Our Senior Community Service Employment Program provides employment, training, and job search assistance to low-income, older job seekers that will lead participants to get an unsubsidized job. Participants must be 55 years old or older and provide up to 20 hours per week of community service work, for which they are paid minimum wage, at non-profit and government agencies.
Service Area: Worcester County and Franklin County
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
Contact: 508-860-2241
We aim to help those who meet one or more of the following criteria:
Age
55 or older
Unemployed
Low-income
Participants must fall at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines ($18,825 for a family of one as of 2024)
- Experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
- Severe disability
- Limited English proficiency
- Low literacy skills
- Veterans or qualified spouses of veterans
- Severely limited employment prospects
Our clients age ranges:
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service and work-based job training program for older Americans operated under a U.S. Department of Labor grant. We thank the Center for Workforce Inclusion, Inc. for selecting our organization to operate SCSEP in our community.
The Catholic Charities Senior Community Service Employment Program is funded by a 46.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. This funding provides 90% of the support for SCSEP with the Center and its sub-grantees providing approximately $5 million in non-federal match. The SCSEP Program is an equal opportunity program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
