Center for Community Action - Employment, Advancement and Retention Network Program (EARN)
1216 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Suite 301, Altoona, PA 16602
Eligibility
Must be referred by County Assistance Office, must be recieving Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), must have a child or children,
and have expectation of gaining employment within six months
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
(814) 201-2285
Voice
Application process
Call for information
Fees
Services free of charge.
Service area
Blair, PA
Provides assessment, job counseling, job search, self-development and training to individuals referred by the Department of Human Services
Providing organization
Center for Community Action
Center for Community Action, as part of the national Community Action network, also shares the national goals developed by the Office of Community Services related to families and communities:
- Helping low-income people become more self-sufficient.
- Improving the conditions in which low-income people live.
- Helping low income people own a stake in their community.
- Creating and maintaining partnerships among supporters and providers of services to low-income people.
- Increase agency capacity to achieve results.
- Strengthen family and other supportive systems in low-income people's lives, especially vulnerable populations so they achieve their full potential.