The Southeastern Kentucky Housing and Homeless Alliance

Employment Services

Christian Appalachian Project Resources for Independence in Community and Employment (CAPRICE)
188 Dog Patch Trading Center
London, KY 40741
(606) 878-6512
TDD/Accessible
Fax (606) 878-5745

-CAPRICE is a non-profit organization that provides diversified daily living skills training to individuals, preparing them to enter employment and/or function more independently in their homes nad communities. They also promote the Supported Employment program for the independence and self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities. Services include: Counseling information, Transportation information, Community Life Skills Job readiness, Education (math, reading, Self-care/daily living skills time management), Referral Advocacy, Recreation, Sign language/communication, Health and Safety Interpreting information, Literacy training and Money Management

The Job Shop
1364 S. Laurel Road
London, KY 40741
(606) 864-9675

-Offers temporary and permanent placement for employment along with training for interviews and skills testing.

KCEOC Workforce Investment Act
P.O. Box 490
Barbourville, KY 40906
(606) 546-3152
800-880-3152
(606) 546-5057 fax

-JTPA assists persons 16 years and older who have been out of work for at least 6 months to find temporary employment and job retraining. JTPA is available for persons with low income, poor work histories, and highschool dropouts. They also provide GED referral and assistance.
-EKCEP assists workers who have been dislocated or laid off from a job by providing tuition assistance and support services such as child care, commuting fees, and meal assistance for up to two years while the person is enrolled at a local vocational school or community college.

Kentucky Department for Employment Services
Local Office-Corbin
(606) 528-3460
TDD (816) 426-6022

-Serves Clay, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Rockcastle, and Whitley counties by providing referral and placement services, assistance to veterans with job training and placement, unemployment insurance, and assistance to KTAP recipients with job training and placement.