193 | |
| Description:The Disability Program Navigator promotes comprehensive services and work incentive information for SSA beneficiaries and other people with disabilities, through the One Stop system. The Initiative focuses on developing new and ongoing partnerships to achieve seamless, comprehensive, and integrated access to services, creating systemic change, and expanding the workforce development system's capacity to serve customers with disabilities and employers. |
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| Richelynn Douglas - email |
Mon-Fri: 8:30am-5:00pm |
803-737-5038 | |
| Description:Family Service Center of SC, in collaboration with the Midlands Workforce Development Board's (MWDB) Older and Younger Youth Programs, helps young adults develop the skills necessary to begin a promising career. The Youth Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Program, Success 4 Life, is a Federally funded Department of Labor program designed to assist individuals seeking the academic and occupational skills training demanded in today's competitive job market. |
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| Ivan Segura - email |
M,Tu,Th,F: 8:30am-5:00pm, Wed: 11:30am-8:00pm |
803-737-0792 | |
| Description:Connecting People to Jobs aims to move low-income Hispanic/Latino Midlands residents out of poverty and into living wage jobs (with potential for career advancement) by connecting them with job training, education, and support services. |
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| Description:Adult Education offers a selection of courses prepared especially for you, the adult citizen. Whether you need courses for high school diploma, high school equivalency (GED), WorkKeys test preparation, to learn a new skill or to self improve, or ESL, you will find something to fill those needs. |
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| Mercedes McCrea - email |
M-W: 8:30am-3:30pm |
803-737-0195
803-252-1240 | |
| Description:Experience Works is a national, charitable, community-based organization. Originally named Green Thumb, and chartered in 1965 as a small, rural demonstration program, Experience Works has grown to be the nation's leading provider of training, employment, and community service for low income older people. Experience Works helps low-income seniors, many with multiple barriers to employment, get the training they need to find good jobs in their local communities. |
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| Doretha Livingston - email |
Mon-Wed: 8:00am-12:00pm |
803-737-0205
803-714-7503 | |
| Description:The mission of the South Carolina Department of Social Services is to ensure the safety and health of children and adults who cannot protect themselves, and to assist those in need of food assistance and temporary financial assistance while transitioning into employment. The South Carolina Department of Social Services is committed to helping people build better lives. Because of the changes in the welfare laws, DSS has become an agency that focuses on employment and training for its clients while maintaining its commitment to ensuring the well-being of the children and families it serves. |
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| Zertie Johnson - email |
Thursday: 12:00pm-4:00pm |
803-898-8866
803-737-0205 | |
| Description: The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department serves people who want to work but are hindered from doing so by a physical or mental disability. Information is available at any SCVRD office. When a person with a disability applies for VR services, a team of vocational rehabilitation specialists helps determine eligibility. If VR services could improve that person's prospects of competitive employment, eligibility can be established. Existing records are used in determining eligibility. A VR team helps each new client understand the options available in setting and reaching a vocational goal. SCVRD's informed choice policy makes each client a full partner in the vocational rehabilitation process with access to all the information needed to make necessary decisions. |
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| Marco Williams - email |
Tuesday: 9:00am-1:00pm |
803-737-0205
803-768-2371 | |
| Description: Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders, is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of education and training programs serving the needs of the building industry. For more than 30 years, HBI has trained skilled workers in residential construction, promoted the industry as a career and helped the NAHB membership address its need for qualified employees. |
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| Blanch Hill |
Mon-Fri: 8:00am-4:00pm |
803-737-0191 | |
| Description: Midlands Technical College is a comprehensive, multi-campus, public, two year college serving the primary region of Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties of South Carolina. College programs and services provide accessible, affordable, high quality postsecondary education that prepares a diverse student population to enter the job market, transfer to senior colleges and universities, and achieve their professional and personal goals. Through its programs and services, the college equitably provides higher education opportunities and strengthens the economic and social vitality of the community. |
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| Alex Juitt - email |
Mon: 9:00am - 11:30am |
803-737-0205 |
| Hueston Pate - email |
Wed: 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
803-737-0205 |
| Elizabeth Rhodriquez - email |
Wed: 1:00pm - 4:00pm |
803-737-0205 | |
| Description: The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center (WJB Dorn) is a 216 bed facility, encompassing acute medical, surgical, psychiatric, and long-term care. The hospital provides primary, secondary, and some tertiary care. Satellite outpatient clinics are located in Anderson, Greenville, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter and Rock Hill, SC. The hospital is also Clinic of Jurisdiction for the state of South Carolina. An affiliation is held with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, located on the hospital grounds. A sharing agreement is in place with Moncrief Army Community Hospital at Fort Jackson and Shaw Air Force Base. |
