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Offers programs that provide career and job guidance, financial and employment counseling, and helps participants with skills in financial literacy, resume writing, job-seeking, health and wellness tips, family law, civic engagement, and education options.

Provides low-income residents of Bucks County with the education, resources and skills necessary to thrive independent of government assistance. Conducts comprehensive assessment. Pairs clients with a Self Sufficiency Coach who helps to design an individual education and employment plan and meets with client weekly for up to five years.

Career lectures and presentation are taken in to particapting schools. Each lecture is designed for a designated age group. Career Lecture Series: One to two class periods where a diverse range of professionals (e.g., healthcare, trades, business, sciences, etc.) will visit area high schools and provide an in-depth discussion about their respective careers, the skills and/or educational pathways required to be successful and the potential opportunities for advancement. Students will have the opportunity to interact with these professionals to stimulate conversations about the endless careers out there. Designed for 9th to 12th grade students. Careers in Energy (Gas, Nuclear, Electric, Oil and Green (Solar and Wind)): Working in partnership with Cabot Oil & Gas and regional energy companies, provide a one-day classroom presentation with businesses from these five sectors within the energy field. Students learn about the science and technology utilized as well as career opportunities available in this

Provides a workforce development program for adults experiencing a variety of barriers to employment while providing cost effective outsourced labor solutions to customers, including packaging, assembly, kitting, shrink-wrapping, and mailing.

Provides job search and placement assistance, skills training, career assessment, and on-the-job training opportunities. Also provides services for eligible youth including internships/work experiences, work readiness training, occupational skills training, case management, guidance and counseling, tutoring, and career awareness/exploration.

Offers students the opportunity to investigate careers, talk to employers and discover what it takes to get and keep a job. Offers summer and year round work opportunities.

Career Services: Provides resume development, job search support, recruitment events, soft skills training, career credential courses, and more to connect individuals with employers. Reentry Services: Provides record review assistance to individuals. Makes referrals for expungement, assists with pardon application submissions, and connects with reentry-friendly-employers.

Provides one-to-one youth mentoring program. Children meet in the workplace with the employee volunteer mentor two to four times per month during the school day for about an hour.

Designed to match essential job skills with employee knowledge and ability, the WIN and WorkKeys assessments work together to provide both job seekers and employers with valuable training and information. Clients work through practice tests prior to taking the standardized WorkKeys exam within a controlled environment. If scores demonstrate weakness in a particular subject area, remediation modules and instructor assistance are available.

Offers 45-minute sessions on successful interviewing techniques. Provides each client with one suit when he has an interview scheduled and a second suit when he gets the job. Clients also receive free tailoring and haircut services when necessary.

Offers a two-year program for single parent families in Allegheny County. Provides monthly workshops on the topics of financial literacy, self-care, holistic healing, career and education counseling, informal mental health support, and information about early childhood development and restorative parenting practices.

Provides youth services including individual referral, youth literacy, Dropout Prevention Program, youth support services.

Works with high school students and as vendors with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to provide development services. Offers job shadowing, on-the job-training, community based work assessments, work based learning experience, and discovery customized employment.

Provides career preparation and training program for individuals complete community college degrees who face barriers to program completion. Provides short term emergency assistance to help meet basic needs and complete the program.

Provides employment opportunities through job training and placement program. Allows individuals the opportunity to seek and secure competitive employment in the community.

Provides training for those pursuing a career in the Customer Service/Retail industry. Upon successful completion of the Professional Employment Skills Training, individuals will receive classroom/hands-on experience in the customer service retail industry, are required to attend all classes, and complete an internships.

Provides classes, individual practitioner meetings, and community exploration related to meet a client's recovery goal (a commitment of 5 hours per week). Class sizes are limited to allow for focused work among participants.

Works with high school students and as vendors with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to provide development services. Offers job shadowing, on-the job-training, community based work assessments, work based learning experience, and discovery customized employment.

Offers a summer internship program in which students are introduced to several career development and youth enrichment options with local employers.

Program designed to give clients individualized attention and training to help each person achieve personally and professionally. Work one-on-one and in small groups to help their clients see how to transfer their past skills, prepare them for the job market, and assist them in making professional decisions. Empowers individuals and provides the skills needed to find a job with family-sustaining wages.

Offers personal and professional development seminars for low-income women entering the workforce. The series of monthly workshops provide educational information designed to help individuals not only obtain a job, but also maintain it.

The Bayfront Maritime Center collaborates with Erie High School to offer an exciting program designed to introduce students to Maritime Studies and Maritime Career opportunities. Mornings are spent at BMC studying Navigation, Boat Building and Maintenance, Arts of the Sailor, and Sailing. During the afternoons, students are at Erie High School completing their core subjects including Math, English, and Science. Erie High School Maritime Program will be in its third year in September 2020.

Offers youths and young adults opportunities for workforce preparation with pay during the months of July and August each year.

Provides comprehensive training and employment services to assist eligible farmworkers to reach self-sufficiency through successful job placement.

Offers clients at advanced levels of the self-sufficiency scale regular meetings throughout the year with successful professionals and business people, providing additional mentoring and networking opportunities to position clients for further success.