Community Resources

Category

/ Employment Assistance
Community Service / Hertford County Job Link Center
Address / 109 Community College Road
Ahoskie, NC 27910
Telephone / (252) 862-1257
Point-of-Contact / Any Representative
Hours / Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Eligibility / No restrictions

What can they do for my client?

A wide variety of services are available to private and public sector employers. Job openings listings and referrals of qualified applicants, applicant assessment and testing, availability of training programs and coordination with area agencies dealing with employment and training activities. Computerized listing of skill workers available and seeking employment on local, state and national level.

Category

/ Employment Assistance
Community Service / Work First Program (Hertford County DSS)
Address / Hertford County Department of Social Services
704 N. King St.
Winton, NC 27986
Telephone / (252) 358-7830
Point-of-Contact / Social Worker Representative
Hours / Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Eligibility / Welfare recipients

What can they do for my client?

Placing individuals in employment activities with a “Work First” philosophy; case management, supportive services, placement. Serving welfare recipients with the most severe employment barriers. Also, serving non-custodial parents of minor children.

Category

/ Employment Assistance
Community Service / Work First – Gates County Department of Social Services
Address / P.O. Box 185
Court Street
Gatesville, NC 27938
Telephone / (252) 357-0075
Point-of-Contact / Sandra Rountree, Ann Williams
Hours / Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Eligibility / Based on income and child status

What can they do for my client?

The Work First service program includes numerous components and services and works in cooperation with a multitude of other agencies, community groups, and businesses. The Work First program may provide services in the following areas: client training, participation expense, transportation, transitional services, job development, and health services.
Also included in the Work First Program is an Emergency Assistance (EA) component to assist families with one time Emergency Assistance to relieve a temporary crisis.

Category

/ Employment Assistance
Community Service / Employment Security Commission
Address / 109 Community College Road
Ahoskie NC 27910
Telephone / (252) 332-2431
Point-of-Contact /
Hours / Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Eligibility / Based on individual interview

What can they do for my client?

This program helps employers find employees, serves as a career resource center, provides unemployment insurance to people who lose their jobs due to no fault of their own, and serves as a source of assistance in unemployment hearings as needed.

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Created: August 2001

Revised: July 2010