The Resource Center provides this information and a wide range of other services. Set up like a library, the Resource Center includes a job bank database, information on local employers, and other materials for use in researching job leads. The Resource Center also provides telephones for participants to use in calling potential employers and a fax machine for sending out resumes. A computer lab is also provided in the Resource Center where participants can work on their resumes or computer skills, or access the Internet. In addition, the Resource Center includes a clothes closet with donated clothes for participants to use for job interviews or on the job.
Workshops generally last a few hours and are offered several times a month.
TANF recipients can also attend similar job-readiness workshops at the local DFS office. Topics for workshops are reviewed each month by WCC staff, and new workshops are added in response to the needs of area employers and WCC participants. Employers can receive reimbursement for the first 3 to 6 months of a participant's employment depending on the amount of training required. The center will subsidize 100 percent of the wages for up to 6 months for WCC participants engaged in the work experience program. In the work experience program, participants learn basic job skills while working at nonprofit agencies.