Services
Healthcare Bridge Programs
Information sessions for the Healthcare Bridge Program will be held at SER's main office at
3948 W. 26th Street the following days and times:
Thursday, February 15th at 5pm
Saturday, February 17th at 10am
Tuesday, February 27th at 2pm
Thursday, March 1 at 5pm
Work First
Work First is a pay after performance program managed by the Department of Human
Services primarily for persons receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Customers assigned to Work First earn their assistance payment by participating in
appropriately assigned activities for a required number of hours. SER provides customers
with clinical assessments, treatment/treatment linkages, and an intensive array of services
designed to address the individual self-sufficiency barriers, including Work First work
assignment for individuals who will benefit from activities that combine treatment services
with employment.
Office of Rehabilitation Services
SER operates a Community Based Employment Services program for individuals with
disabilities under a grant from the Office of Rehabilitation Services. ORS refers individuals
to SER for services that include assessment, job development and placement, on the job
training, job coaching services and follow-up.
Year Round Youth
Through the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development, SER manages a Year Round Youth
contract funded through the Workforce Investment Act. With a primary focus on vocational
training, SER offers Out of School youth ages 16-21 opportunity to be a part of the YES!
Program (Youth Empowered towards Success!). YES! is a comprehensive program
revolving around the ten (10) youth program elements of the Workforce Investment Act. SER
has created four main program components:
1) Improving educational attainment,
2) Preparing for employment
3) Supportive Services
4) Citizenship
Core and Intensive Workforce Services
SER provides core and intensive workforce services to under served individuals, including
the Hispanic community, in the south and west of suburban Cook County . This program is
funded through WIA (Workforce Investment Act) Title IA and POET (Cook County President's
Office of Employment Training). SER assist participants with basic skills attainment, job
readiness training, resume writing, vocational training programs, as well as job placement
and retention.
SBTI - MOA (Medical Office Assistance)
Medical Office Assistant program consist of 750 hours of instruction that includes practical
experience and hands-on applications that are incorporated into the curriculum through the
use of medical office stimulation projects and related computer software programs. Upon
completion of SBTI training students are placed within a variety of medical office positions.
This program is funded under the Job Training and Economic Development program of
DCEO (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity).
Empowerment Zone
AVANCE is a workforce development project created by Central States SER-Jobs for
Progress, Inc. with the support of many community partners to offer basic job skills and
provide an impetus for bridging technological and employment inequalities within the
Pilsen/Little Village area. This project has two major components, basic job readiness
training and job skills training, each with different “advances” that touch different arenas of
the community thereby amplifying the response to the lack of employment opportunities and
disparate technological access. The combined effect of each component will be a stronger,
healthier, more vibrant and productive community evidenced by the skills enhancement and
employment of community residents as SER reaches out of over 350 empowerment zone
residents.
21st Century Community Learning Center - The Poder Project
SER was awarded a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant to partner with four
elementary schools, a faith-based organization, and a bilingual parent resource center. This
program will create after school and summer programs for children, youth, and families
focused on enriching academic achievement for children by surrounding them with the
resources they and their families need for success. SER will concentrate on the family,
training parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters as well as providing intensive
academic programs for the children. The collaboration of partners christened the program,
the PODER Project—Positive Opportunities Developed through Education and Respect.
“PODER” is also the Spanish verb for “to be able to” and the noun for “power.” SER sees
this project creating opportunities for the communities of Pilsen and Little Village to “be able
to” access educational and employment opportunities previously unattainable, and by
extension, creating a more healthy and vibrant community.
Senior Community Service Employment
Funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act, the Senior Community Service
Employment Program (SCSEP) program places seniors, age55 and above, with local public
and private non-profit agencies. The goals of SCSEP are as follows: 1) to promote useful
part-time employment opportunities in community service activities for unemployed, low-
income persons; 2) to foster individual economic self-sufficiency; and 3) to increase the
number of persons who may enjoy the benefits of unsubsidized employment. SER is
working with over 150 seniors throughout Cook, Kane, and Will counties.
Information sessions for the Healthcare Bridge Program will be held at SER's main office at
3948 W. 26th Street the following days and times:
Thursday, February 15th at 5pm
Saturday, February 17th at 10am
Tuesday, February 27th at 2pm
Thursday, March 1 at 5pm
Work First
Work First is a pay after performance program managed by the Department of Human
Services primarily for persons receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Customers assigned to Work First earn their assistance payment by participating in
appropriately assigned activities for a required number of hours. SER provides customers
with clinical assessments, treatment/treatment linkages, and an intensive array of services
designed to address the individual self-sufficiency barriers, including Work First work
assignment for individuals who will benefit from activities that combine treatment services
with employment.
