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Provides a variety of employment and training services such as job finding assistance, resume preparation assistance, interview training, on the job training and more.
Offered to individuals with a mental health diagnosis who have expressed a desire to obtain employment. Individuals receiving these services do not need to be a current client of the center. Employment services include: - Job coaching. - Mock interviews. - Resume writing. - Job searching. - On-the-job supports. - Benefits planning and other skill-based supports needed to help an individual obtain and maintain employment.
Offered to individuals with a mental health diagnosis who have expressed a desire to obtain employment. Individuals receiving these services do not need to be a current client of the center. Employment services include: - Job coaching. - Mock interviews. - Resume writing. - Job searching. - On-the-job supports. - Benefits planning and other skill-based supports needed to help an individual obtain and maintain employment.
- Developmental Services and Community Integration: Provides skill training, paid work opportunities, community integration and employment to individuals in order to enhance and maintain their independence in community living. The program provides support, assistance and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities. - STARS (Structured Therapeutic Adult Recreation Services) Program: Collaboration between AID and Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. Focuses on active community integration, volunteer work and fitness activities for participants. - Autism Program: Emphasis placed on a specialized curriculum that includes communication skills, social and coping skills, functional life skills, community integration, vocational skills and volunteer opportunities. - Vocational Training: Assistance for individuals in obtaining and maintaining job training through subcontracts or community job sites. - Volunteer Sites: Used for the purpose of community integration as well as skill training. Clients learn social skills and an appreciation of giving back to the community as well as enhancing their vocational skills toward community employment. - Food Service: Trains clients in basic food service skills and positive work behaviors, enhances their independence and prepares them for community employment. Food Service also increases life-long learned skills, daily living skills and vocational skills.

Services

Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Volunteer Opportunities
Autism Therapy
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Supported Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Provides a wide range of employment and training services for Illinois’ farmworkers through the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP). Provides supportive services to help economically disadvantaged farmworker families while they are working in agriculture and offers employment and training services to assist enrolled farmworkers to acquire new occupational skills that lead to stable jobs.
Education/training in approved training programs in local community colleges: - Tuition. - Books. - Fees. - Required tools. - Additional items required by the program. Supportive services, such as: - Mileage reimbursement. - Child care. - Car repair. - Tires. - Help with any qualified item. Work Experience: Subsidizes wages at a local employer for 1 to 6 months to help customer gain experience to gain permanent employment. On-The-Job Training: Subsidizes half of hourly wage for a set period of time at a local employer with the intention of the employer retaining the customer after training is complete.

Services

Youth Employment Programs
Job Training Expense Assistance
On the Job Training
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers

Provides job search and placement assistance to individuals with low-income or skill deficiencies.

Services include:

-- Interviewing and resume writing assistance

-- Access to computers, WiFi, and database to research employers

-- Financial assistance for obtaining new skills or certifications

-- Career counseling

Administers several Federal work programs to McHenry County employers and residents. This includes assisting out-of-school young adults, adults, and laid off workers with employment and training needs, and assisting employers with labor market information and workforce development needs.

Job search, career information, resource room, and seminars are available to all. Training grants are available for out-of-school young adults, low income residents, or dislocated workers.

Workforce development through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Provides job training and job-seeking assistance to economically disadvantaged persons, dislocated workers, and youth.

Services

Job Search/Placement
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Occupation Specific Job Training
WIOA Programs
Job Information
General Youth Employment Programs

Provides job fairs and free workshops. Services include exploration, resume, interviewing skills, and job readiness.

Services

Job Information
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers

Services provided include:

- Education.

- Career Counseling.

- Job Training.

- Placement Assistance.

- Supportive Services.

The Dislocated Worker program assists displaced homemakers and those who have lost their jobs due to plant closure or reduction in workforce with retraining in an occupational area of greater stability.

This site is considered an affiliate one-stop for the American Job Center in local workforce area 26.

Assist job seekers with access to employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market. Provides scholarships to help covering tuition, fees, books, uniforms/tools necessary to train for growth in occupations. Also provides a youth program providing occupational training and financial assistance for young adults.

Services

Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
General Youth Employment Programs
Work Related Fee Payment Assistance

Workforce development through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Provides job training and job-seeking assistance to economically disadvantaged persons, dislocated workers, and youth.

Services

Job Search/Placement
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Occupation Specific Job Training
WIOA Programs
Job Information
General Youth Employment Programs

Offers job training and certified skills that lead to long-term employment for individuals ages 18-25.

Offers a wide range of career services, which include
- Employment and career counseling.
- Career resources, including videos, reference materials, and software programs.
- Assessment tools for deciding education/career path.
- Job leads and postings.
- Assistance with resume and cover letter development/critiquing.
- Connections for job shadows and informational interviews.
- Interview preparation.

Services

Job Search/Placement
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers

Provides people with the tools they need to find a job within the community. Represents people with a wide-range of abilities, education, and experience and assists them in community integrated work settings. Can help with:

- Situational assessment to determine capabilities.

- Vocational interest testing.

- Assistance with resume creation.

- Assistance with completion of job applications.

- Assistance with interview preparation.

- Participation in weekly job training sessions in group setting.

- Follow-up with the employee and employer.

- Job coaching services if necessary.

Services provided include:

- Education.

- Career Counseling.

- Job Training.

- Placement Assistance.

- Supportive Services.

The Dislocated Worker program assists displaced homemakers and those who have lost their jobs due to plant closure or reduction in workforce with retraining in an occupational area of greater stability.

This site is considered an affiliate one-stop for the American Job Center in local workforce area 26.

Offers to assist individuals with a mental health diagnosis in obtaining employment. Evaluation and individualized treatment plans utilized to assist individuals.

Services include, job searching, job coaching, vocational rehabilitation, assistance with resume writing, mock interviews, on-the-job supports, benefits planning, other skill-based supports for obtaining and maintaining employment.

Services

Vocational Rehabilitation
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Supported Employment
Provides a job program that is designed to show clients skills needed to get and hold a job. Some local businesses come in and give clients an idea of the local job market.

Offers comprehensive workforce services that include, but are not limited to:
- Job seeker services (resume, job search, and labor market information assistance)
- Overcoming barriers to employment
- Health and mental health services
- Adult education
- Youth, senior, and Veteran services
- Child care assistance
- Job training and internships

The Manufacturing Careers Internship Program (MCIP) allows young adults to earn money while gaining first-hand knowledge of careers in manufacturing and related industries.

Offers to assist veterans with advocacy and referrals to any veteran-related resource. Resources may include searching military records, disability issues, veterans' rights, benefits for veterans and or their dependents, education and training benefits and more.

Services

Veteran Benefits Assistance
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Veteran Education Benefits
Military Records

Offers services to help job seekers find and keep employment, services include: career coaching, job search assistance, education assistance, and referrals to community resources.

SER and SERCO provide workforce development and career guidance programs. Services include job readiness, labor market counseling, leadership development, financial coaching, job fairs, interview skill training, and resume development.They specialize in working with customer service retail workers seeking advancement or other employment, as well as individuals looking for a pathway to healthcare-focused job training.
The Manufacturing Careers Internship Program (MCIP) allows young adults to earn money while gaining first-hand knowledge of careers in manufacturing and related industries.

Services

Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Internship Programs