7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
240-629-7960
http://www.frederick.edu/adulted

The FCC Adult Education Program provides Adult Basic Education (ABE), Pre-GED^®, GED^® Preparation, and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes as well as the External Diploma Program (EDP). Classes are available to all Maryland residents at least sixteen years of age and in need of a high school diploma or English language skills. Students must complete the Intake and Orientation Process to be eligible for placement in classes. Upcoming Orientation information can be found on the website or by calling the number above.

7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
301-846-2594
http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/career.aspx

The Career & Transfer Center staff promotes and assists students with effective career and transfer planning. The major function of the Career & Transfer Center is to help students/participants recognize individual attributes which contribute to career and transfer planning and decision making; research suitable career opportunities in today's workforce based on individual attributes: interests, personality, skills, and values; research suitable transfer opportunities based on individual attributes and specific criteria wanted in a school; learn how to develop career and transfer goals and take steps necessary to reach those goals; realize steps and strategies for gaining valuable work experience, writing effective résumé, mastering job interview techniques, and finding and keeping a job; and realize steps and strategies for planning a successful transfer to another educational institution.

100 East All Saints Street, Room 201
Frederick, MD 21701
301-600-3075
888-523-0255
301-600-3078 TTY
http://www.dors.state.md.us

The mission of the agency is to assist persons with disabilities find employment. Services include vocational counseling, rehabilitation technology services, job skills training and placement, and follow-up services. (See complete description of services under the heading "Special Populations Services: Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability.")

8420 Gas House Pike, Suite EE
Frederick, MD 21701
301-600-2206
http://www.frederickcountymd.gov/familypartnership

Offers family support, education, and employment services to parents with children under 4 years old, expectant parents, and youth (14 to 21). Services include high school completion classes (Flexible High School Satellite services and GED preparation); employability classes in conjunction with Frederick County Workforce Services; and computer related instruction. Services are free. Some employability/education services require documentation relating to medical insurance, income, age, residence, and others. Orientations for new participants are scheduled one on one. (See complete description of services under the heading "Family Life, Pregnancy Support, and Women & Children's Services.")

100 East All Saints Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-600-2652
http://www.fcdss.info

Services are available for any Frederick County resident in need of employment. Provides employment counseling, referral, employer recruitment, résumé services, and application assistance. Telephone banks and fax services are available for clients' use, as well as copier services. Also provides access to MWE, an automated system that matches applicants' job skills with job openings. Job fairs are held periodically and are open to the public, whether unemployed or seeking career advancement. Offers in-house GED preparation and assistance with other barriers to employment, volunteer work activities, and job placement.

5340 Spectrum Drive, Suite A
Frederick, MD 21703
301-600-2255
http://www.frederickworks.com

As one of the nation's One-Stop Career Centers, Frederick County Workforce Services (FCWS) links businesses in need of qualified employees with individuals seeking employment opportunities. For job seekers, FCWS provides comprehensive career management services, including career assessment and vocational counseling, computer and job search seminars, assistance with résumé and interview preparation, career training scholarships, and access to hundreds of current job listings through the Maryland Workforce Exchange and the EmployOn, Inc. employment portal. For businesses, FCWS utilizes innovative strategies to help identify and achieve recruitment, retention and training goals. Services for businesses include placement assistance, job listing opportunities, customized employee training, access to funding for training, outplacement services, use of onsite facilities, and on-the-job training programs for new hires. Frederick County Workforce Services supports the County's revenue base by helping unemployed workers to re-enter the local workforce and become contributing tax payers again. FCWS also utilizes grant funding to provide occupational training in high-demand industries to help alleviate critical skills shortages in the current and future labor market.

400 East Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-0622
http://www.gimv.org

Goodwill provides employment, computer training, support services, and vocational rehabilitation to people with disabilities and barriers to employment who reside in Frederick or Carroll Counties. Services include vocational day services (employment for individuals with developmental disabilities in an integrated work environment); supported employment (community employment with ongoing support); work adjustment training (employment readiness program); job coaching (support offered at the employment site); and job placement (assistance helping individuals find jobs in the community). Goodwill also offers basic computer, Microsoft Word and Excel training, and English as a Second Language (ESL) training. (See complete description of services under the heading "Special Populations Services: Services for Those with Physical, Emotional, or Intellectual Disability.")

