Union Mission - Savannah, Georgia

Employment & Training Center

The Employment & Training Center (ETC) program is designed to provide employment services, life skills training, work training, job placement, and follow-up services to homeless and at-risk for homelessness persons.

ETC Services

Employment Readiness Search and Placement assistance

Follow-up & Retention services Life Skills & Certified Work Training

Computer & Phone Use Use of mailing address

GED preparation and testing Phone Message Service

Work Uniform & Equipment Assistance Transportation & Childcare

On-site Department of Family & Children Services representative

On-site Department of Labor representative and electronic access to job listings

2007 Highlights

559 persons enrolled in the Employment & Training Center
204 persons enrolled in the Life Skills Program
168 persons established savings accounts
239 persons obtained employment with an average wage of $7.87/hour

The Starfish Café (a partnership with Savannah Technical College)

A twenty week certified culinary arts training program with lab experience in a functioning restaurant, the program teaches work skills, provides placement, and offers follow-up services. All participates must also complete the Life Skills Curriculum.

2007 Highlights

57 graduated from the program
31 graduates were placed in jobs with an average wage of $9.00/hour

For more information on the Starfish Cafe please visit http://www.thestarfishcafe.org

“We chose Union Mission for all of the great things you guys are doing for your community but wanted to focus on the Starfish Café because we’ve never seen anything like it. This is a great program that we see is literally saving lives.”

- Russ McCorroll, Producer: The TODAY SHOW, April 2005

Contact Information

Ayana Eady
Vice President, Employment Services

(912) 234-0525
aeady@unionmission.org

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