(Title V of the Older Americans Act)
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a community service and work-based training program for persons age 55 or older with limited incomes. The Bureau of Senior Services administers the program through an annual grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The SCSEP grantee funded by the Bureau is:
Area 2 and 3: Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Putnam and Raleigh Counties
| Program Coordinator |
Nancy Shepherd |
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Human Resource Development Foundation (HRDF)
The Charleston office located at the American Job Center |
| Address |
426 Leon Sullivan Way
Charleston, WV 25301 |
| Telephone |
304-342-2078 |
| Web Site |
www.HRDFWV.org |
Area 1: Doddridge, Harrison, Monongalia, Preston and Taylor Counties
| Program Coordinator |
Darcy Scott |
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HDRF/Senior Works Career Planner |
| Address |
320 Adams Street, Suite 103
Fairmont, WV 26554 |
| Telephone |
304-476-2877 |
| Web Site |
www.HRDFWV.org |
The Bureau also coordinates SCSEP activities with the national grantee — the National Council on Aging in West Virginia. The Senior Community Service Employment Program trains many individuals across the state.
For more information about SCSEP, contact us or view the U.S. Department of Labor's website.
A brochure is also available for printing.
Click here to complete and submit an employment application online.
If you’re looking for ready-to-work volunteers, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) can help. We’re the nation’s oldest program to help unemployed individuals aged 55 and older find employment.
| If you can provide: |
We can offer: |
SCSEP participants are: |
- Supervision
- Training
- A safe work site
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- Motivated volunteers
- Savings on labor costs
- Recruitment and support
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- Age 55 or older
- Eligible to work in the U.S.
- Unemployed
- Living on a limited income
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As volunteers at your organization, SCSEP participants earn money while training and building their skills.
SCSEP provides participants with:
- Up to 20 hours a week at minimum wage
- On-the-job training
- Career coaching
- Help with job placement
SCSEP participants are trained for in-demand jobs:
- Childcare provider
- Customer service representative
- Teacher’s aide
- Computer technician
- Building maintenance/Janitorial worker
- Health care worker
- Receptionists
Apply today to become a host agency by calling us at 304.342.2078
Updated 12/18/2025