SC@Work: Rural Connections events are a continuation of our SC@Work: Road Trips last year. The road trips were small job fairs and community events in the most rural pockets of our great state. Those job fairs took place in 2023 at 24 different locations across 17 counties, with over 700 jobseekers in attendance and 600 follow-up interviews. Now it's time for phase two of our rural initiative: Rural Connections! These job fairs aim to be more frequent, bigger, and better!
SC@Work: Rural Connections events are targeting jobseekers with barriers to employment, such as transportation, which prevent them from accessing regional workforce development services. These events can include festivals and community events. For instance, a jobseeker can attend this event and network directly with employers, submit applications and work on their resume in DEW’s Career Coach, talk to community providers, and more. Instead of people in rural communities having to commute for 40 minutes to a job fair, we are bringing the job fairs right to their backdoor!
The state-of-the-art Career Coach mobile unit will be present at certain events, which is a traveling SC Works center that is wheelchair accessible, has 10 workstations for job-seeking activities, provides wi-fi and printer capabilities, and has staff available to assist users. It is an extension of the services provided through SC Works Centers across the state. SC@Work: Rural Connections is part of an ongoing rural initiative to make DEW and SC Works services accessible to jobseekers in rural and underserved areas.
Attend upcoming Rural Connections events in your area!
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Date |
Time | Event | Place | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Job Fair | Pickens Library | 124 N Catherine Street, Pickens, SC 29671 |
| Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Job Fair | Bull Durham Center | 318 Railroad Avenue North, Estill, SC 29918 |
| Friday, April 26, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Job Fair | James Brant Building | 398 Barnwell Hwy, Allendale, SC 29810 |
| Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Community Event | Hampton County High School Track | 115 Airport Road, Varnville, SC 29944 |
| Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 10 AM - 4 PM | Job Fair | AG & Art Tour | 206 N. Main Street, McCormick, SC 29835 |
| Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Job Fair | Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach | 1684 Brownswood Road, Johns Island, SC 29455 |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Job Fair | The Door of Hope Christian Church | 401 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Marion, SC 29571 |
| Friday, May 17, 2024 | 9 AM - 2 PM | Employment Workshop | Thunderbolt Career Center | 1069 Thunderbolt Drive, Walterboro, SC 29488 |
| Monday, May 20, 2024 | 10 AM - 12 PM | Job Fair | The Dream Center | 111 Hillcrest Drive, Easley, SC 29640 |
| Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Resume Workshop | Colleton County School District Building | 500 Forest Circle, Walterboro, SC 29488 |
| Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Job Fair | Lowrys Community Center | 2266 Old York Road, Chester, SC 29706 |
| Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Local Farms and Markets Tour | AG & Art Tour | 5789 Allendale-Fairfax Hwy, Allendale, SC 29810 |
| Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 6 PM | Community Event | Broad River Antique Power Association | 320 Green Acres Rd. Gaffney, SC 29341 |
| Friday, June 14, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Hiring Event | Pelion Branch Library | 206 Pine St. Pelion, SC 29123 |
| Monday, June 24, 2024 | 10 AM - 3 PM | Hiring Event | Cherokee County Public Library | 201 S Rutherford St. Blacksburg, SC 29702 |
| Monday, June 24, 2024 | 5:30 PM - 7 PM | Job and Resource Fair | SC Works Center | 1085 Thunderbolt Dr Walterboro, SC 29488 |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Community/Hiring Event | Smith Park | 201 Cottingham Blvd. Bennettsville, SC 29512 |
| Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Job Fair | Darlington-Lee County Adult Education Center | 123 E. College Street, Bishopville, SC 29010 |
| Friday, June 28, 2024 | 11 AM - 2 PM | Hiring Event | Refuge Family Worship Center | 1009 Bluff Road, Marion, SC 29571 |
| Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Local Gardeners and Markets Tour | AG & Art Tour | 111 Columbia Street, Chester, SC 29706 |
| Wednesday, July 3, 2024 | 3 PM - 11 PM | Community Resource Event | Laurens Freedom Festival | E. Public Square, Laurens, SC 29360 |
| Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Hiring Event | St John Recreation Complex | 301 St. John Road, Cameron, SC 29033 |
| Thursday, July 11, 2024 | 10 AM - 12 PM | Job and Resource Fair | Greenwood County Library | 600 Main Street South, Greenwood, SC 29646 |
| Thursday, July 11 - Saturday, July 13 | 10 AM - 4 PM | Community Resource Event | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 120 Main Street, Greenwood, SC 29646 |
| Friday, July 12, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Virtual Hiring Event | James R. Frazier Community Center | 1370 Bucksport Road, Bucksport, SC 29527 |
| Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Community Resource Event | Dorchester County Quick Jobs Training Center | 5164 E. Jim Bilton Blvd., St. George SC, 29477 |
| Friday, July 19, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Express Pros Hiring Event | Colleton County SC Works Center | 1085 Thunderbolt Drive, Walterboro, SC 29488 |
| Friday, July 19, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Resource Fair | Colleton County Memorial Library | 600 Hampton Street, Walterboro, SC 29488 |
| Friday, July 19, 2024 | 11 AM - 2 PM | Job Fair | Pine Recreation Center | 310 Jessamine Street, Darlington, SC 29532 |
| Saturday, July 20, 2024 | 9 AM - 1 PM | Community Resource Event | South Carolina Peach Festival | 110 Railroad Avenue, Gaffney, SC 29340 |
| Saturday, July 20, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Back to School Bash | Shiloh 1st Independent Church | 52 Kelly Miller Road, Winnsboro, SC 29180 |
| Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Free Health Fair | Darlington School District Office | 120 E. Smith Avenue, Darlington, SC 29532 |
| Friday, July 26, 2024 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Job and Resource Fair | Paul Dennis Community Center | 123 N Main Street, McCormick, SC 29835 |
| Saturday, July 27, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Back to School Bash | Harold Turpin Park | Smith St., Ridgeland SC, 29936 |
| Sunday, July 28, 2024 | 9 AM - 2 PM | Health is Wealth Expo | Gethsemane Baptist Church | 443 Road 99, Blair, SC 29015 |
| Saturday, August 3, 2024 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Community Resource Event | Colleton County High School | 150 Cougar Nation Dr., Walterboro SC, 29488 |
| Thursday, August 8, 2024 | 10 AM - 12 PM | Job and Resource Fair | Lucas Avenue Baptist Church | 101 Lucas Ave., Laurens, SC 29360 |
| Wednesday, August 14, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Free Federal Bonding, Expungement & Pardon Workshop | The Village Education Center | 1131 Hwy S. Suite B, Dillon SC, 29536 |
| Thursday, August 22, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Hiring Event | Santee Bible Baptist | 9750 Old Number Six Highway, Santee, SC 29142 |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Hiring Event | Voorhees University | 481 Porter Drive, Denmark, SC 29042 |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Free Federal Bonding, Expungement & Pardon Workshop | Beeson Building | 206 Airport Ct., Mullins, SC 29574 |
| Every Third Wednesday | 9 AM - 12 PM | Community and Homeless Resource Hub | Darlington County DSS | 300 Russell St., Darlington SC, 29532 |
SC@Work Trip Flyers
Want to spread the word about upcoming SC@Work: Rural Connections? Click on the below options to download event flyers for upcoming trips!
- April 4 - Pickens Flyer
- April 17 - Estill Flyer
- April 26 - Allendale Flyer
- May 4 - Varnville Flyer
- May 4 - McCormick Flyer
- May 7 - Johns Island
- May 15 - Marion Flyer
- May 17 - Walterboro Flyer
- May 20 - Easley Flyer
- May 21 - Walterboro Flyer
- May 29 - Chester Flyer
- June 1 - Allendale Flyer
- June 1 - Gaffney Flyer
- June 14 - Pelion Flyer
- June 24 - Blacksburg Flyer
- June 24 - Walterboro Flyer
- June 25 - Bennettsville Flyer
- June 26 - Bishopville Flyer
- June 28 - Marion Flyer
- June 29 - Chester Flyer
- July 3 - Laurens Flyer
- July 10 - Cameron Flyer
- July 11 - Greenwood Flyer
- July 11-13 - Greenwood Flyer
- July 12 - Bucksport Flyer
- July 17 - St. George Flyer
- July 19 - Walterboro Flyer
- July 19 - Walterboro Flyer
- July 19 - Darlington Flyer
- July 20 - Gaffney Flyer
- July 20 - Winnsboro Flyer
- July 23 - Darlington Flyer
- July 26 - McCormick Flyer
- July 27 - Ridgeland Flyer
- July 28 - Blair Flyer
- August 3 - Walterboro Flyer
- August 8 - Laurens Flyer
- August 14 - Dillon Flyer
- August 22 - Santee Flyer
- September 18 - Denmark Flyer
- September 26 - Mullins Flyer
- Every Third Wednesday - Darlington Flyer
