Career training agency Join, Inc. offers extended job assistance help to unemployed
Join, Inc., northern Nevada’s non-profit career training agency has received the Department of Labor’s Emergency Grant Funding to provide immediate assistance to individuals who have been unemployed for 27 weeks or more and have qualified for unemployment insurance.
“The long-term unemployed face many barriers to employment, but we are able to provide the skills and training they need to reemerge into the labor force,” said Ann Silver, Executive Director of JOIN, Inc and ProNet. “Rather than give up their job searches, we encourage them to enroll in our services and achieve financial stability and self-esteem."
All JOIN, Inc. branches throughout northern Nevada and the ProNet office are prepared to give each enrollee a comprehensive skills assessment, career counseling, interview and resume preparation, education and training, and support services during training such as gas, child care and work clothing. Paid work experience and On-the-Job Training contracts are available for private and non-profit employers to assist participants with their transition to fulltime positions.
In addition to the Reno office, branches are located in Carson City, Elko, Ely, Fallon, Fernley, and Winnemucca. Office are open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and walk-ins are encouraged.
The substantial funding is available through June 30, 2015. JOIN, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving 13 counties in northern Nevada across 65,000 square miles since 1996.
Interested parties are encouraged to visit any office or call (775) 785-6101 for the phone number of and directions to any branch location.
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