Charleston Employment Opportunities: Research Tools: Kanawha County Public Library

Community/Government/Nonprofit Organizations

Ben Franklin Career Center

500 28th Street
Dunbar, WV 25064
(304) 766-0369

[Meets the needs of secondary and adult students who are interested in developing skills, knowledge, proper work ethics, and competencies for the world of work.]

Capital Resource Agency

950 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 720-5413 x. 100

[Assists low-income individuals and families; schedule clients for needs assessments, job referrals, job training, and job placement]

Career Counseling Services

1116 Smith St. #206
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 344-2273

[Offers counseling for making career choices and works with unemployed to tweak resumes and job searches.]

City of Charleston

Personnel Office
PO Box 2749
Charleston, WV 25330
(304) 348-8015

Dress for Success River Cities

1141 4th Ave.
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 522-3011

[Provides professional attire, a network of support and career development tools for disadvantaged women seeking employment; works with clients referred from other employment, educational and non-profit organizations in West Virginia and the Tri-State area.]

Garnet Career Center

422 Dickinson Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 348-6195

[Serves adult learners through career and technical programs which offer the opportunity for students to gain a new career.]

Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley, Inc.

215 Virginia Street West
Charleston, WV 25302
(304) 346-0811
mail@goodwillkv.com

[Assists people with disabilities or barriers to employment to receive employment, education and training in order to fully integrate into society.]

Job Corps

1000 Kennawa Drive
Charleston, WV 25312
(304) 414-4438

[A no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the US Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through vocational and academic training.]

KISRA Fatherhood Program

East End Family Resource Center
502 Ruffner Avenue
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 344-1656

[Helps unemployed and underemployed fathers achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing them with occupational and life skills training and supportive services so that they can support and reconnect with their children.]

New Connections

1598 Washington St. East
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 340-3690

[Provides job skills and GED training to those ages 16 to 21.]

Opportunities and Industrialization Center of Charleston

737 Virginia Street West
Charleston, WV 25302
(304) 344-9681

[Provides skill training, job placement, educational opportunities, and counseling to those 17 and older; based on income guidelines.]

Roark-Sullivan Learning Center

PO Box 1707
Charleston, WV 25326
(304) 414-0109

[A homeless services provider agency which offers some employment assistance programs.]

Senior Community Service Employment Program

Putnam County Aging Program
694 Winfield Road
St. Albans, WV 25177-1554
(304) 755-2385 St. Albans, WV 25177-1554

[A community service and work-based training program for persons age 55 or older with limited incomes; serving Kanawha and Putnam counties.]

West Virginia Division of Personnel

1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25305
(304) 558-3950

[State government job opportunities]

West Virginia YouthWorks

1010 Lewis Street
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 342-2078

[Deliver customized services and support to youth with disabilities; encourage and enable enrolled youth to obtain employment that will foster self-sufficiency and decrease and/or eliminate dependence on governmental entitlements.]

Workforce Investment Board of Kanawha County

1421 Plaza East
Charleston, WV 25325
(304) 558-0342

[A private non-profit organization that is charged with creating a workforce development system that meets the current needs of the business community as well as those individuals seeking employment.]

Workforce West Virginia Career Center

1321 Plaza East
Charleston, WV 25325
(304) 558-0342

[Allows you to search for current job openings in your community, create multiple resumes to use to apply on-line for jobs, research careers that are expected to be in high demand, file for Unemployment Compensation and find occupational training that meets your needs.]

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