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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM
Davis Center
417 29th Street South
231.7926
Adult basic education & literacy. GED preparation & high school diploma. English-as-a-second language. Job survival skills. Career development. Computer skills. keyboard/business education.

A.G. GASTON BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
Youth
2900 South Park Drive
923.3377
Social development & guidance. $8 annual fee.

ALABAMA STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE
236 Goodwin Crest Drive, Homewood
290.4400
Vocational training for citizens with mental and physical disabilities.

BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE COVENANT
2117 University Boulevard
328.0644
Literacy tutoring, English as second language, ministry with mentally & physically challenged adults.
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM -4:30 PM. No fees.

BEGINNING BRIDGE OUTREACH MINISTRY
Various Program Sites
966-2194
Call for an appointment to have interview assessment. 
Job readiness training (interview clothing), job shadowing (dislocated from workforce), basic literacy, money management.
10:00 am - 3:00pm by appointment only.
No fees.

BIRMINGHAM AIDS OUTREACH, INC.

205 32nd Street South
322.4197
Provides free GED classes to HIV + individuals.
Must have written documentation of positive HIV or AIDS.

BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
231.7995
Teen job training & summer employment. Seasonal employment for adults through local schools. Sliding scale fees.

BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVEN START PROGRAM
812 18th Way Southwest
929.8185
GED and parenting classes. Free breakfast, lunch and transportation (in southwest area).
Child care - birth - 4 years. No fees.

BIRMINGHAM HEALTH CARE
712 25th Street North
323.5311
Monday - Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM
On the Job Training-kitchen management, clerical, construction skills, job placement assistance, transportation, lunch, stipends for participants.

BIRMINGHAM ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER
Alabama Career Center System Birmingham
Alabama Employment Security Office
3440 3rd Avenue South (Bus # 44)
254.1300
www.joblink.alabama.gov or https://joblink.alabama.gov/ada/
Register for Employment, resource room, Internet access, fax & copier available for employment related needs (assistance available), vocational rehab counseling retraining for discontinued jobs or dislocated workers, job training & placement, welfare to work, OJT training, Work Experience Training-324-0061  Veterans Placement Service-254.1346
Job Corps - 251-3493 or 251-3436 (16-25 years.) No fees.

BIRMINGHAM REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION SENIOR AIDES PROJECT
1731 1st Avenue North, Suite 200
251.8139
Seniors 55 and up. Part-time employment training for low-income elderly.

BIRMINGHAM URBAN LEAGUE
1229 3rd Avenue North
326.0162
Training & basic skills workforce development, computer training, GED, job placement assistance, youth enrichment & development programs.

BROTHER BRYAN MISSION
1616 2nd Avenue North
322.0092
GED preparation and job opportunities.  For residents only.

CENTER FOR FAMILIES-JEFFERSON COUNTY

234 Aquarius Drive • Suite 122
945.6000
Computer Training, Job Readiness Skills, Family Advocate Assessment, Family Coaches Program, Money Management Seminars.

CHURCH OF THE RECONCILER
112 14th Street North
324.6402
Tutoring on Tuesday & Thursday. 10 AM -11 AM.
Adults. No charge.

CLERGY THAT CARE
(Bethel Baptist Church)
838.1430
Summer youth employment. 14 & 15 yrs. old.
No fees.

THE DANNON PROJECT
(PRISON RE-ENTRY SUPPORT SERVICES)
A.C.E.R Project
1600 20th Street South, Ste. B.
202-4072
Education, GED, job training, and employment assistance to men and woman seeking to re-enter society following a prison term.  Must be 18 years of age or older by release date, non violent offense, no conviction for sexual offense, sentenced in the Adult Criminal Justice System within 180 days of release.  Call for an appointment.
www.dannonproject.org

FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER OF ALABAMA
234 Aquarius Dr. Ste. 118
945-6000
Computer Classes (given by Lawson State)
Money Management Classes
Life Skills Classes
Free to residents of Jefferson County.
Call for intake appointment.

FUTURES, INC.
781.4411
Homeless ages 16-23, life skills, GED prep, job training & career planning, money management.

GIRLS, INC.
595.4475
Girls ages 5-18. Mentoring and development program.
$25 per year fee.

HERITAGE CENTER
481.1556
Technology training, employment training, educational services (Youth and Adults).


HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAM
700 19th Street South
933.8101 ext. 5508
Veterans. Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
Vocational rehab services, education counseling and placement.

THE HOPE HOUSE
1323 7th Avenue North
252.HOPE (4673)
Teens (13-21). Job Readiness & referral,
GED Prep classes.

INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCES OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM, INC.
206 13th Street South
251.2223
Living skills training for persons with disabilities, interpreters for deaf, employment assistance.

THE LEARNING CENTER
(Thru Jimmie Hale Rehab Program)

LITERACY COUNCIL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
2301 1st Avenue North - Suite 102
326.1925
Provides referrals to literacy services.

M-POWER
4022 4th Avenue South
595.5959
Adult literacy tutoring
Christian Men's and Women's Job Corps offers computer skills, life management, GED and job readiness training.

MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
2929 Clairmont Avenue South
933.9393
Socialization, job readiness, GED, basic living skills for seriously mentally ill, basic computer skills.

THE OLD FIREHOUSE SHELTER
252.9571
Tutoring available upon request.

PARTNERS IN NEIGHBORHOOD GROWTH (PING)
1345 Steiner Avenue Southwest
780.7464
Ages 16-21, low income. Summer employment. Personal employment development. Computer training, tutoring, mentoring, seasonal athletic competition and arts/crafts.

PATHWAYS
409 Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd.
322.6854
Employment Readiness & Self Improvement Program.
Women Only.

POSITIVE MATURITY, INC.
AWARE
3600 8th Avenue South, Suite 200
251.0296
Ages 40 + Job search & placement for senior adults.

PROJECT F.R.E.E. , ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (DELETE)

PROJECT SUCCESS MINISTRIES
3228 12th Avenue North
252.3165
Adult training and job placement.

SALVATION ARMY
2130 11th Avenue North
328.5656
Assistance finding employment.

SHEPHERD’S CENTER, SOUTHSIDE
19th Street & 11th Avenue South
933.1273
Seniors. Training & education, resource referral. $2 Program fee.

SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD MINISTRIES
520.0458
Auto Assistance (assistance in locating and purchasing to maintain employment).


VET CENTER
1201 2nd Avenue South
212-3122
Combat Veterans.  Job training referrals.

WORKSHOPS, INCORPORATED
4244 3rd Avenue South
592.9683
Training and job placement for disabled.

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SERVICES
3420 3rd Avenue South
254.3248
Job training, employment counseling, and assessment.

WORKFORCE PARTNERS
Workers Investment Board
323.7146
Skill assessments specific job skill training (computer self-learning courses). No fees for homeless or low income.

WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
7501 Georgia Road
271.9532
www.worldofopportunitywoo.org
Bus #17 Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
Monday - Thursday 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM, Monday,
Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Free Classes:GED, literary, creative writing, library job training: computer skills, computer repair, drafting, autoCAD, nurse’s aid certificate, English as 2nd Language, carpentry & electrician

YMCA
2101 4th Avenue North
801.9622
Literacy programs.
(Service may be free or based on sliding income scale)


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