CRISPUS ATTUCKS ASSOCIATION OF YORK PA

CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING - THE CRISPUS ATTUCKS CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (CACET) HAS BEEN PROVIDING ADULT EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND OTHER RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES SINCE 1986. THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED WAY AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES (GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS) WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE TO RESIDENTS OF YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES. CACET STAFF MEMBERS ASSIST ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS WITH ONE OR MORE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND OFFER THEM THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH ONE OR MORE SERVICES. WE SERVE THE "HARDEST TO EMPLOY" POPULATIONS (I.E. WELFARE RECIPIENTS, UNSKILLED TO MINIMALLY SKILLED WORKERS, EX-OFFENDERS, RECOVERING SUBSTANCE ABUSERS, HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUTS, ETC.) AND HAVE A PROVEN RECORD IN TRANSITIONING THEM INTO UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. A CORE BELIEF OF CACET IS THAT DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF TRANSITIONING TOWARD A HIGHER LEVEL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM FOR CAREER ORIENTED EMPLOYMENT, NOT JUST MINIMUM WAGE JOBS.THE CACET EMPOWERS ITS CLIENTS TO REACH A HIGHER LEVEL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, CAREER COUNSELING, AND JOB PLACEMENT. CACET IS OPEN TO EVERYONE, AND SPECIAL ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TOWARD MINORITY, UNSKILLED, UNDER-SKILLED, UNEMPLOYED, AND UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, CACET COLLABORATES WITH OTHER UNITED WAY AGENCIES, YORK AREA BUSINESSES, AND LOCAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES. THE CENTER PROVIDES DIRECT AND INDIRECT REFERRAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 260 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: *COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS(CC) INCLUDING ORIENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, CAREER COUNSELING, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING REFERRALS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, RESUME ASSISTANCE, AND JOB PLACEMENT*SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS BUS PASSES, WORK ATTIRE, AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY REFERRALS (I.E. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HOMELESSNESS, CHILDCARE, ETC.)*INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, IDENTIFICATION OF BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, AND FINDING WAYS TO OVERCOME THOSE BARRIERS. *YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (YES) PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS UP TO AGE 24. *THE SUMMER WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (SCEA) CONNECTING YOUTH IN YORK COUNTY WITH SUMMER EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND ON-SITE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. *THE SENIOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS JOB TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT TO THE SENIOR POPULATION--AGED 55 YEARS AND OLDER.