Housing Authority of the City of Frederick
209 Madison Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-8173 (Section 8 Residents)
301-696-1874 (Public Housing Residents)
http://www.hacfrederick.org

Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) is available for both public housing and Section 8 housing residents. The FSS Program is based on educational goals which assist the family in becoming self-sufficient. While in the program, as the earned income of the family increases, an escrow account is established and earns money each month. Upon successful completion of the program, the family receives the escrow money which could be used as down payment on a home or however the family chooses. Average starting earned income is less than $5,000. Average earned income upon graduation is $31,200. Escrow amounts have ranged from $4,495 to $21,389. While in the program, participants receive encouragement, problem solving, feedback, and mentoring.

Housing Authority of the City of Frederick
209 Madison Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-696-1875 (Project ALIVE)
301-662-3691 (Community Support Services)
http://www.hacfrederick.org

Project ALIVE (Altering Lives with Independence, Vision & Empowerment) and Community Support Services assist public housing residents in realizing their education and employment goals. The programs include opportunities for training, education, childcare, transportation, and job search assistance. Project ALIVE's office is located in the Sagner housing development and serves anyone residing in Lincoln, Carver, or Sagner who is interested in moving forward through education and employment. CSS serves residents of North Market and South Carroll housing communities and is located at the Bernard Brown Community Center. Project ALIVE and CSS work closely with the Office of Adult Services at Frederick Community College, where students receive academic advising, help with scheduling, and a wide range of academic supports.

Housing Authority of the City of Frederick
629 North Market Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-3691
301-662-0294
http://www.hacfrederick.org

The William O. Lee Jr. Computer Learning Center provides free computer access to the community. The computer learning center has 9 computers that have high speed Internet, free e-mail accounts, games, Microsoft Office, Mavis Beacon, SAT/ACT software, resume building programs, and much more. Throughout the year, the center offers computer classes, job training, free tax preparation, and a variety of programs designed to cater to the needs of the community.

12301 Old Columbia Pike, Suite 101
Silver Spring, MD 20904
301-277-2839
888-838-1776
http://www.innow.org

The Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Projects provide all SSA beneficiaries with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) access to work incentives planning and assistance services. The goal of the WIPA Projects is to better enable SSA's beneficiaries with disabilities to make informed choices about work. Each WIPA Project has Community Work Incentive Coordinators (CWIC) who will provide work incentives planning and assistance to SSA's beneficiaries with disabilities; will conduct outreach efforts to those beneficiaries who are potentially eligible to participate in Federal or State work incentives programs; and will work in cooperation with Federal, State, and private agencies, and nonprofit organizations that serve beneficiaries with disabilities. The CWIC will come to Frederick County to meet with individuals who receive a disability check from Social Security.

Bernard Brown Community Center
629 North Market Street, Suite 11
Frederick, MD 21701
301-694-6838
301-788-2870
http://www.lifeanddiscovery.com

LIFE & Discovery, Inc. provides individual or group lessons on citizenship (including application assistance), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), personal finance, and other valuable topics. Also available are Chinese, Korean, and Japanese language classes, professional development opportunities, and internship, Americorps, and volunteer opportunities. (See complete description of services under the heading "Special Populations Services: Services for Immigrants and Speakers of Other Languages.")

110 East Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-600-2066
http://www.frederickliteracy.org

A non-profit volunteer organization which provides free tutoring for American-born adults with reading difficulties and foreign-born adults who want help learning to speak and read English. Tutoring takes place at a time and place mutually convenient for the tutor and student. Most tutoring is one-to-one. There are also some small group ESL classes for those learning English. Students pay for their workbooks if they are able. Volunteer tutors receive free training prior to being matched with a student.

5303 Spectrum Drive
Frederick, MD 21703
301-696-9766

Offers licensing and registering of child care facilities; training for providers; orientation for interested applicants and perspective providers; and on-going technical assistance for providers. (See complete description of services under the heading "Consumer Services.")

