Employment Opportunities in Cleveland
AARP’s Senior Employment Program
4614 Prospect Ave., Rm. 224 • Cleveland, OH
216-881-1155
— Provides paid work for those 55 and over with limited financial resources.
Better Business Bureau
2217 E. 9th Street, Ste. 200 • Cleveland, OH
216-241-7678
— Volunteer opportunities for answering telephones, complaint handling, mediation and arbitration, public speaking, data entry, receptionist and clerical duties.
Business Volunteers Limited
200 Public Sq., Ste. 2650 • Cleveland, OH
216-736-7711
— Opportunities for volunteers in a variety of areas from social services to fine arts.
Elders in School
216-664-2833
— Seniors share in the learning process of our children by volunteering experience and time in the area of reading, writing, and mathematics within our schools. It’s a wonderful volunteer opportunity for senior citizens.
ETA Employment Training Association
42495 N. Ridge Rd. • Elyria, OH
440-322-5262, ext. 822
— Special programs for adults 55 and older to train and help with job searches.
Foster Grandparent Program
800-424-8867
www.seniorcorps.org
— Low income volunteers age 60 and over commit themselves twenty hours per week to give affection, understanding, and stimulation to handicapped and special needs children. Benefits: tax exempt stipend. Stipend doesn’t affect subsidized rent, SSI, food stamps.
Green Thumb, Inc.
401 West North Street, Suite 242 • Lima, OH
419-222-3118
— America’s oldest and largest provider of training and employment for mature adults. They are a national non-profit corporation operating in 45 states.
Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland
2295 East 55th Street • Cleveland, OH
216-431-8300
Jewish Family Service Association
24075 Commerce Park Rd. • Beachwood, OH
216-292-3999
— Volunteer as meals on wheels drivers, clerical support, medical/social drivers, English tutors, friendly visitors and more.
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged
12200 Fairhill Rd. • Cleveland, OH
216-721-9197
— Senior employment program. Trains for new job skills.
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
Cuyahoga County • 216-391-9500
Southwest • 216-676-6441
Lorain County • 440-244-6261
Cleveland • 216-881-6505
Lake County • 440-269-3015
— RSVP is part of Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provides older Americans the opportunity to apply their life experience to meeting community needs.
Senior Strides Program
Cleveland Dept. of Aging, 601 Lakeside Ave., Rm. 16
216-664-2833
— Assists Clevelanders age 55+ with job search, training, employment counseling, and job placement.
SCORE (Senior Corps of Retired Executives)
Cuyahoga County • 216-522-4194
Lake County • 440-357-2290
United Way Services of Greater Cleveland
1331 Euclid Avenue • Cleveland, Ohio
216-436-2100
The Urban League of Greater Cleveland
1255 Euclid Ave, Suite 205 • Cleveland, OH
216-622-0999
YMCA of Greater Cleveland
2200 Prospect Ave. Ste 900 • Cleveland, OH
216-344-0095