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Missouri Career Center Partners
The two main partners of the local Missouri
Career Center office is the local office of the Missouri Division of
Workforce Development and the Workforce Development Department of the
City of Springfield. Our Youth Department is operated by AO/Lakes
Country Resource Centers. Here are the web sites for the agencies of
those partners.
 Missouri Division of Workforce Development
www.ded.mo.gov/wfd
 City of Springfield
www.springfieldmogov.org
 AO/Lakes Country Resource Centers
http://www.aoinc.org/C2a.html
The following agencies have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with the Missouri Career Center and many are mandated to partner
with us according to the 1998 federal legislation Workforce Investment
Act.
 Experience Works
www.experienceworks.org/site/PageServer/
Experience Works is a national nonprofit organization best known for operating
a Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) in 44 states and
Puerto Rico.
 Family Support Division (FSD)
www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/
FSD strives to maintain or improve the quality of life for the people
of Missouri by providing the best possible services to the public with
respect, responsiveness and accountability, enabling individuals and families
to better fulfill their potential.
 Job Corps
chicagoregion.jobcorps.gov
Job Corps is a federally-funded residential training program for poverty-level
youth between the ages of 16 and 24 and offer GED or high school diploma and
skills in 125 different trades.
Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights
www.springfieldmogov.org/egov/boards/human_right/index.html
The Mayor’s Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations investigates
cases of discrimination based on race, religion, age, national
origin, sex, disability, and retaliation in the areas of employment and
accommodation.
They provide training to employers, landlords, schools, and
other community organizations in the community to foster mutual understanding
and respect
among all citizens.
 Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC)
www.otc.edu
This junior college provides secondary and post-secondary vocational education,
general education for transfer, credit, and non-credit courses, adult education
and literacy, GED preparation and customized training for employers.
Parents Fair Share Program—Missouri Department of Social
Services
http://www.dss.mo.gov/cse/pfs/index.htm
The Parents' Fair Share Program is based on the idea that both parents
are responsible for supporting their children. Parents' Fair Share can
help you increase your ability to meet your child(ren)'s emotional and
financial needs by helping you become self-sufficient. Parents Fair Share
can also help you assume an active and positive role in your child(ren)'s
lives.
 Unemployment Insurance (UI) or the Missouri Division of Employment Security
www.ui.dolir.mo.gov/som/
www.moclaim.com to file a weekly claim.
Within Springfield call 895-6851
Outside Springfield call 1-800-320-2519
 United Migrant Opportunity Services
www.umos.org/
UMOS assists migrant and seasonal farm workers and their families attain
greater economic stability by helping them acquire more education and new
job skills in occupations that offer higher wages and benefits and a more
stable work environment.
 Missouri DESE Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
vr.dese.mo.gov/
Vocational Rehabilitation assists individuals with physical and/or mental
impairments to obtain employment. Possible services may include: assessments,
evaluation, guidance, physical restoration services, assistive devices,
training costs, job placement & referral. Each case is reviewed
individually by a counselor, who coordinates eligibility determination
and case services.
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