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Chattanooga Office of Family Empowerment

Chattanooga Office of Family Empowerment provides life skills training, financial support, educational opportunities, and access to community resources. For more information: Online: https://chattanooga.gov/government/community-development/office-of-family-empowerment Call: (423) 643-6434 Email: ofeinfo@chattanooga.gov Address: 501

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Adult Learning Center

Adult Education, as part of the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA), provides services to adults to build the knowledge and skills necessary for high school equivalency (HiSET), employment, post-secondary

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HiSET Adult Education Program

The HiSET Adult Education Program is a free program for persons over 18 who want to earn their high school equivalency. For more information: Online: http://tn211.mycommunitypt.com/?option=com_cpx&task=resource&id=2527173 Contact: Stewart Stanfill Call:

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Middle Tennessee Education Center

MTEC’s purpose is to provide additional higher education opportunities to residents of southern Middle Tennessee‐particularly those in Bedford, Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, and Moore Counties‐making higher education more readily accessible

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Accepting Responsibility, Inc.

Accepting Responsibility provides one-on-one and group counseling sessions along with family reconciliation, job skills, employment training, parenting skills, interviewing techniques, and listings of possible housing opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals.

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Advance Memphis

The mission of Advance Memphis is to empower adults in South Memphis to break cycles of unemployment, establish economic stability, reconcile relationships, and restore dignity through knowledge, resources, and skills

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DeNeuville Learning Center

DeNeuville guides women from all backgrounds in learning skills needed to make positive choices for themselves and their families. Offers classes in computer studies, GED Preparation, English as a Second

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BRIDGES

BRIDGES provides GED training, life skills courses, career development and parenting workshops. For more information: Online: http://www.bridgesusa.org/gedlifeskills Call: (901) 452-5600 Address: 477 N. Fifth St., Memphis, TN 38105 #GED

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HopeWorks Inc

Classes for HiSET and ESL and a tuition free 13-week program with counseling, mentoring, computer skills training, a bus pass, and an internship, Day or evening classes are available in

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YWCA HiSET Study Program

The YWCA Family Learning Center prod open enrollment for all Tennessee adults who wish to earn their High School Equivalency Degree through the HiSET program. All classes, tutoring, and practice

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Begin Anew

Begin Anew empowers individuals to overcome the obstacles caused by poverty by providing education, mentoring, and resources. Begin Anew serves the Middle Tennessee area through three locations in Davidson County

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TN Reconnect

Tennessee Reconnect is an initiative to help more adults return to higher education to gain new skills, advance in the workplace, and fulfill lifelong dreams of completing a degree or

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Tennessee Higher Education Initiative

Tennessee Higher Education Initiative (THEI) Coordinates college programs inside Tennessee prisons leading to associate and Bachelor’s degrees, and provides reentry support to students pre- and post-release. Currently offer programs inside

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Workforce Essentials

Workforce Essentials is a private, non-profit corporation specializing in unique business solutions for employers, innovative training opportunities for individuals, and driver education programs. The main office is located in Clarksville,

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UpRise Nashville

UpRise Nashville is a career development program that provides training in highly sought-after skills along with leadership and personal development, to give Nashvillians a way to stop living paycheck to

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TRICOR of Shelby County

TRICOR of Shelby County provides re-entry services with a focus on jobs. TRICOR exists to provide occupational and life skills training for Tennessee’s incarcerated population through job training, program opportunities,

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Tennessee American Job Center

All 95 Tennessee counties are served by an American Job Center, open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tennessee American Job Centers Provide over 100 services such as:

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Nashville Public Library Jobs Lab

Nashville Public Library Jobs Lab *Offers one-on-one computer help *Extended Computer time *Jobs and resume help This is a free resource, and you can schedule a job search assistance appointment

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Memphis Leadership Foundation

Memphis Leadership Foundation is a free resource that provides individuals with employment, personal coaching, and intensive care services needed to find and keep jobs that pay decent wages. For more

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Memphis Community Resource Center

