Center for Employment Opportunity
Provides job training and employment skills designed to help solve the problems of unemployment and/or underemployment and to assist welfare recipients in securing employment. Conducts an orientation that includes determining the participant's career interests, an assessment of his or her skills, and offers resolutions and support services to help with obstacles that may be deterring the participant from obtaining and retaining employment. After orientation, the participant may receive skills enhancement to assist with: GED preparation, obtain training in job readiness sessions, and possibly obtain a higher level of training that is geared for a specific job position.
Physical Address
156 Amber Lane, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm (Closed from 12:00pm to 1:00pm)
Voice
Fax
(570) 829-1665
Application process
Call for more information.
Fee
None
Eligibility
Luzerne County resident & household must be at or below 80% AMI.
Service area
Luzerne, PA
Agency info
Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO)
While its original mission has not changed, CEO's approach to the needs of low-income and vulnerable populations has evolved over time. Recent changes in public policy have transformed the face of poverty from the "welfare dependent" to the "working poor." Recognizing the growing rates of child poverty in our community, CEO has added child- and family-centered services while sustaining and expanding its support for the independence of the aged and disabled. In addition to its highly regarded, multi-faceted response to basic human needs, CEO has become a recognized leader in energy conservation and environmental technologies that will lessen the effects of poverty in the future. As the new century unfolds, CEO is engaging business and faith communities in striving for flexible, local solutions to the challenges of poverty in Northeast Pennsylvania.