Older Worker Program: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
Participants will work 20 hours a week at the training sites for which they will be paid minimum wage. This on-the-job training as well as additional training and service as needed help participants to find meaningful employment after SCSEP.
Program Objectives
- Participate in community service assignments to learn new skills in on the job training
- Assistance in resume development
- Assistance in developing job search skills
- Increase opportunities to obtain jobs in the private sector
- Referrals to supportive services as needed
- Change stereotypes about older workers through public education and demonstrated success
Eligibility
- Be unemployed
- Be 55 years of age or older and a resident of Connecticut
- Have an annual family income that is not more than 125% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
Family Size Annual Income
1 Individual - $15,613
Family of 2 - $21,138
Family of 3 - $26,663
For additional information about SCSEP, please contact Jennifer Gorman at (860) 424-5643 or at Jennifer.Gorman@ct.gov
Greater New Haven Area:
Associates for Training and Development
Whitneyville Cultural Commons
1253 Whitney Ave
Sean Joyce
(203) 314-1885
Litchfield County:
Associates for Training and Development
59 Field St
Torrington, CT 06790
Sean Joyce
(203) 833-1422
sjoyce@a4td.org
Greater Stamford Area:
Associates for Training and Development
198 Selleck St
Stamford CT 06902
Rashanda Brivett
(203) 833-1030
rbrivett@a4td.org
For Other Senior Community Service Employment Program Contact:
Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Tolland and Windham Counties:
The WorkPlace Inc.:
350 Fairfield Ave, 4th Flr
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 953-3752
John Szymanski
jszymanski@workplace.org
601 Norwich New London Tnpk, Suite 1
Montville, CT 06382
(203) 610-8478
Rory Patton
rpatton@workplace.org
20-28 Sargeant St, 2nd Flr
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 610-6554
Elizabeth Acevedo
eacevedo@workplace.org
458 Grand Ave, Rm 110
New Haven, CT 06513
Patryce Bryant
(203) 373-2101
pbryant@workplace.org
649 West Main St
Waterbury, CT 06702
(203) 373-2101
Patryce Bryant
pbryant@workplace.org