Center for Community Action - Employment, Advancement and Retention Network Program (EARN)
Provides assessment, job counseling, job search, self-development and training to individuals referred by the Department of Human Services
Physical Address
1216 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, PA 16602
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Voice
Application process
Call for information
Fee
Services free of charge.
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
Service area
Blair, PA
Agency info
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. Throughout the central-western PA area, CCA offers the following human services: Child Care Information Services, Employment Advancement and Retention Network and Work Ready, Emergency Food and Shelter, Financial Literacy Workshops, Human Services Development Fund, GED/HiSet Preparation, HiSet testing, Pre-Employment Transitional Services,