Provides the following services. Employment Readiness: Career counseling, career exploration, career advisement, resume preparation, interviewing assistance, online video interview assistance, and custom made workshops. Job Search Assistance: Access to computer labs, copy service, free mailing, current job listings, labor market information, job fairs, job clubs, and "Meet the Employers" on-site career fairs, where employers are on-site to recruit and interview job seekers. Career Advancement and Training Grants: Connected education, training programs, and support services that enable individuals to secure a job or advance in an in-demand industry or occupation. Training grants available for in-demand occupations such as Nursing, HVAC, Machining, CDL, Mechanics, Accounting, and over 50 additional occupations. Job Training: High school equivalency diploma classes, soft skills classes, and training on computer and internet use, keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Intermediate/Advanced Excel and Word. Targeted programming and additional assistance: - Reentry / Justice Impacted Employment Services - Young Adult 18-30 Employment Services - Individuals with Disabilities Employment Services - On-the-Job Training Program - Clothes Closet ##Veteran## ##REENTRY##

Provides a wide range of employment and training services for individuals, including computer lab access, resume and cover letter preparation, job referrals, paid work experience, tuition assistance, and GED classes.

A non-profit agency providing free adult education and community resources in basic reading, writing, math, digital literacy/computer skills, English instruction, GED prep, ESOL and civics, workforce readiness, vocational training with certifications, and more. Classes and tutoring services are provided by trained volunteers and agency staff. Also provides jail transition services to assist with housing, public assistance, mental health and substance abuse, and other pertinent issues. ##REENTRY##

Seeks to promote job searches, job referrals, and supportive services to divert applicants from the need of ongoing cash assistance. Provides an intensive assessment to help identify potential barriers to self-sufficiency and assist families to overcome these barriers, job readiness training and other employment-related services such as resume writing, interviewing skills and techniques, and supportive services to assist in maintaining/retaining employment. If cost effective, employment-related supportive services such as car repairs or insurance, transportation assistance, work clothes, etc. can be approved by DSS on a case-by-case basis.

Offers help in emergencies with such basic needs as food, prescriptions, housing, and heat. Offers a parenting program for divorced or separated parents. When funding is available, provides FEMA assistance for one month of rent or mortgage payments as long as the tenant or owner can demonstrate the ability to make future payments on their own; funding currently unavailable. Utility assistance is not available through these funds.

Offers easy access to the following employer services: job postings, candidate listings, information (referrals, permits, legal, etc.), economic development referrals, pre-hire testing (fee for service), recruitment, screening, job fairs, and business seminars. Also offers coordinated referrals and access to over 50 certified training programs throughout Chautauqua County and surrounding areas. Customers can obtain the following services: internet access to statewide and regional job listings, learning the best skills to acquire a job, assistance with job placement, and unemployment insurance information. Offers specialized services for youth under the age of 24. Youth summer employment opportunities may be available, depending upon funding. Free informational workshops: Career Exploration, Create/Update Your Resume, How to Conduct an Effective Job Search, Interviewing Techniques to Help You Get That Job, and much more. Resources include computer access, fax machine, telephone access (for calling employers), out of area job listings, photocopier, and professional staff assistance.

Works to enhance quality of life, financial stability, and economic independence for individuals and families. Offers one-stop assistance in a confidential environment to community members. Assistance available year round to help families improve financial management skills and succeed in the workforce. Services include: - Benefits Eligibility and Assistance - Financial Education Workshops - One-on-One Financial Mentoring - Banking Assistance - Education and Career Counseling - Resume and Job Development - Homeownership Assistance - College Entrance Assistance - Assistance completing the Federal Application For Student Aid (FAFSA) - Free Community Events - Free Tax Preparation Assistance for income eligible taxpayers (see separate listing for VITA at Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers)

* Due to COVID-19, services are currently available by appointment only, with social distancing guidelines in place; call 716-270-4444 or email [email protected] to schedule appointment. All workshops and group events are offered virtually through WebEx; register at https://elinks.ecc.edu/onestop/. No downloading of software or apps is required for virtual participation with WebEx; call for information. * Career Coaches work with customers to create a pathway to success. Provides cost-free services to customers and businesses, including career coaching, linkages and job referrals to hiring employers, a well-equipped Resource Room and computer lab with high speed Internet access, individual and comprehensive assessments, career exploration, employment and job readiness workshops, resume preparation, job search planning, job interview preparation, Thursday networking job clubs, Individual Training Account (ITA) tuition grants for eligible customers, referrals to partner agencies, Adult Training Programs, Dislocated Worker Programs, and Trade Act Programs. Daycare and other support services may be available for qualifying individuals while they are in WIOA approved training.

Program assists job seekers to succeed in the job market by providing guidance to improve job readiness skills, resume writing, and job search strategies. Also provides career guidance and one-on-one consulting.