Mental Health Association of Frederick County
263 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-662-4549
800-753-6841
301-663-0011
http://www.childcarechoices.info

Conducts training and continuing education opportunities for prospective and current family child care providers, center staff, and preschool staff. Offers Technical Assistance for start-up or continued operation of a child care business including consultations on including children with special needs and on-site assistance for programs with children, age birth through four years old, who exhibit social, emotional, or behavioral issues. Organizes the Annual Children's Festival in Baker Park where families and friends celebrate the joys of childhood through a day of free, hands-on activities especially for children ages 2-8.

Mental Health Association of Frederick County
263 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-663-0011
http://www.fcmha.org

Recruits, screens, trains, and supervises community volunteers to advocate for the best interest of children involved with the foster care/court systems with the goal of ensuring them safe, permanent homes.

Mental Health Association of Frederick County
263 West Patrick Street
Frederick, MD 21701
301-663-0011
http://www.fcmha.org

The Kids on the Block Puppet Troupe (KOB) provides educational puppet programs addressing social issues which children face in today's society. Programs include child abuse prevention, drug abuse education, adjusting to divorce, mental health issues, bullies and school safety, and multiculturalism. The Youth Education Outreach program offers educational programs for public schools and community groups on stress and anger management for teens, home safety, conflict resolution, and dealing with bullies for children in elementary and secondary grades. Some fees may apply.

7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
301-846-2483
http://www.frederick.edu/adultservices

The Office of Adult Services in the Student Development Area at Frederick Community College offers a variety of services for adults. Designed to ease the transition into the classroom for those who are returning to begin or complete a degree, acquire marketable skills, or retrain for a new career, the office offers information and referrals to college and community resources, workshops on topics of interest for adult students, and special services for single parents, displaced homemakers, and other adults in transition. The Office of Adult Services offers the following programs:

Project Forward Step

Project Forward Step is a counseling, information, and referral program designed to meet the needs of returning adult students. Program services are designed to help individuals increase and upgrade skills leading to employment or a career change. Services provided include intake interview and needs assessment; career counseling and academic advisement; support during transition; workshops for adult students; referral to college and community services; financial assistance with tuition, books, child care, and transportation to qualified single parents and displaced homemakers; job placement referrals.

Women's Center

The Office of Adult Services and the Frederick County Commission for Women entered into a partnership to develop a women's center program. The Women's Center provides Frederick County residents with a centralized place to access information about and referrals to community resources and services, attend workshops and join support groups, and be exposed to social and professional networking opportunities. The Anne-Lynn Gross Breast Cancer Resource Center provides access to information related to breast cancer, including conventional and alternative treatment, prevention, emotional impact, and nutrition. The Woman to Woman Mentoring Program is an intergenerational program to assist Frederick County women ages 18 to 29 who desire personal and professional guidance. Woman to Woman Mentoring provides young women with a supportive relationship that gives them the opportunity to learn, grow, and achieve personal success.

Frederick County Business and Employment Center
5340A Spectrum Drive, DLLR Office
Frederick, MD 21703
410-297-6590
http://www.opendoorscc.org

SCSEP is a training and employment program for individuals aged 55 and older who are unemployed and meet federal low-income guidelines. Eligible participants earn a minimum-wage training stipend while gaining job skills in paid, part-time employment training sites and also receive help looking for permanent employment.

P.O. Box 3826
Frederick, MD 21705
301-662-0099
443-573-8660
http://www.waystationinc.org

Operation New Start places homeless veterans in jobs and assists them with retaining employment. This program provides support in job coaching, job training, and vocational counseling. Once employment is achieved, job mentoring is available through the first six months of employment. (See complete description of services under the heading "Special Populations Services: Services for Military Personnel/Veterans.")

Winchester Hall
12 East Church Street, 2nd Floor
Frederick, MD 21701
301-600-1967
http://www.westernmdsbdc.org

The Western Region SBDC is designed to provide comprehensive management and technical assistance to Western Maryland's small business community (Allegany, Garrett, Washington, and Frederick counties). SBDC counsels and trains aspiring and existing small businesses to resolve organizational, financial, marketing, technical, regulatory, and other issues they might encounter.