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Employment
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Commission for Women
The Commission for Women Counseling and Career Center provides a broad array of programs and services designed to meet the needs and interests of women in our community while fulfilling the commission’s mandate to address inequities women experience in society. Services at the Center include individual counseling for personal and career issues. |
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| The Center is also the provider of the State funded Displaced Homemaker Service offering special programs, including counseling, workshops and job development for eligible participants. For more information call 240-777-8300 or email at
cfw@montgomerycountymd.gov |
JCA Senior Employment Services
Includes free, one-on-one job coaching and resume preparation at Montgomery Works in Westfield Shopping Town, Wheaton Plaza, Employment Expos, and intensive job-search support through the Able Seniors Program.
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Senior Community Service Employment ProgramEnables low-income seniors to learn new skills through on-the-job training. This year, more than a dozen of these determined men and women will use their newly developed skills and experience to reenter the job market and enjoy a better standard of living. Participants must be at least 55 years of age with income at or below 125 percent of the poverty line. Public contracts require that JCA limit this program to Montgomery County residents and Montgomery County training sites. For information, call 240-395-0918 or email JCA at SeniorEmployment@jcagw.org
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Able Seniors Program
Job coaches provide intensive, personal support to meet the unique employment needs of each job seeker. ABLE services are available at low cost and may include resume writing, role playing job interviews, analyzing workplace skills and training needs, and even teaching techniques of dressing for success. For information, call 240-395-0918 or send email to SeniorEmployment@jcagw.org
Montgomery Works
Montgomery Works is Montgomery County’s One Stop Career Center, providing career planning and enhancement services for jobseekers and recruitment and staffing services for businesses. Comprised of a variety of public and private community partners, its primary mission is to provide a one-stop delivery system that simplifies access to workforce related career services. Offices are located at Westfield South Building (Wheaton) 301-946-1806 and Lakeforest Mall (Gaithersburg) 301-519-8253
Over 60 Counseling and Employment Service
Over 60 Counseling and Employment is a nonprofit employment referral service administered by the Montgomery County Federation of Women's Clubs, Inc. It is not an employment agency. Applicants handle their own employer contacts, interviews, etc. Employers often request professional, managerial and technical employees from their free community referral service. General clerical workers are also requested and the register includes full time as well as part time candidates. For more information, call 301-652-8072. |
Seniors
