Older worker opportunities available

The Experience Works Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is currently accepting applications. Program applicants must be 55 or older, unemployed, live in Douglas County and have incomes of $13,964 per year or less for a family of one ($18,913 for a family of two).

“Our program is a stepping stone for people desperate for work. We can provide immediate assistance and wages for those who qualify for the SCSEP,” said Michael Pattee, local employment and training coordinator for Experience Works.

Experience Works SCSEP is available at no cost to people who meet eligibility criteria. It provides paid community service assignments at local public and nonprofit organizations, training, referral to needed services and job search assistance.

With updated skills, participants use their community service training as a springboard to permanent jobs with local employers.

For more information, call (320) 763-6883 or

visit www.experienceworks.org.

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