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Career Centers     Greater New Bedford Career Center     Wareham Career Center Partners     Hours of Operation The two lead entities in the operation of The Greater New Bedford and Wareham Career Centers are New Directions Southcoast, Inc.(ND) lead operator, and the Division of Career Services (DCS), principal partner. Together, staff from these two agencies take the lead in creating a seamless "one stop" approach for customers. These two lead agencies work with the additional required and affiliate Career Center partners listed below to provide top quality services in the Career Center environment. Ensuring customer satisfaction for both employers and job seekers is our mission.    New Directions Southcoast, Inc. (ND)    The Division of Career Services (DCS)    Bristol Community College (BCC)    Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. (CESI)    The Department of Education (DOE)    The Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)    The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)    Job Corps    The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)    MY TURN, Inc.    People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Greater New Bedford Career Center 618 Acushnet Avenue New Bedford, MA 02740 508-990-4000 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday 8:30 am - 7:00 pm Friday 9:30 am - 5:00 pm www.newbedfordcareercenter.org Wareham Career Center Multi-Service Center 48 Marion Road - Route 6 Wareham, MA 02571 508-291-7062 Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Friday 10:00 am - 4:30 pm www.warehamcareercenter.org New Directions Southcoast, Inc. is the lead operator for both Career Centers and for Title I programs in the region. The organization provides core and intensive services to employers and eligible dislocated workers, low income adults and youth at the Greater New Bedford Career Center (GNBCC) and the Wareham Career Center (WCC) as required under the Workforce Investment Act. New Directions operates the Business & Industry Center which supports employers in the region and The Fishing Family Assistance Center which provides employees of the fishing industry with support services. Finally, New Directions operates a youth department serving young people of the New Bedford community. Staff located at Greater New Bedford and Wareham Career Centers. The Division of Career Services (DCS) is principal partner in the operation of the region's two One-Stop Career Centers. DCS administers The Wagner-Peyser Act. Wagner-Peyser "90% funds" are used to provide job search and placement services to job seekers, recruitment services and special technical services for employers and services for workers who have received notice of permanent layoff or impending layoff, or workers in occupations which are experiencing limited demand due to technological change, impact of imports, or plant closures. The DCS staff compiles labor market and occupational information, manages a state-wide management information system, administers the work test for the State unemployment compensation system and provides job finding and placement services for unemployment insurance claimants. DCS staff from the New Perspectives Program provide clinical consultation to staff, customers and partners. The following sample workshops are offered: job loss, goal setting, stress management and age barriers. The DCS oversees the The Massachusetts State Rapid Response Team which provides timely, effective early intervention services to dislocated workers and companies experiencing downsizing or closures. Rapid Response coordinates activities through the One-Stop Career Centers to provide seamless employment services. The DCS administers The Trade Act programs of 1974 providing funding for dislocated workers whose company has been certified by the U.S. Department of Labor as adversely impacted by foreign trade. Workers who have been dislocated from Trade certified companies must be provided with universal access to basic/core reemployment services under the Workforce Investment Act. Trade eligible workers may receive additional core and intensive services through Wagner-Peyser or Title I Dislocated Worker programs. The Trade Program provides funding for Training, Travel, Job Search and Relocation activities for Trade eligible workers. Staff located at Greater New Bedford and Wareham Career Centers. Visit their Website at www.detma.org. Bristol Community College (BCC) provides individual or group educational and vocational counseling services and engineers the referral process to facilitate the transition of the General Equivalency Diploma or High School Diploma recipient into the Community College. BCC also provides transitional programs for under prepared individuals. BCC coordinates services to support students in academic, career and technical programs, which lead to certificate or associate degrees. Staff located at Greater New Bedford Career Center. Visit their Website at www.bristol.mass.edu. Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. (CESI) provides on-the-job training opportunities to income eligible individuals age 55 and older to refresh occupational skills or to learn new ones. Coastline sponsors the Senior Aide Program, which places individuals in non-profit settings where occupational skills can be learned, practiced and augmented. Senior Aides earn minimum wage while training, and are often hired by the employer at the conclusion of the training period. Visit their Website at www.coastlineelderly.org. Staff located at Greater New Bedford Career Center. The Department of Education (DOE) provides Adult Basic Education & Family Literacy (WIA Title II) services to Career Center customers. The Department has selected two local Title II Adult Basic Education Programs, New Bedford Public Schools and UMASS Dartmouth Workers' Education Program, to serve as its representatives in the region. Staff located at Greater New Bedford Career Center. Visit their Website at www.doe.mass.edu. The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) formerly known as the Department of Public Welfare, is the state agency responsible for administering public assistance programs for citizens in need. Because DTA emphasizes temporary assistance, recipients are encouraged to participate in education, training and job search activities which promote responsibility and self-sufficiency. The Department currently provides services to nearly 363,000 families and individuals across the state.Visit their website at Staff located at Wareham Career Center. www.state.ma.us/dta. The Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is a federally funded program of the Center for Health and Human Services, Inc. It is designed to provide academic, career, and financial aid application assistance to individuals from low-income families where the parents do not hold a bachelor's degree. Services include academic counseling/planning and financial aid application assistance for individuals, as well as higher education information presentations and workshops for both small and large groups. The EOC staff counselors specialize in providing personal assistance to clients in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - the single most important document for procuring state and federal financial aid in order to attend a college or university. All Educational Opportunity Center staff are well-trained by a number of sources such as the College Board, American Student Assistance, the Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Assistance, the Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc. as well as other private and public groups and agencies. Staff located at Greater New Bedford Career Center. To contact an EOC grantor, visit the website of "The Colleges of Worcester Consortium" at www.cowc.org. Job Corps provides enrollees with an intensive, well-organized, and fully supervised program of education, vocational training, work experience, recreational activities, physical rehabilitation and development and counseling. Job Corps employs a system of information dissemination and referral that is well suited to be provided within the one-stop Career Center model. Staff located at Greater New Bedford and Wareham Career Centers. Visit their Website at www.jobcorps.org. The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) · assists individuals with disabilities to live independently and go to work. MRC is the agency of the Commonwealth responsible for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living Services, and for eligibility determination for the SSI/SSDI (federal) benefits programs for Massachusetts citizens with disabilities. The agency serves individuals with all types of disabilities except those who are blind. Individuals with visual disabilities are served through the Commission for the Blind. Staff located at Greater New Bedford and Wareham Career Centers. Visit their Website at www.state.ma.us/mrc. MY TURN, Inc. serves out-of-school youth in economically disadvantaged communities. Staff provide career exploration and education instruction, streamlined access to other social service providers, intense case management, and job/education placement services. Staff located at Wareham Career Center. Visit their Website at www.my-turn.org. People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) · provides voucher and referral child care services and emergency services (fuel, housing, rent). Child care referral services are available to all individuals, voucher child care is subject to income eligibility. All PACE staff are knowledgeable and trained in all services. PACE staff currently see clients at all PACE locations and maintain a caseload at their home site. 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