Connecticut State Department of Aging and Disability Services

Department of Aging and Disability Services (ADS) field offices are closed to the public as of March 18, 2020 as a protective measure for the safety of our staff and the public. Staff are working and the agency continues to provide needed core services. In the interest of the health and safety of our staff and those we serve, we may not be able to provide certain services that do not allow for appropriate social distancing at this time. For more information on available services, please use this website or call toll-free 800-537-2549.

Older Worker Program: Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

Eligibility
Service Providers

 
SCSEP participants are placed in temporary training assignments where they gain valuable on-the-job work experience and training needed to gain meaningful employment. 
 
Program Services

 

Participants will work 20 hours a week at the training sites for which they will be paid minimum wage.  This on-the-job training as well as additional training and service as needed help participants to find meaningful employment after SCSEP.

Program Objectives

  • Participate in community service assignments to learn new skills in on the job training
  • Assistance in resume development
  • Assistance in developing job search skills
  • Increase opportunities to obtain jobs in the private sector
  • Referrals to supportive services as needed
  • Change stereotypes about older workers through public education and demonstrated success
Eligibility
  • Be unemployed
  • Be 55 years of age or older and a resident of Connecticut
  • Have an annual family income that is not more than 125% of the federal poverty income guidelines.
Family Size Annual Income

1 Individual - $15,613

Family of 2 - $21,138

Family of 3 - $26,663

 

SCSEP Providers

For additional information about SCSEP, please contact Jennifer Gorman at (860) 424-5643 or at Jennifer.Gorman@ct.gov
Greater New Haven Area:

Associates for Training and Development
Whitneyville Cultural Commons 
1253 Whitney Ave 
Sean Joyce
(203) 314-1885

Litchfield County:

Associates for Training and Development 
59 Field St
Torrington, CT 06790
Sean Joyce
(203) 833-1422
sjoyce@a4td.org

Greater Stamford Area:

Associates for Training and Development
198 Selleck St
Stamford CT 06902
Rashanda Brivett
(203) 833-1030
rbrivett@a4td.org

For Other Senior Community Service Employment Program Contact:

Fairfield, Hartford, Middlesex, New London, Tolland and Windham Counties:

The WorkPlace Inc.:
350 Fairfield Ave, 4th Flr
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 953-3752
John Szymanski
jszymanski@workplace.org

601 Norwich New London Tnpk, Suite 1
Montville, CT 06382
(203) 610-8478
Rory Patton
rpatton@workplace.org 

20-28 Sargeant St, 2nd Flr
Hartford, CT 06105
(203) 610-6554
Elizabeth Acevedo
eacevedo@workplace.org 

458 Grand Ave, Rm 110
New Haven, CT 06513
Patryce Bryant
(203) 373-2101
pbryant@workplace.org

649 West Main St
Waterbury, CT 06702
(203) 373-2101
Patryce Bryant
pbryant@workplace.org