AARP FOUNDATION
Senior Community Service Employment Program
Travis Fowler
364 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)573-7525, ext. 46
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 10 am-3 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Age 55 and older with limited financial resources
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call for information.
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) provides temporary work experience for people aged 55 and above with limited financial resources. Sponsored by the AARP Foundation, SCSEP gives clients the opportunity to sharpen and develop skills while searching for a permanent job.
FUNDING: Department of Labor
PARENT AGENCY: AARP Foundation
AREA SERVED: Upstate
Date of Last Update: 20081230

ACHIEVE PROGRAM
Helen Merriweather, Director
325 South Church Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)503-7417
EMAIL: hmerriweather@uscupstate.edu
INTERNET: www.uscupstate.edu/academics/achieve/achieve.asp
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8 am-4:30 pm; class schedule Monday-Thursday, 9 am-1 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 15 to 21 years of age (15 and 16 year olds accepted under special circumstances); school dropout; residents of Cherokee or Spartanburg county; and must meet certain economic guidelines established by the Department of Labor
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call, visit
An educational and employment program which serves high school dropouts.  The ACHIEVE Program works with these out-of-school youth by helping them work towards completing their education, finding employment, and enhancing their self-esteem in order that they might become productive citizens.  Administered by the University of South Carolina Upstate.
FUNDING: Workforce Investment Act
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties
Date of Last Update: 20080811

AIM CENTER, THE
Dena Ballenger
PO Box 4386
Spartanburg, SC  29305-4386
PHONE: (864)592-4783 or toll-free 1-800-922-3679
EMAIL: ballengerd@sccsc.edu
INTERNET: www.sccsc.edu
HOURS: Monday-Thursday, 8 am-5 pm; Friday, 8 am-1:30 pm; Evening hours by appointment
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Financial assistance based on need
FEES: None
Provides personal and career counseling and financial assistance for educational supplies, books, child care, and city bus tickets to both male and female students who are economically disadvantaged, have limited English proficiency, are single parents, displaced homemakers, single pregnant women, individuals with disabilities, or students enrolled in non-traditional programs.
FUNDING: Federal Grants; Spartanburg Community College
PARENT AGENCY: Spartanburg Community College
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties
Date of Last Update: 20070810

CIVITAN REHABILITATION WORKSHOP FACILITY, INC.
John D. Few, Executive Director
925 Beaumont Avenue
Spartanburg, SC  29303
PHONE: (864)585-1518 ; FAX: (864)585-1512
EMAIL: membership@civitanclubofspartanburg.com
INTERNET: www.civitanclubofspartanburg.com/serviceprojects.htm
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8 am-4 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Physically or mentally disabled
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call, referral from other agencies
A non-profit organization which is totally self-supporting. Provides training and employment for the mentally and physically handicapped as well as contract services for businesses and industry.
FUNDING: Fees for employment
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20070130

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION, SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg Workforce Center
C. Ben Davis, Area Director
PO Box 1250
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 364 South Church Street
PHONE: (864)573-7525
INTERNET: www.sces.org
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: General public for placement assistance-other programs vary
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Visit
Job placement for ages 14 and over
FUNDING: State
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20081003

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES
Bill Wylie, President and CEO
115 Haywood Road
Greenville, SC  29607
PHONE: (864)351-0100 ; FAX: (864)351-0063
INTERNET: www.goodwillsc.org
HOURS: 8am-5pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call or visit
Goodwill helps people with disabilities and other barriers to employment become fully independent citizens through education, job training and employment. Training programs include: merchandising, forklift training, food service training, telecommunication customer service training, computer literacy, English as a Second Language. Goodwill generates revenue through sale of donated items at area retail outlets. 90% of revenue generated goes to the job training and placement programs. 2 Spartanburg Stores: 2060 E. Main Street, (864)582-9410 and 1300 Asheville Hwy., (864)582-1103. (In the Directory, see Basic Services: Thrift Shops for more details.) Two attended donation centers: Intersection of Hwy. 290 & Hwy. 296 and Hwy. 29 across from Lowe's.
FUNDING: Self funded from sale of donated items
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20070629

JOB CORPS
PHONE: (800)733-5627 ; FAX: (803)256-9283
INTERNET: www.jobcorps.org
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Be age 16 through 24, from low income home
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call Job Corps at 1-800-733-5627.
Job Corps offers a variety of training programs for both women and men, at over 100 centers. The closest center is Bamberg Job Corps Center in Bamberg, 56 miles south of Columbia. While enrolled in Job Corps, you can earn your high school diploma or your high school equivalency (GED).
FUNDING: U.S. Department of Labor
PARENT AGENCY: Bamberg Job Corps Center
AREA SERVED: South Carolina
Date of Last Update: 20080805

