Jobs: Training

Action for a Better Community (ABC) - Employment Agency Initiative

49 Stone St.
Rochester 14605
Phone: 585-325-5116 x3145
Areas of Service:
Free month-long pre-employment training w/Job Club.
Orientations twice a month.

Career Development Services - New York State Department of Labor

150 State St.
Rochester, NY 14614
Phone:(585)244-0765
Areas of Service:
Career counseling and job coaching, vocational testing.

Career Start

727 Saint Paul St
Rochester, NY 14605-1730
585) 360-2620
Alison Drogan, Director of Recruitment.
Areas of Service:
Career Start places regular people in real jobs, often with benefits and above minimum wage.
Career Start also helps you to access supportive services, like child care, transportation and work clothing.
Don’t worry if you’ve had criminal convictions, not much work experience, or no GED.
Clients: Receiving welfare and want a JOB.

Catholic Family Center

30 Hart St.
Rochester, NY 14605
(585) 546-7220 Ext.6801
Area of Service:
Job placement and career counseling
Money management training and low-interest loans for families
Interpreter and translator services
Volunteer opportunities
Clients:People who need work.

CEO - Center for Employment Opportunity

1150 University Ave.
Suite 8, Rochester, NY 14607
Victoria Simmons, Participant Coordinator
Office:(585)957-9858 Ext.536
Cell:(585)953-5939
www.ceoworks.org/our-offices/rochester/
Areas of Service:
Has local partners. Successful, disciplined, accountable, supervised work with daily pay, other services; new programs on the way. Parole referrals, hope soon to work with probationers and maxed-out former inmates.

GreenWorks Employment Training, Foodlink, Inc.

425 Ormond St.
Rochester, NY 14605
Muller, Marci and Echols, Robert
rechols@foodlink.org
Phone: (585)242-7590
Areas of Service:
Life skills, employment/job skills, and GED education.
New Beginnings, a transitional program for young adults (18-28) to learn, get GED, earn money and good record, and assistance in finding jobs.
Clients: 18 and over. Male and female. DHS, TEAP, Family Grant referals.

Healthy Sisters' Soup & Bean Works

Catholic Family Center Service
Maria Ray, Project Supervisor
500 Lee Rd. Ste #200
Rochester, NY 14606
(585) 546-7220 X4622
Area of Service:
Work experience program. People learn to package food products and develop multiple experiences to (re)enter the workforce.
Clients: Women in recovery.

Hiring Squad

Online job search aid: hiringsquad.net, Alernative to national sites for seekers and offerers. A Rochester Business Journal service.

Job Search Companion here

Absolutely essential publication (July 2010) of Monroe County Department of Human Services (DHS). Only 4 pages and crammed full of lists with contact information, tips,and help.

Jobview

National service for incarcerated folks. Also (1) article on prison kiosks for learning search skills and
(2) Activity forms for staff management of inmate job search progress.

Judicial Process Commission - JPC

285 Ormond St.
Rochester,NY 14605
Sue Porter
Phone:(585)325-7727
sporter@rocjpc.org.
Areas of Service:
Case management
Job development for parolees and probationers.
Help with correcting rap sheets.

Lifespan Bridge to Employment Opportunities

1900 S. Clinton Ave.
Rochester, NY 14618
Phone:(585)244-8400
Clients:Low income persons over 55, displaced homemakers; no income, age, or gender requirements.

National Transitional Jobs Network

Website provides access to timely information. Enter requested information to get free email notices. Parent organization: Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights, Chicago, Illinois.

Pathstone Employment and Training

400 East Ave.
Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: (5850 241-4316
Email: gjackson@pathstone.org, csnowden@pathstone.org
Areas of Service:
Wokrforce readiness and occupational skills with placement services
Provide training and employment services to individuals that have difficulty with employment opportunities due to, no high school, criminal records, lack of skills or experience.
Clients:18 years and older; both sexes;unemployed;proof of residence in one of the following zip code areas; 14604, 06, 08, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 27

Project ReDirect - The Salvation Army

500 East Main St.
Rochester, NY 14604
Phone:(585)987-9500 Ext. 2353
Employment prep and advice
GED prep, and housing assistance for homeless persons.
Including reentering individuals and veterans 18 years of age or older.

Rochester Fatherhood Resource Initiative

Montgomery Center
10 Cady St.
Rochester, NY 14608
Todd Williams
Phone:(585)285-6627
Employment services and referrals for fathers.

Rochester/Monroe County Public Library

Bausch and Lomb Bldg.
South Ave./Broad St.
4th fl.
Rochester, NY
Areas of Service:
Employment section, resources information.

Rochester Works

Two locations:
(1) 255 N. Goodman St.
Rochester, NY 14607

(2) 276 Waring Rd.
Rochester, NY 14609
Contact:
Kristy Ioele
Phone:(585)258-3512 or
Phone:(585)258-3500
Areas of Service:
Free services to job seekers; career counseling, vocational workshops, career exploration, skill assessment, on-site employer events. Training grants available.

VESID, Vocational Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities

A NYS agency
109 S. Union St.
Rochester, NY 14607
Phone:(585)238-2900
Website:VESID Clients: Must have disability and consultation with counselor on vocational goals.
Program may pay for vocational training or 2- and 4-year college programs toward a vocation. Orientations weekly.