CAREER DEVELOPMENT

WORK NOW

Work NOW (Need Opportunities for Women) offers direct, needed opportunities for women through individual and group sessions focused on functional literacy, training of work-related skills, job seeking skills, grooming, hygiene and work attire, on the job performance skills related to quality of work and work culture and practices, financial literacy and management, attendance and punctuality. Work NOW offers General Equivalency Diploma and continued education and certification programs, Dress for Success is offered in partnership with Assistant League. Most group sessions take place in a classroom like setting and individual sessions are conducted in program staff offices on the main campus.

FREEDOM ACADEMY

Freedom Academy is a rigorous career development program that teaches vocational and life skills to our participants. Through this program, women follow a curriculum of intensive job skill training, mock interviews, resume building and more to prepare them to re-enter into the workforce. Our Freedom Academy partners include Coca-Cola, SunTrust, and Marriott Marquis and Assisted League of Atlanta providing services in a corporate setting.

TROOPS

Training Reintegration Outreach and Opportunity Program Services (T.R.O.O.P.S.) is exclusively designed to address and meet the employment needs of our country’s military veterans, and veterans with families who are at risk of or are currently experiencing homelessness.

Enrollment and assessment
One-on-one case management
Active and ongoing employment search and placement assistance
Employment and career coaching
Financial literacy and planning workshops
Vocational training and industry certification programs
Leadership opportunities
Ongoing support and evaluation (30-60-90 day follow-ups)
Outreach and support at 90-180-270 post exit from the program