Employment
American Job Centers – Program: Ex-offender reentry workshop
Description: American Job Centers offer job finding assistance to ex-offenders; American Job Centers in Bridgeport and Hartford also offer workshops for ex-offenders that are designed to assist them in their efforts to re-enter society and the workforce. Workshops focus on education and training; job search and networking techniques; resume preparation and job applications; effective job interviewing techniques; how to handle employer felony questions; and special employment programs for ex-offenders.
Contact: www.ctdol.state.ct.us/ContactInfo/CTWorks/Directory.htm
AMERICAN JOB CENTERS – PROGRAM: Job Finding Assistance: Youth/Young Adult
Place: 249 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06702
Contact: 203-437-3294 Veterans Services Voice: 203-437-3380, www.ctdol.state.ct.us/ContactInfo/CTWorks/WTBY_Info.htm
AMERICAN JOB CENTERS – PROGRAM: Resume Critiques: All Groups
Place: 249 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury, CT 06702
Contact: 203-437-3294 Veterans Services Voice: 203-437-3380, www.ctdol.state.ct.us/ContactInfo/CTWorks/WTBY_Info.htm
CONNECTICUT REENTRY COLLABORATIVE – PROGRAM: Connecticut’s Reentry Community Online Resource Website
Website: www.ctreentry.org
GOODWILL OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN CONNECTICUT – PROGRAM: Career Center
Place: 943 Wolcott Street, Waterbury, CT 06705
Contact: 203-596-1216, www.gwct.org
HIRING OUR HEROES – PROGRAM: Job Fairs for Veterans and Transitioning Service Members
Place: United States Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20062
JOHN J. DRISCOLL UNITED LABOR AGENCY – PROGRAM: Job Finding Assistance/Prejob Guidance
Place: 83 Prospect Street, Waterbury, CT 06702
Contact: 203-755-8745 Website: www.ctula.org
NORTHWEST REGIONAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
Description: The Northwest Construction Careers Initiative, strives to reach out to Waterbury residents in the interest of recruiting individuals for career opportunities in the construction building trades. The system brings together community-based organizations, direct-services providers such as the American Job Center in Waterbury, the local school system, the building trades and other community groups to achieve specific goals.WCCI, which operates as a program within the Northwest Regional WIB, also administers the City of Waterbury’s Good Job Ordinance- a local hire ordinance that requires publicly-funded construction contractors and construction-related projects to employ a certain percentage of Waterbury residents on project crews. Orientations are each Thursday on Zoom. You do not need to RSVP, but you are expected to join the meeting around 10 AM.
Date: Thursdays at 10 AM
Location: Virtual — Zoom ID: 917-8652-7332
Contact: Larry Devito larry.devito@nrwib.org
Place: 77-79 Bishop Street, Waterbury, CT 06704
Contact: 203-756-7987 Website: www.waterburyoic.org
P.R.I.D.E. Program
Description: Entrepreneurial training and support program for returning citizens into the community include inmates, released inmates and people with a criminal background. Program provides a 10 week course that covers legal, accounting, banking, insurance and business plan expertise to assist individuals wanting to start their own business. A mentor is assigned after the program is completed to help guide the individual to get their business on track. Training programs are held at several locations: 1) Waterbury-77-79 Bishop Street, 2)Hartford- Hartford City Hall/room 100, 3) Bridgeport- Bridgeport City Hall/Conference room C, 4) Bridgeport- 480 Bond Street
Contact: 203-767-4090
Description: We are an active community partner and desire to provide services for those who are reentering. We believe in being an extension and an enhancement to what the reentry center strives to achieve.
Our vision is to build relationships with people as we provide for their basic needs. Acts 4 seeks to partner with churches, social service agencies, and public schools to help identify those with needs and to serve them in the context of the broader community regardless of their faith or willingness to participate in religious activities, race, creed, or national origin.
Contact: executivedirector@acts4.org, 2035742287