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 - 4 PM | Job Fair | AG & Art Tour | 206 N. Main Street, McCormick, SC 29835 |
| 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 |
| Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Job Fair | Lowrys Community Center | 2266 Old York Road, Chester, SC 29706 |
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 - McCormick Flyer
- May 15 - Marion Flyer
- May 17 - Walterboro Flyer
- May 20 - Easley Flyer
- May 29 - Chester Flyer
