Senior Community Employment Program SCSEP

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Senior Community Employment Program (SCSEP)

SCSEP participants are placed in temporary training assignments where they gain valuable on-the-job work experience and training needed to gain meaningful employment.

Program Services

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 - $15,950
Family of 2 - $21,550 Family of 3 - $27,150

SCSEP Providers

For information about SCSEP, in your town, please see the contact information below.

For additional information, please contact Jennifer Gorman at (860) 424-5643 or at Jennifer.Gorman@ct.gov

Greater New Haven Area:

Associates for Training and Development
www.a4td.org
Whitneyville Cultural Commons
1253 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
Rashanda Brivett
(203) 461-2154
rbrivett@a4td.org

SCSEP in New Haven County

Litchfield County:

Associates for Training and Development
www.a4td.org
62 Commercial Blvd
Torrington, CT 06790
Rashanda Brivett
(203) 461-2154
rbrivett@a4td.org

SCSEP in Litchfield County

Greater Stamford Area:

Associates for Training and Development
www.a4td.org
198 Selleck St
Stamford CT 06902
Rashanda Brivett
(203) 461-2154
rbrivett@a4td.org

SCSEP in lower Fairfield County

For Other Senior Community Service Employment Program Contact:

Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Tolland and Windham Counties:

The WorkPlace Inc.
www.workplace.org/maturityworks

1000 Lafayette Blvd 5th Fl
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 953-3752
John Szymanski
jszymanski@workplace.org

601 Norwich New London Tnpk, Suite 1
Montville, CT 06382
(203) 610-6554
Elizabeth Acevedo
eacevedo@workplace.org

60 Weston St
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 610-8119
Alfred Henderson

ahenderson@workplace.org

458 Grand Ave, Rm 110
New Haven, CT 06513
(203) 767-4744
John Szymanski
jszymanski@workplace.org

109 Watertown Ave

Waterbury, CT 06708

(203) 767-7143
Esley Alicea
ealicea@workplace.org

The total cost Connecticut State Senior Community Service Employment Program grant is $971,660. Of that, 90 percent (874,494) is
funded by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The other 10 percent ($97,166) is funded through non-Federal resources.