Evening job club support group off and running
In late 2008, COVA expanded its hours of service and added a job club support group to better serve its clients’ needs.
In September, evening hours were added on Wednesdays to accommodate participants’ late-night work sessions. COVA’s Resource Center is now open until 8 p.m. on Wednesday evenings.
The employment teams decided to make even better use of the extra hours by creating a new job club support group, dubbed Club COVA.
Club COVA began in 2008 as a 60- minute meeting open to anyone who sought a supportive environment to talk about job-related topics. Each Wednesday, career developers choose a new topic of discussion, ranging from finance basics to overcoming a criminal background to dealing with a mental illness while returning to work.
In addition to COVA staff presentations, special guest speakers – including mental health ombudsman Neal Edgar and Kemba General Manager Gary Weaver – were invited to share their knowledge with club attendees.
The employment teams are always looking for new topic ideas, so if you have an idea you’d like to suggest, please contact Robin Hepler, marketing director, at rhepler@cova.org.
Get the Club COVA schedule by visiting COVA's calendar of events.