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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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 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 |
Friday, July 26, 2024 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Job and Resource Fair | Paul Dennis Community Center | 123 N Main Street, McCormick, SC 29835 |
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 |
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 19 - Walterboro Flyer
- July 19 - Darlington Flyer
- July 20 - Gaffney Flyer
- July 26 - McCormick Flyer
- August 22 - Santee Flyer
- September 18 - Denmark Flyer