If you have questions or would like to request more information, please reach out to Celeste Gilreath, Director of Senior Programs
336-717-1223
What is SCSEP?
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service and work-based job training program designed to help unemployed, low-income, older Americans. The program is designed to give seniors hands-on job training with an end-goal of securing a more permanent job opportunity.
What are the requirements?
- Participants must be:
- 55 years old or older
- Unemployed
- Living on a family income of no more than 125% of the federal poverty level
What are the benefits?
- 20 weekly hours of paid training based on the federal minimum wage rate of pay.
- Opportunities to be placed in clerical, receptionist, food service, maintenance, child or adult care, and other positions.
- All training assignments will be at non-profit or government agencies.
What if I don't live in Forsyth County?
The Winston-Salem Urban League oversees SCSEP participants in the following 14 counties:
Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey