For more information on finding work, see the Job-Hunting Information Guide.

Job Services
Department of Transitional Assistance
http://mass.gov/dta
110 Mt. Wayte Avenue, Framingham
Telephone: 508-661-6600
Job-skills training and education, job-search assistance, post-employment support for individuals receiving DTA assistance. 

Employment Options, Inc.
www.employmentoptions.org
200 East Main St., Marlboro
Telephone: 508-485-5051
Vocational training and employment, education, housing, and family services to persons with mental illnesses. 

Employment and Training Resources
www.etrcc.com
201 Boston Post Road West, Marlboro
Telephone: 508-786-0982
Provides individual training programs and career services such as resume writing and interviewing skills. Accepts referrals from the Department of Transitional Assistance. Provides support for economically disadvantaged clients with financial barriers to employment and provides individual training programs. 

Future Skills Institute
www.futureskillsinstitute.org
73 Union St., Framingham
Telephone: 508-875-0223
Confirm schedule prior to visiting. Provides young adults aged 16-24 with community based career and education counseling services and job placement. Offers numerous workshops. No fees.

MetroWest Career Center, SMOC
www.smoc.org/index.asp?pgid=59
300 Howard St., Framingham
Telephone: 508-620-2677
A wide range of career and employment services. Public access to computer resources. Workshops on resume writing, applying for college, and introduction to Microsoft Word and Excel are held on a regular basis. 

MetroWest Center for Independent Living, Inc.
www.mwcil.org
280 Irving St. Framingham 01702
Telephone: 508-875-7853
Helps people with disabilities learn to live more independently. Peer Advocates provide one-to-one services to individuals. Services include intake/assessment, peer counseling, advocacy, independent living skills training, and information and referral. Spanish/Portuguese. 

Young Parents Program, SMOC
www.smoc.org/index.asp?pgid=112
300 Howard St., Framingham, MA
Telephone: 508-620-2632
Provides vocational training, employment, and college placement, access to housing, and counseling assistance. To be eligible, a person must be receiving assistance from DTA (TAFDC) or living at home, parenting or pregnant, and between 14 -21. Services are available to males and females.

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Finding Work
Help Wanted 
See the Job Hunting Information Guide for links to online job listings.

Researching Companies
A good place to start is the Framingham Public Library. Library research can help you identify companies you might want to work for, provide you with information about those companies, give you salary information, give you state-of-the-art information about your field, and help you demonstrate in an interview that you are already knowledgeable about the company. A reference librarian can help you locate this information in books and online.

August 2008