Population Served: These services are designed to assist workers who lose their jobs due to business closings or layoffs and to assist area employers in their search for qualified job applicants.
Eligibility: People may be eligible for these services if they have been laid-off or terminated from their job, or have worked for a plant or business that has closed.
Purpose: To prepare individuals for re-entry to the workforce.
Services Available:
- Counseling
- Vocational assessment
- Occupation classroom training
- Basic and remedial education
- On-the-job training
- Job search assistance
- Supportive services (assistance with transportation and child care)
Kaskaskia College
Director : Lisa Atkins – Kaskaskia College (618.545.3156)
Adm. Asst : Jane Stonecipher – Kaskaskia College (618.545.3166)
Case Managers :
Gary Albers – Centralia Crossroads Workforce Centers (618.532.4741, ext. 222)
Cheryl Cameron – Centralia Crossroads Workforce Centers (618.532.4741, ext. 223)
Dianne Weihe – Kaskaskia College (618.545.3123)
Judith Meeks-Hakim – Kaskaskia College (618.545.3158)
LakeLand College
Director: Dan Lawrence
Case Managers:
Carol Kirby, Case Manager Supervisor (217.235.2222 ext. 8226)
Jennifer Peterson - Mattoon Crossroads Workforce Centers (217.235.2222 ext. 8232)
Angie Hasket - Mattoon Crossroads Workforce Centers (217.235.2222 ext. 8253)
Wendy Blythe - Effingham Crossroads Workforce Centers (217.235.222 ext. 2253)
Lorie Ohneresorge - Effingham Crossroads Workforce Centers (217.342.4382 ext. 2256)
Becky Quandt - Effingham Crossroads Workforce Centers (217.342.4382 ext. 2252)
Robin - Kralman - Effingham Crossroads Workforce Centers (217.342.4382 ext. 225)
Janna Overstreet - Quality Assurance/Utilization Review Coordinator - Mattoon Crossroads Workforce Centers (217.235.2222 ext. 8227)