SC@Work: Rural Connections

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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
Friday, April 11, 2025 2PM - 4PM Interview Workshop Abbeville Chamber of Commerce 107 Court Sq., Abbeville, SC 29620
Friday, April 11, 2025 4PM - 7PM Child Abuse Prevention Festival Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services 1000 West Pine St., Varnville, SC 29944
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 11AM - 1PM Resume Workshop McCormick County Library 201 Railroad Ave., McCormick, SC 29835
Friday, April 18,2025 11AM - 2PM Lending a Hand Information Sessions Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach 1411 MR Joe White Ave., Myrtle Beach
Saturday, April 19, 2025 11AM - 3PM Community Easter Egg Hunt Estill Nature Trail 160 Lily St., Estill, SC 29918
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 10AM - 1PM Resource Fair Lucas Avenue Baptist Church 101 Lucas Ave., Laurens SC, 29360
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 9AM - 3PM Job Fair Career Expo National Guard Armory 849 Cottageville Hwy., Walterboro, SC 29488
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 11AM - 2PM Job and Resource Fair Abbeville County Library 1407 N Main St., Abbeville SC, 29620
Thursday, April 24, 2025 10 AM - 1 PM Career and Resource Fair Boykin Recreation Center 1851 US Hwy 321 Bypass N. Winnsboro, SC 29180
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 9AM - 11AM Interview Workshop John De La Howe Library 192 Gettys Rd., McCormick, SC 29835
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 9AM - 3PM Job Fair Career Expo James Hagood Learning Center 729 Magnolia Rd., Hampton, SC 29924
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 11AM - 2PM Job and Resource Fair Paul Dennis Community Center 123 North Main St., McCormick, SC 29835
Saturday, June 28, 2025 9AM - 12PM Community Health Fair Lovely Hill Baptist Convention Center 5905 West Jim Bilton Blvd., St. George, SC 29427
January - August (See flyer for dates) 10AM - 1PM Federal Bonding Workshop Palmetto Goodwill 2754 Agnes Lane, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Every First Monday (11/24 - 12/25) 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!

 

 

 


List of South Carolina Rural Connections Tiers

 

2023

  2024   2025

TIER IV

TIER III TIER IV TIER III TIER IV TIER III
Allendale Abbeville   Abbeville Calhoun   Abbeville Chester
Bamberg Chesterfield Allendale Chester Allendale Chesterfield
Barnwell Clarendon   Bamberg Clarendon   Bamberg Clarendon
Cherokee Colleton Barnwell Colleton Barnwell Colleton
Chester Darlington   Cherokee Darlington   Cherokee Darlington
Dillon Fairfield Chesterfield Fairfield Dillon Fairfield
Lee Greenwood   Dillon Greenwood   Lee Greenwood
Marion Horry Lee Hampton Marion  Hampton
Marlboro Jasper   Marion Horry   Marlboro Horry
Orangeburg Laurens Marlboro Laurens Orangeburg Laurens
Union McCormick   Orangeburg McCormick   Union McCormick
Williamsburg Sumter Union  Sumter Williamsburg Sumter
    Williamsburg