Other Websites of Interest

AARP Resources

Practical tips and resources that can help older workers seeking jobs.

 

LaidOffCamp

LaidOffCamp is an ad-hoc gathering of unemployed and nontraditionally employed people (including freelancers, entrepreneurs and startups) who want to share ideas and learn from each other.  Several camps in various locations are planned for future dates, including one in the RTP area.

 

North Carolina's careLINK

A comprehensive health and human services web site that provides up-to-date information about programs and services across North Carolina for families, seniors, youths and everyone in-between. It is a collaborative effort of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and many other government and non-profit information and referral stakeholders across North Carolina.

 

Additonal Information from Workforce Development Services

• Southwestern Commission Workforce Development includes information on area Agency on Aging, Community and Economic Development and Workforce Development.  Serves Swain, Jackson, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Cherokee, and Clay counties.  http://www.regiona.org/workforce/index.htm
• Eastern Region Workforce Innovations Network   http://www.easternregionwin.org/ 

• Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board serves Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, and Wayne counties.  www.ecwdb.org
• Region Q Workforce Investment Consortium serves Bertie, Beaufort, Hertford, Martin, and Pitt counties.  www.regionqwdb.org  
• Turning Point Workforce Development Board serves Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, North Hampton, and Wilson counties.   www.turningpointwdb.org   
• High Country Workforce Development Board - includes calendar of events, headlines and strategic plan.  Serves Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Watauga, and Wilkes counties.   http://www.highcountrywdb.com/  
• Triadworks - regional collaboration for economic development in the North Carolina triad region.  Includes DavidsonWorks WDB, Greensboro/High Point/Guilford County WDB, Kerr-Tar Council of Governments WDB, Northwest Piedmont WDB, Regional Partnership WDB, and Pee Dee Region WDB.  Serves Alamance, Caswell David, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin counties. http://www.triadworks.org/                                                                                                                                                          
• North Carolina Northeast Workforce Alliance (NCNWA) - an alliance formed by regional economic and workforce development organizations to promote prosperity in northeastern North Carolina.  Includes Region Q WDB, Northeastern WDB, and Turning Point WDB.  Serves Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.   http://www.ncnarp.com/
• The Competitive Workforce Alliance a regional partnership of Workforce Development/Investment Boards covering a 26-county region in North and South Carolina.  Includes Centralina WDB, Charlotte-Mecklenburg WDB, Gaston County WDB, Region C WDB, and Western Piedmont WDB.  Serves Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Stanly, Union, Mecklenburg, Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba counties.  http://www.agreatworkforce.com/  
• Short videos that describe what JobLink is all about and what to expect at a JobLink Career Center. http://www.joblinkcenter.org/calendar/index.cfm   
• Capital Area Workforce Development Board Connecting Workforce and Economic Development in Wake & Johnston Counties.   http://www.capitalareawdb.com/