Offers Job Training, Education, and Recovery Classes. In order to be eligible for the program, the participant must be under the supervision of TDOC’s Community Supervision, have at least 2

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Lab Four

Lab Four Professional Development Center is an accredited, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides support for people interested in careers in Information Technology. They provide project driven technical training and help

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Job Corps

Employment training: Offers training as Certified nursing assistant, Painting, Welding, Culinary Arts, Heavy Machine Operation, Office Support, Medical Technicians and more. For more information: Online: https://www.jobcorps.gov/ Call: (800) 733-5627 Address:

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Jacob’s Creek Job Corps

Job Corps at Jacob’s Creek is a tuition-free training and education program in Bristol Tennessee that connects eligible young men and women with the skills and educational opportunities they need

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Hope Works

HopeWorks’ mission is to guide Memphians in need of a second chance through essential education, counseling and career development programming to establish a relationship with God while building stability, confidence

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Goodwill Career Solutions

Goodwill’s 10 Career Solutions Centers plus Mobile Career Center provide free, in-person training programs and career services, including referrals and placement assistance with many employers who are hiring. Services Include:

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ECOP (Economic Opportunities)

ECOP is a Memphis-based organization that exists to equip justice impacted individuals with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to obtain stable employment and economic empowerment. For more information Online:

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Collierville Literacy Council

Collierville Literacy Council provides the following services to adults age 18 or older: *Literacy tutoring (reading, writing, math) *ELL/ESL (English Language Learning or English as Second Language) *HiSET *Citizenship class

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Chattanooga Endeavors

Chattanooga Endeavors is an organization providing programs in job training, education, and recovery classes. Endeavors is a 4 week, pre-employment, job-placement program which is available to any justice impacted individual

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Career Connect

Career Connect is a set of free evidence-based, employment-focused services and wraparound supports designed specifically for young adults, ages 18 to 24, who have had any form of involvement with

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Catholic Charities Diocese of Nashville

Catholic Charities offer services statewide. Services include: *Disaster relief *Emergency Assistance *Emotional Support *Family Resource Centers *Housing Stability *Hunger Relief *Job Training *Immigration Support For more information: Online: https://cctenn.org/ (615)

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Day Reporting/Community Resource Centers

As part of the Public Safety Act of 2016, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) implemented Day Reporting/Community Resource Centers which serve as alternatives to incarceration by placing eligible participants

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United Way of Roane County

Roane County United Way fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community. For more information: Online: https://unitedwayroane.org/ Call: (865) 882-7711 #Roane County

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Centerstone

Centerstone offers mental health and addiction recovery services, as well as vocational and workplace support for individuals who need help with finding work opportunities due to mental health. For more

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Bedford County Neighborhood Service Center

Some of the services provided by Bedford County Neighborhood Service Center include: Community Services Block Grant – CSBG Emergency Food Assistance Program – USDA Commodities ​Foster Grandparent Program Low Income

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Operation Hope

Operation Hope provides free credit and money management workshops with individual counseling sessions, free copies of your credit report, budgeting assistance, help in planning to pay off a debt and

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Earn Benefits

The “Earn Benefits” program helps people learn about and connect to government and private benefits that can help make ends meet. Counselors can help you find out if you qualify

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Bank on Memphis

Bank on Memphis is a community-wide effort to help people who do not have bank accounts. Bank On Memphis is a network of local banks, credit unions and public service

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Greater Memphis Financial Empowerment Center

Greater Memphis Financial Empowerment Center provides free, unbiased and confidential one-on-one financial counseling for all Shelby County residents, regardless of income. For more information: Online: http://www.gmfec.org/ Call: (901) 390-4200 Address:

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Nashville Financial Empowerment Center

The Nashville Financial Empowerment Center offers no-cost one-on-one financial counseling to residents in the Greater Nashville region. Meeting with our financial counselors can help you: *Plan for your future *Establish

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Apprisen

Offers services and resources designed to help you achieve financial health and wealth. Including debt management, student loan education, etc. Call: (615) 777-3404 Visit their physical location: 615 Main St.,

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