WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — United Way of the Cape Fear Area (UWCFA) has received a $551,517 grant to expand workforce training and employment opportunities for low-income residents age 55 and older across southeastern North Carolina.
The funding, awarded by CWI Works, Inc. of Silver Spring, Maryland, will support the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), providing paid job training, temporary employment and workforce development services to at least 92 participants in Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties.
The SCSEP is the nation’s only federally funded job training program dedicated exclusively to serving older, low-income job seekers. Established under the Older Americans Act of 1965 and administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, the program helps participants build skills, gain work experience and transition into permanent employment while supporting local nonprofit and government agencies…