Career Connections Career Connections
West Central Georgia Workforce
Development Corporation

1710 Highway 16 West
P.O. Box 97, Griffin, GA 30223
Tel: (770) 229-9799
Toll free: (877) 633-9799

Community Resources

Job Search Websites:

Other Websites:

Experience Works, Inc.
www.experienceworks.org

Established as Green Thumb in 1965, and renamed in 2002, Experience Works is a national, nonprofit organization that offers training, employment and community service opportunities for mature workers age 55 and older.

Georgia Department of Labor Career Center
www.dol.state.ga.us

Offers job placement services, Unemployment Insurance service, and job search for job seekers. Assists employers with hiring needs. With the Workforce Investment Board, co-sponsors resource centers include assistance with resume writing and job applications, typing tests, Internet job search service, FAX machine to fax resumes and job applications.

Spalding Resources
www.spaldingresources.com

This is an online service provided by the Spalding County Collaborative for Families and Children (SCCAFC) and the Spalding County Department of Family and Children Services. It is a very useful site providing up-to-date resource information (for items such as food, clothing, housing, medical service, employment, support groups, education, substance abuse counseling, transportation, etc.) for our community.

State of Georgia Department of Family & Children Services
www.state.ga.us

Administers the following programs: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Medicaid, Food Stamps, Employment Services, Childcare Assistance, Foster Care, Child Protective Services, Adoption Assistance, and other relief services. Referral system to other agencies and faith organizations for clothing, food, housing and utility assistance. We welcome volunteers who can assist in our efforts.

JOBSEEKER SERVICES

Career OneStop (America’s Career Kit)
Site includes: America’s Career InfoNet (ACInet)
America’s Job Bank (AJB)
America’s Service Locator (ASL)

Additionally, there are several useful links at the bottom of the homepage of Career OneStop including Workforce Tools of the Trade which is very helpful for workforce development professionals and Onet Online which is a useful site for linking skills with occupations.