Whether you are looking for a new job, expanding your career development, or need assistance after experiencing job loss, resources are available to help assist you in your employment journey. We want to help connect you with programs that offer employment assistance, childcare, food, and resources for those of all ages. To find resources in your area, click a link below and enter your zip code. Please contact individual agencies to check on program availability.
You can also dial 211 (or 1-855-567-5341) anywhere in Pennsylvania 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, or text your zip code to 898-211 if you would like a resource navigator to assist you for free. For more resources, visit our Search page.
Employment Programs
211 can help you find programs that help will identify and secure paid employment opportunities that match your qualifications, experience, and interests. Some programs specialize in matching specific assistance to youth, veterans, and more.
Career development can help you make decisions regarding occupational roles or work experiences, and help you develop necessary skills toward a new job. Services range from job training and apprenticeships, to resume building and interview preparation.
Search for Employment Programs
Job Search Assistance
- Job Finding Assistance
- Youth Employment Programs
- Veteran Employment Programs
- Ex-Offender Employment Programs
- Displaced Worker Employment Programs
Career Development
Benefits Assistance
If you lost your job, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits. For eligible individuals, these benefits replace part of your income for a limited time. For assistance with filing for benefits, try searching for general benefits/services assistance in your area in the 211 database.
We also encourage Pennsylvanians who need help with food and groceries for themselves and their households to look into community benefits like Food Stamps/SNAP and WIC. These programs help eligible households afford their grocery bills.
Search for Benefits Assistance Programs
Unemployment
Benefits Assistance
Basic Needs
Meeting your basic needs can be difficult while seeking employment. When dealing with complex needs and assistance, connecting with a 211 Resource Navigator can help guide you to what resources you may need and what is available in your area. They can assist with finding programs such as food pantries that can help fill the gaps and provide necessary staples. Connect with a variety of health and human service needs such as counseling services, rent payment assistance, formula/baby food, and more.
Search for Basic Needs Programs
Food
Housing/Shelter
Mental Health
Connect to a Resource Navigator
211 provides access to free and confidential services across is a highly adaptable, dedicated system that provides a reliable place to turn for help. With multiple points of contact – phone, text, and webchat – and an online searchable database, individuals in our Pennsylvania communities can be connected to information and resources 24/7/365.
No matter the situation, Resource Navigators listen, identify underlying problems, and connect people in need with resources and services in their community designed to improve their lives. Press the learn more button to search for resources in your area or get connected to a Resource Navigator for assistance.
