Work Ready Program
Overview
The Community Action Program of Lancaster County operates the Work Ready Program with funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. The program is designed to move individuals from welfare (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF) to meaningful employment. Participants are referred by the County Assistance Office.
The Work Ready Program provides TANF recipients with education, skills training, work activities and job placement services designed to enable them to become self-sufficient.
Overall, program participants benefit from intense case management, resume development, interviewing, job application completion, and identification of job opportunities. The program also helps remove barriers to finding employment by assisting with child care, transportation issues and job readiness skills.
Program Qualifications/Income Guidelines
Program participants are TANF recipients referred by the Lancaster County Assistance Office.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I enter the program?
A: Participants are TANF recipients referred by the Lancaster County Assistance Office.
Q: Where are your offices located?
A: At 660 Lafayette Street in Lancaster just off Manor Street behind the Kunzler and Company Inc. plant.
Q: Does the program include daycare services?
A: Not directly, but qualifying participants are eligible for CCIS funding (child care subsidies).
Q: What will I learn?
A: The skills necessary to find and hold a job. Participants learn how to compose a resume, conduct a job search, interview for a job and dress for the interview, develop long term career plans, and much more.
Contact
Monique Simmons, Director
Work Ready
57 Laurel Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
P: 717.299.5755
F: 717.391-9731
E: msimmons@caplanc.org
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