WorkFirst Community Jobs
Our Community
Jobs program is a 6-month on-the-job training program
for which the participants get paid minimum wage. The
purpose of the program is to provide job training, paid
schooling, and assistance identifying any employment barriers
that an individual may have.
Coastal Supported Employment
This program
provides employment support services for persons with
disabilities. This can include job coaching, training,
employment barriers identification, and more.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
RSVP provides
people over the age of 55 years old with opportunities
to volunteer in their communities. There are currently
around 600 volunteers involved with approximately 50 non-profit
organizations within Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties.
If you are a senior over the age of 55 and wish to give
back to your community, you should consider volunteering
through RSVP.
Senior Peer Counseling
The Senior Peer
Counseling program is designed to aid situationally distraught
seniors (55 yrs. And older). Our trained counselors help
individuals manage certain life crises, i.e. loss of a
loved one, loss of mobility, etc.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
This program
recruits, trains and retains volunteers to advocate for
residents of long-term care facilities. The volunteers
are assigned to facilities and visit their residents weekly.
Tutoring
Tutoring of elementary school children by our senior volunteers is offered both on and off-campus. The tutors help “at risk” children in the areas of basic math, English, and computer technology.