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SPARTANBURG
Carol Moore, President
1004 S. Pine Street
Spartanburg, SC  29302
PHONE: (864)585-9381 ; FAX: (864)573-5775
EMAIL: cmoore1515@aol.com
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Business people and college students interested in volunteering one hour per week for 5 to 8 weeks.
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Educators interested in having the program in their classroom should contact our office by phone or email.
Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the business of life.  In partnership with business and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential and preparing them for the workplace.  Programs are offered to students in grades K-12 in all seven Spartanburg school districts.
FUNDING: Business Contributions; Personal Contributions; Community Grants Foundations
PARENT AGENCY: Junior Achievement Worldwide
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20080807

UPSTATE CAREER SOURCE CENTER, UPSTATE
Judy Barron, Operations Manager
145 North Church Street BTC #88
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)562-4168 ; FAX: (864)562-4187
EMAIL: jbarron@upstatecareersource.com
INTERNET: www.upstatecareersource.com
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm; Tuesday, 8:30 am-7 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Anyone 18 years of age and older and looking for employment
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call for more information
The Upstate Career Source is a coalition of agencies integrating all workforce development services. By combining these resources into a comprehensive unified system, we are better able to advance the economic well being of our entire community.
FUNDING: Federal
ALTERNATIVE CONTACTS: jlcrosby@upstatewib.org
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union
Date of Last Update: 20080226

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
140 Magnolia Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
PHONE: (864)583-8223; 1-800-772-1213; (864)583-5153 (TTY)
INTERNET: www.ssa.gov
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Requirements vary. For retirement, must be age 62 or older. Blind or disabled eligible at any age. Various ages if eligible family members of retired, disabled, or deceased worker.
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call, visit
SSA deals with disability, retirement, and survivors insurance; supplemental security income & Medicare. You can call to change a mailing address, make an appointment to apply for benefits, report a missing check, or simply ask a question.
FUNDING: Federal
PARENT AGENCY: Social Security Administration
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties
Date of Last Update: 20080703

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS OFFICE, EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION, SOUTH CAROLINA
C. Ben Davis, Area Director
PO Box 1694
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 440 South Church Street
PHONE: (864)573-7231
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Have sufficient base period wages. Be able, available, and actively seeking work while claiming benefits.
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Visit
Unemployment compensation claims.
FUNDING: State
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg County
Date of Last Update: 20070905

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, SPARTANBURG
Jennie D. Thomas, Area Supervisor
PO Box 2668
Spartanburg, SC  29304
STREET ADDRESS: 353 South Church Street
PHONE: (864)585-3693
EMAIL: Jthomas@scvrd.state.sc.us
INTERNET: http://www.scvrd.net
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Any individual who has a physical or mental disability which, for that individual, constitutes or results in a substantial handicap to employment--but for which there is a reasonable expectation that with vocational rehabilitation services that individual
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call, visit, referral
Diagnostic evaluation to include: counselor assessment, medical, psychological, vocational evaluations. Services include:  counseling and guidance, job placement assistance, personal, social and work adjustment training, employee intervention programs, substance abuse centers, school programs, adult education, artificial appliances.
FUNDING: Federal; State
PARENT AGENCY: Vocational Rehabilitation Department, South Carolina
AREA SERVED: Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union Counties
Date of Last Update: 20070123

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, UPSTATE; WIB
Ann Fesperman, Executive Director
PO Box 5666
Spartanburg, SC  29304
PHONE: (864)596-2028 ; FAX: (864)596-2199
EMAIL: fesperman@upstatewib.org
INTERNET: www.upstatewib.org
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Varies based upon program. All programs are outsourced via grants.
FEES: None
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Call for more information
Convener for Workforce Development in the Upstate area. Provide workforce investment activities utilizing a system of partners to increase employment, retention, and earnings of the citizens of Spartanburg, Union, and Cherokee counties, and increase the occupational skill attainment by participants, and as a result, improve the quality of the workforce. Funding provided for education and training of adults and youth and to employers for incumbent workers.
FUNDING: Federal Workforce Investment Act
ALTERNATE CONTACTS: Beverly Deal
AREA SERVED: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union Counties
Date of Last Update: 20080905
 

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