Texas community resource
Senior Community Service Employment Program
Texas Workforce Commission
Paid part-time community-service training and employment assistance for low-income unemployed adults age 55 and older.
How to get help
Use the SCSEP county-provider link on the official TWC page to identify and contact the provider assigned to the applicant's county. Workforce Solutions offices can also provide employment and training resources.
Who this service helps
Applicants must be age 55 or older, unemployed, authorized to work in the United States, and have annual income at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty level. Local SCSEP providers make eligibility decisions; federal priority groups include certain veterans, adults 65 or older, people with disabilities, rural residents, and people facing significant employment barriers.
Where this service is available
Service area: Texas statewide, including Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Caldwell, Burnet, and Blanco counties within the Central Texas assignment.
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Location and contact
Source and verification
Source: Public-source listing
Cost / fees
Participants earn a wage while working part-time in a nonprofit or government community-service training assignment. The official page does not state a participant fee.
About this service
SCSEP places eligible older job seekers in paid, part-time community-service assignments at nonprofit or government organizations so they can develop skills and work experience while preparing for unsubsidized employment. It also provides job-search, basic-skills, occupational-training, and barrier-removal support.
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