TARCOG Makes Community Connections
TARCOG appreciates the opportunity to share information about job training opportunities for those 55 and older at this morning’s Community Connections meeting held at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library in downtown Huntsville.
John Sanders, director of TARCOG’s Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), was on a panel of speakers discussing Workforce Development at the monthly meeting of The Elm Foundation.
Other panelists included Beth Zinn, program manager of the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s Driving Possibilities; Candace Williams, program director of North AlabamaWorks; and Douglas Brazier, business developer at Calhoun Community College.
Sanders explained how SCSEP promotes personal dignity and self-sufficiency through work. The training attained through SCSEP provides in-demand skills for older, unemployed, low-income Americans when they are returning to the workforce.
He said SCSEP is a cornerstone program of the Older Americans Act and the only federal job training program targeted exclusively to low-income, older jobseekers.
The Community Connection Meetings are topic-focused and held each month as on opportunity to share resources, information, and professional development. Attendees include nonprofit agencies, civic, faith and corporate partners. The group meets on the second Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m., at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library on Monroe Street.
The May 8th Community Connections meeting will focus on Community Financial Stability Programs in the area.
For more information on the senior employment program, contact John Sanders, at john.sanders@tarcog.us or 256-830-0818.
