Workforce
Development Partners
AARP Foundation / Senior Employment
http://www.aarpworksearch.org/
A work-training program for low-income persons ages 55 and older.
ECIA Region One Employment and Training
http://www.ecia.org
ECIA administers the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in Dubuque and
Delaware Counties. The agency provides employment and training
opportunities for low-income people and other special groups.
Goodwill Industries, Inc.
http://www.goodwill.org
Community-based organization that serves people with workplace
disadvantages and disabilities by providing job training and employment
services, as well as job placement opportunities and post-employment
support.
Iowa Department for the Blind
http://www.blind.state.ia.us
State office offering specialized services that blind and severely
visually impaired Iowans need to live independently and work
competitively.
Iowa Department of Human Services
http://www.dhs.iowa.gov
State office providing services that help and empower individuals and
families to become increasing self-sufficient and productive.
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
http://www.ivrs.iowa.gov/
State office that works for and with individuals with disabilities to
achieve their employment, independence, and economic goals.
Job Corps – Workforce Development Center
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/training/jobcorps.htm
Comprehensive residential, educational and job training program for
at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24.
Northeast Iowa Community College
http://www.nicc.edu
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation
http://www.neicac.org
Local community action agency serving the Iowa counties of Allamakee,
Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard and Winneshiek.
Proteus, Inc.
http://www.proteusinc.net
Providing education, employment, training, and other services to farm
workers and other special needs populations; all the while, providing
local employers with a well-trained pool of applicants.
Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission Employment and
Training
http://www.uerpc.org
Administers the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in Allamakee, Chickasaw,
Clayton, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. The agency provides
employment and training opportunities for low-income people and other
special groups.
The Spectrum Network
http://www.thespectrumnetwork.org
Provides training, education, and adult day services to individuals
with disabilities. Call (563) 382-8401.