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!
Date |
Time | Event | Place | Address |
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Colleton County Resource Fair | Colleton County DSS Office | 215 Lemacks St., Walterboro SC, 29488 |
Friday, September 6, 2024 | 11 AM - 2 PM | Jasper Workforce Career Fair | Palmetto Electric Cooperative | 4063 Grays Hwy, Ridgeland, SC 29936 |
Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Catfish Festival and Jobseekers Event | Society Hill Train Depot | 122 West Depot St., Society Hill, SC 29593 |
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 9 AM - 12 PM | Hiring Event | Main Street Junction | 107 E. Main St., Union SC, 29379 |
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 10 AM - 2 PM | Coastal Carolina University Engagement Fair | Coastal Carolina University Lib Jackson Student Union A-201 | 103 Tom Trout Dr., Conway SC, 29526 |
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Hiring Event | Voorhees University | 481 Porter Drive, Denmark, SC 29042 |
Saturday, September 21, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Community Health Fair and Hiring Event | Bethany AME Church | 137 Bethany Church Rd., Jonesville SC, 29526 |
Monday, September 23, 2024 | 11 AM - 12 PM | Interview Prep Workshop | Blacksburg Library | 201 S. Rutherford St., Blacksburg SC, 29702 |
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Free Federal Bonding, Expungement & Pardon Workshop | Beeson Building | 206 Airport Ct., Mullins, SC 29574 |
Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Resume Workshop | SC DSS - Walterboro | 215 S. Lemacks St., Walterboro SC, 29488 |
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 9 AM - 4 PM | Raylrode Daze Restivul | Branchville Railroad Shrine Museum and Depot | 7505 Freedom Rd., Branchville SC, 29432 |
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 6 PM - 8 PM | First Responders National Night Out | First Baptist Church | 124 S. Memorial Avenue, Walterboro SC, 29488 |
Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Virtual Hiring Event | Virtual | Virtual |
Thursday-Saturday, October 10-12, 2024 | 5 PM/11AM/10AM - 11:59 PM | Yemassee Shrimp Festival | Yemassee Municipal Complex | 101 Town Cir., Yemassee SC, 29945 |
Saturday, October 12, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM | Fall Festival | Erskine's Belk Mall | 8 Dode Phillips Rd., Due West SC, 29639 |
Friday, October 18, 2024 | 5 PM - 8 PM | Hogs and Hens Festival | Downtown Abbeville | 100 Court Square, Abbeville SC, 29620 |
Saturday, October 19, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM | Hogs and Hens Festival | Downtown Abbeville | 100 Court Square, Abbeville SC, 29620 |
Monday, October 21, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Sumter Community Job Fair | North HOPE Center | 904 N. Main St., Sumter SC, 29150 |
Monday, October 21, 2024 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Lowcountry Workforce Success Luncheon | Jasper County School District Career and Advanced Technology Center | 250 Jaguar Trail, Ridgeland SC, 29936 |
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Lake View Community Center | Job Fair | 106 Richard Temple Blvd., Lake View SC, 29563 |
Saturday, November 2, 2024 | 9 AM - 1 PM | ACE Street Market | BJACE Friends and Family Day | 80 Lowcountry Dr., Ridgeland SC, 29936 |
Every 1st Monday (11/24 - 12/24) | 10 AM - 1 PM | Mullins Public Library | Resume Workshop | 210 N. Main St., 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!
- September 6 - Jasper Flyer
- September 14 - Darlington Flyer
- September 17 - Union Flyer
- September 17 - Conway Flyer
- September 18 - Denmark Flyer
- September 21 - Union Flyer
- September 23 - Cherokee Flyer
- September 26 - Mullins Flyer
- September 26 - Walterboro Flyer
- September 28 - Orangeburg Flyer
- October 1 - Walterboro Flyer
- October 10 - Virtual Flyer
- October 10-12 - Yemassee Flyer
- October 12 - Abbeville Flyer
- October 18-19 - Abbeville Flyer
- October 21 - Sumter Flyer
- October 21 - Jasper Flyer
- October 30 - Dillon Flyer
- November 2 - Ridgeland Flyer
- Every 1st Monday (11/24 - 12/24) - Mullins Flyer
- Every Third Wednesday - Darlington Flyer