Denise Gee, Director
(702) 369-4357 ext. 1851
Overview
Work Opportunities Readiness Center, W.O.R.C., provides pre-employment services that empower participants to enter or re-enter the labor market. Workshops, support groups and networking, one-to-one personal or vocational counseling, job-seeking and job-keeping methods, leadership development, decision-making skills development, and assistance with developing an action plan are among the resources used to help participants build confidence, identify skills, and seek training or employment.
Tell Me More:
W.O.R.C., offers free assistance to anyone who has recently lost his or her primary source of income due to job lay-offs, divorce, death, or disability. Through the Displaced Homemaker Program, W.O.R.C. assists both men and women to evaluate their current employment needs, then offers a week-long workshop to sharpen job seeking skills as well as helping with job referrals and placement. Free workshops are offered twice a month. In addition, through the Workforce Investment Act-Youth Program, W.O.R.C provides low income, at-risk youth (homeless or near homeless youth), ages 16-21 with long term outcomes such as: basic educational and employment skills; completion of academic certificates (including high school diplomas & equivalents) and; placement in employment, post-secondary education and/or training.
How do you apply or get more information:
To see if you qualify or if you would like to become a supporting agency, please call W.O.R.C. at HELP of Southern Nevada, (702) 697-3800, Fax Number-(702) 369-1260.
The Displaced Homemaker Program is funded by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
The WIA program is funded by