Offers a range of vocational rehabilitation services that assist clients with mental illness to select, obtain, and maintain preferred competitive employment positions in the community. Programs include: - Supported Employment: Assistance with selecting, obtaining, and maintaining a competitive job with on-the-job and off-the-job support. - Rapid Employment/Job Placement: Assistance with finding a competitive job in the community. - Ticket to Work (TTW): Very flexible employment services designed to meet individual employment needs. Allows clients to choose from a range of services listed in other programs. Typically individuals in the Ticket to Work program have a work history and desire to work approximately 25+ hours/week with the goal to eventually be off of entitlement benefits (SSI/SSDI). - Peer Specialist Program at Leroy Manor: Designed to provide outreach and peer support to individuals with mental health conditions in a residential setting. Other services include Job Search, Placement, and Support, Resume and Cover Letter Development, Interview Preparation and Practice, Skills Development, Work Readiness Classes, and Benefits Advisement. Also provides Peer Bridger support services for individuals who are coming out of Rochester Psychiatric Center or other Article 28 hospitals as well as individuals diagnosed with a mental health condition that are residing in the community. These services help individuals link to and engage with needed resources/supports. Peer Bridger services are unique in that they are one-on-one services meeting with a peer support professional to work on goal setting, budgeting, accessing community supports, and other services/information. ##REENTRY##

Provides educational, recreational, and self-sufficiency programming for residents and the nearby community. Facility has a 226-seat theater, banquet hall, gymnasium, locker room, multi-purpose rooms, commercial kitchen, library, and computer training lab. Programs include: ATTAIN Lab computer classes including Microsoft Office, fundamentals of email and the internet, interview skills, resume building, employment counseling, Healthy Cooking Classes, After School Program, Kids Cafe provides after school meals for children and youth in grades K-12 which runs from September - June, "Livin' Large" tutorial program, mentoring program, youth leadership program, "Let's Talk" Teen Girls Program, and many other social, educational, and recreational activities. Offers a Thanksgiving dinner, take-out only. #afterschool

Offers convenient job search services to all job seekers. Current Job leads available daily. Interviewing for jobs, job referral, employment counseling, employment workshops, referral to training including TAA (Trade Adjustment Act). Every Career Center has dedicated staff to help assess the needs, skills, and interests of job seekers. Job seekers are guided through a step-by-step approach to the job search. Veterans Services: Offers Priority of Service to veterans and their eligible spouses. This means that persons who served on Active Duty in the United States Armed Forces will: - Be served first by the next available staff member - Get first priority for jobs and training for which they are eligible and qualified ##Veteran##

Offers easy access to the following employer services: job postings, candidate listings, information (referrals, permits, legal, etc.), economic development referrals, pre-hire testing (fee for service), recruitment, screening, job fairs, and business seminars. Also offers coordinated referrals and access to over 50 certified training programs throughout Chautauqua County and surrounding areas. Customers can obtain the following services: internet access to statewide and regional job listings, learning the best skills to acquire a job, assistance with job placement, and unemployment insurance information. Offers specialized services for youth under the age of 24. Youth summer employment opportunities may be available, depending upon funding. Free informational workshops: Career Exploration, Create/Update Your Resume, How to Conduct an Effective Job Search, Interviewing Techniques to Help You Get That Job, and much more. Resources include computer access, fax machine, telephone access (for calling employers), out of area job listings, photocopier, and professional staff assistance.

Provides recreational activities for children. Summer residential camp provided for children ages 5-12 years old.

Pre-employment transition services.

Offers High School Equivalency Diploma Preparation (TASC); educational upgrading in reading and/or math; employment readiness preparation; assistance in entering employment, college, vocational training programs; paid and unpaid work experiences; linkages with occupational training programs; support services, follow-up services, Internships and job shadowing opportunities; and community service.

A day program which helps Medicaid eligible individuals with developmental disabilities develop personal, social, and work readiness community integration through many activities and opportunities within a structured environment. Services may include daily living skills instruction, recreational and social activities, exercises to improve coordination and pre-job training to help participants develop and maintain the functional skills required for community involvement, self-advocacy, self-care and employment.

Provides case management; education services including tutoring and TASC test preparation; workforce development services including career aptitude testing, resume and interview workshops, job readiness training, community service and subsidized work experience.

Assists youth and adults to succeed in the workforce by encouraging self-sufficiency, familiarizing them with the world of work, facilitating the creation of job opportunities, and providing services related to these activities. Vocational rehabilitation provides HSED (formerly GED), career readiness workshops, vocational and classroom training, construction technology program, and work experience services for members of the Seneca Nation of Indians and other federally recognized Nations residing 20 miles of all Seneca Nation territories who have a documented disability. Tribal 477 provides HSED (formerly GED), training, career readiness workshops, vocational and classroom training, construction technology program, and work experience services for members of the Seneca Nation of Indians and other federally recognized Nations (and children of an enrolled Seneca father) residing 25 miles of the Cattaraugus, Allegany and Oil Springs territories.

Offers education, outreach, and supportive services to the community including high school equivalency classes and life skills classes on topics such as budgeting, job readiness training, parenting, nutrition, and spirituality.

Provides comprehensive case coordination and connection to career preparation and training supports including mentors, peer supports, benefits assistance, high school equivalency, financial literacy training, job placement and support after hiring.