Annual Report 2016

Training and Employment
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
In 2016, Mature Services redesigned the service area of our largest program, SCSEP, to better meet
the expanding and changing needs of older adults.
Located in 40 counties across Ohio, SCSEP delivers a dual benefit to the communities it serves:
improving job readiness of mature workers while expanding the services generated by local nonprofit and
government agencies. It accomplishes these objectives by developing the economic self-sufficiency of
adults age 55 and older by providing paid, part-time job training in community service assignments.
Job Club
Our Job Club provides training in job readiness, resume building and job-seeking skills via a complimentary
two weeks of classroom training. After the initial training, club participants can attend career fairs and alumni
meetings offering additional opportunities for knowledge and networking. Job Club is available to individuals
50 or older regardless of income.
Encore Career Network
The Encore Career Network is a social enterprise model funded by a grant from the Cleveland Foundation
that draws upon the expertise, passion and talents of people ages 50 and over. Residents of Cuyahoga
County are assigned to paid, part-time positions at nonprofit and government agencies. Positions include
capacity building and direct services such as finance, marketing, and human resources. The success of
the Encore program has resulted in expansion from Cuyahoga to Summit and Stark Counties, with plans to
use the fee-for-service model as a means to generate unrestricted revenue streams.
By the Numbers
14,348 hours
of work training
were provided to
mature workers
692,826 service hours
aiding nonprofits --
allowing agencies to
expand capacity
building to deliver their
missions with no
additional costs
3,732 training hours via
our Job Club resulting in
31 participants finding
employment by building
skills in job readiness,
resume building and
job-seeking
6,621 hours of
expertise generated to
nonprofits from 24
Encore participants
14,830
people utilized our resource
rooms for job postings, resume
development and research
141
people found jobs as a result of
on-the-job training at host sites