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

Assists and provides clients with the choices and opportunities to become employed, increase their earnings, and eventually leave and remain off benefits by becoming fully self-supportive. Services include explanation of Social Security's rules, work incentive counseling, career consulting/job leads, and case management.

Preparing for Independence is a comprehensive employment and vocational counseling program open to those needing employment or to improve their lives through better job benefits or greater income. The program teaches employability skills and provides job search opportunities. The program is available in the West Chester office only. Call 610-692-2344 for more information.

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.

After School Programs include: - Informal education/tutoring - Health and physical education - Social and recreational activities - Outdoor recreation, including summer day programs at Camp Hogan (6 weeks, M-F, $20/week, ages 6-10) or the club - Employability programs including Job Ready, Career Explorers, Junior Staff and Apprenticeships for youth from 12 to 18 years.

Provides an array of employment and training services that include resume workshops, free career counseling, job search assistance, interview skills training; skills assessment and job fairs. Many services are available online.

Before-school program “Wake Up, Washington” includes hands-on educational activities and breakfast for all participants. Available to current Washington Elementary School students.

Provides various services for job seekers, including: A) Job listings and referral services B) Skill assessment and aptitude testing C) Resume building and interviewing skills D) Career and occupational information E) Job readiness workshops F) Adult literacy counseling

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.

Academic Specialists provide free help with education goals. Services include career planning, assistance with financial aid applications, information on entering post-secondary schools, GED information, and academic and educational counseling. Talent Search complements the EOC program by helping to prepare adolescents for post secondary education.

Provides youth out of school with pre-employment activities, community work assessment, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, and follow-up.

Provides community services: ministerial counseling in the areas of life and career coaching (including recommendations as needed for holistic or alternative medicine) as well as community services coordination to help at risk individuals connect with resources and as needed help with applications and or advocacy to resources.

Provides free career decision making and development services for displaced homemakers, single parents and people in work transitions. Classes include interest and skills assessment, career exploration, stress management, confidence and self-esteem building, resume writing and the development of a career and educational plan.

Provides comprehensive jobseeker assistance, including job readiness training, resume development workshops, job finding assistance, and more. Also provides employment services to persons formerly incarcerated (reentering / returning citizens or ex-offenders).

Provides an array of employment and training services that include resume workshops, free career counseling, job search assistance, interview skills training; skills assessment and job fairs. Many services are available online.

Offers job seeking and resume writing assistance, workshops, small business plan development, business and career resources, and nonprofit grant resources.

Provides a workforce development center for the North Philadelphia community. Offers on-site career coaching, an open computer lab, digital literacy training, affordable internet options, home computer solutions, and a technical support call line.

Provides intensive case management, education, training, work activities, job placement and retention services, and supportive services to recipients of cash assistance to enable them to move rapidly from dependence to independence through employment.

Provides career counseling and assistance with job searches, job applications and resumes. Clients receive soft-skill training which includes practice job interviewing. Assistance is given to clients interested in vocational training and are aided in the process of applying to technical or vocational schools.

Offers support to women as they address any possible obstacles to securing employment. Through the tools and resources they receive, participants are empowered to continue and succeed in their job searches. Women meet regularly to support and encourage each other through building confidence, networking and discussing workplace-related topics.

Provides homework assistance academic enrichment to qualifying students in grades 1 through 5 after school each weekday in the North Penn, Souderton, and Wissahickon school districts.

Focuses on supporting education and non-violence.

Helps improve the quality of life for older Philadelphians who are unemployed, underemployed, or seeking a career change. Services include career counseling and placement assistance; access to workshops on understanding transferable skills, computer and internet use, and resume and interview preparation; referrals to training programs, social services, and job fairs; and access to computer labs and on-line job leads.

Offers career development services to at-risk youth to prepare them for successful careers.

Offers supports that empower individuals and families to obtain the education, resources, and tools needed to achieve their goals and improve financial stability for adults working toward self-sufficiency. Individuals and families work with Supports Specialists who provide one-on-one coaching, advocacy, resources and referrals, and wrap around supportive services. Working with the Specialists, participants identify their strengths and needs, develop a goal plan with action steps, and learn about resources that can help make goal attainment more achievable.