Office of Rehabilitation Services
SER operates a Community Based Employment Services program for individuals with
disabilities under a grant from the Office of Rehabilitation Services. ORS refers individuals
to SER for services that include assessment, job development and placement, on the job
training, job coaching services and follow-up.
Year Round Youth
Through the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development, SER manages a Year Round Youth
contract funded through the Workforce Investment Act. With a primary focus on vocational
training, SER offers Out of School youth ages 16-21 opportunity to be a part of the YES!
Program (Youth Empowered towards Success!). YES! is a comprehensive program
revolving around the ten (10) youth program elements of the Workforce Investment Act. SER
has created four main program components:
1) Improving educational attainment,
2) Preparing for employment
3) Supportive Services
4) Citizenship
Core and Intensive Workforce Services
SER provides core and intensive workforce services to under served individuals, including
the Hispanic community, in the south and west of suburban Cook County . This program is
funded through WIA (Workforce Investment Act) Title IA and POET (Cook County President's
Office of Employment Training). SER assist participants with basic skills attainment, job
readiness training, resume writing, vocational training programs, as well as job placement
and retention.
SBTI - MOA (Medical Office Assistance)
Medical Office Assistant program consist of 750 hours of instruction that includes practical
experience and hands-on applications that are incorporated into the curriculum through the
use of medical office stimulation projects and related computer software programs. Upon
completion of SBTI training students are placed within a variety of medical office positions.
This program is funded under the Job Training and Economic Development program of
DCEO (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity).
Empowerment Zone
AVANCE is a workforce development project created by Central States SER-Jobs for
Progress, Inc. with the support of many community partners to offer basic job skills and
provide an impetus for bridging technological and employment inequalities within the
Pilsen/Little Village area. This project has two major components, basic job readiness
training and job skills training, each with different “advances” that touch different arenas of
the community thereby amplifying the response to the lack of employment opportunities and
disparate technological access. The combined effect of each component will be a stronger,
healthier, more vibrant and productive community evidenced by the skills enhancement and
employment of community residents as SER reaches out of over 350 empowerment zone
residents.
21st Century Community Learning Center - The Poder Project
SER was awarded a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant to partner with four
elementary schools, a faith-based organization, and a bilingual parent resource center. This
program will create after school and summer programs for children, youth, and families
focused on enriching academic achievement for children by surrounding them with the
resources they and their families need for success. SER will concentrate on the family,
training parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters as well as providing intensive
academic programs for the children. The collaboration of partners christened the program,
the PODER Project—Positive Opportunities Developed through Education and Respect.
“PODER” is also the Spanish verb for “to be able to” and the noun for “power.” SER sees
this project creating opportunities for the communities of Pilsen and Little Village to “be able
to” access educational and employment opportunities previously unattainable, and by
extension, creating a more healthy and vibrant community.
Senior Community Service Employment
Funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act, the Senior Community Service
Employment Program (SCSEP) program places seniors, age55 and above, with local public
and private non-profit agencies. The goals of SCSEP are as follows: 1) to promote useful
part-time employment opportunities in community service activities for unemployed, low-
income persons; 2) to foster individual economic self-sufficiency; and 3) to increase the
number of persons who may enjoy the benefits of unsubsidized employment. SER is
working with over 150 seniors throughout Cook, Kane, and Will counties.
Home
Programs
Partnerships / Supporters
Services
- Healthcare Bridge Programs
- Work First
- Office of Rehabilitation Services
- Year Round Youth
- Core and Intensive Workforce
Services
- SBTI - MOA (Medical Office
Assistance)
- Empowerment Zone
- 21st Century Community
Learning Center
- Senior Community Service
Employment Program
Announcements:
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Links
- Garfield Workforce Center
Contact Us
- info@centralstatesser.org
Programs
Partnerships / Supporters
Services
- Healthcare Bridge Programs
- Work First
- Office of Rehabilitation Services
- Year Round Youth
- Core and Intensive Workforce
Services
- SBTI - MOA (Medical Office
Assistance)
- Empowerment Zone
- 21st Century Community
Learning Center
- Senior Community Service
Employment Program
Announcements:
RSVP Now for a night of "Sabor,
Color y Cultura" click here for
details
Links
- Garfield Workforce Center
Contact Us
- info@centralstatesser.org