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Local Job Assistance Agencies & Community Resources
CNYWorks/NYS Job Service One Stop
443 North Franklin St., Lower Level
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-473-8250
CNYWorks, located in downtown Syracuse
, offers a broad range of cost-free services for the job-seeker, including: career planning, job search assistance, individualized skill assessment, resume development, computer and internet access, GED preparation, interviewing skills, job training opportunities, and more.
JobsPlus
677 S. Salina St., Syracuse, NY 13202
315-442-3242
JobsPlus is a partnership between OCC and the Onondaga County Department of Social Services. This program is designed to help make the transition from welfare to the workplace. Services include: free job search and readiness workshops, individual case management, Community Work Experience Program, child care reimbursement, transportation assistance, interview clothing closet, computer classes and more. You must be referred by the Social Services Department.
Mature Workforce Alliance
Meeting the needs of CNY’s professional, managerial, technical, administrative and sales workers age 40 and up to transition into new and better jobs and better functioning lives.
Peace Inc. Connect 2 Work
315-470-3300
Peace is a non-profit, community-based organization created to help people in the community realize their potential for becoming self-sufficient. There are multiple sites throughout Onondaga County. The Connect 2 Work offers 15 programs designed to provide unemployed or underemployed individuals with job readiness, skills training and position placement as well as any other resources needed to overcome obstacles to employment.
Women’s Opportunity Center—Displaced Homemakers Program
770 James St., Syracuse, NY 13203
315-446-0550
A free service offered to displaced homemakers that provides job readiness workshops, computer skills training, resume and cover letter assistance, and interviewing techniques.
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Sponsored through the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth, this state and federally funded, temporary employment and training program is for mature workers age 55 or over who meet income eligibility requirements.
Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center
100 New St., Syracuse, NY 13202
315-472-0130
Syracuse EOC provides CNY job seekers, with proof of limited income, with a Job Search Clinic, assistance with resumes, cover letters, interviewing techniques, access to job banks, career counseling, job search tips, career classes, and job opening information.
Syracuse Neighborhood Computer Project
501 James St
Syracuse, NY 13203-2218
315-399-4699
Free computer classes, limited seating. Classes are offered weekdays, evenings and Saturdays. Call for more details.
Last updated: January 13, 2012