Get Job Assistance Through Local Churches (Atlanta Links)

A higher power for job-hunters | ajc.com: "The unemployed in metro Atlanta are turning to churches for help in record numbers.
Many are not showing up Sunday mornings, but rather on weekdays for help with resumes, interview practice and networking.
Churches such as Transfiguration Catholic Church in Marietta have had job-help ministries for years. Others, such as St. Mark United Methodist Church on Peachtree Street, have started a ministry recently in response to the growing need.
Unemployment has risen to its highest level in 26 years. It’s 8.1 percent in Georgia, which means more than 393,000 Georgians are looking for work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In the ministries, volunteer helpers have noticed the steadily climbing numbers.
“Usually, we have eight to 12 or 16 people on a Monday night,” said Mike Lang, who runs Transfiguration’s ministry. “This past Monday night, we had 27.”
The church holds weekend workshops that feature classes such as managing money during job-searching. Last October, so many were looking for help that the church held two workshops, he said. About 50 showed up for each.
“That’s a lot for us,” Lang said.
Jack Sherer, who runs St. Benedict Catholic’s program in Duluth, said many newcomers are recently laid off mid- or upper-level managers who have hit middle age.
Volunteers are seeing the effect on employers as well. Some church programs bring in industry leaders who have jobs available to talk to candidates"...

RESOURCES

Religious groups providing job-seeking help:

> Roswell United Methodist, www.rumc.org, under “Support & Fellowship”

> Newnan First United Methodist, Newnan, www.newnanfumc.org, under “Resources”

>St. Mark Methodist in downtown Atlanta, www.stmarkumc.org, under “Job Networking”

> Episcopal Church of St. Peter and Paul, east Cobb County. Gene Caudle, 770-354-1530 or genec41@bellsouth.net

>Catholic Charities, www.catholiccharities.org

> Transfiguration Catholic, Marietta, www.transfiguration.com/ministry_careercare.htm

> St. Benedict Catholic, Duluth, e-mail Jack at jas@salestalent.com

> Holy Spirit Catholic, Norcross, www.scsjobs.com

> St. Ann’s Catholic, Marietta, 770-552-6400, Ext. 6104

> Jewish Family and Career Services, www.jfcs-atlanta.org, under “Career”

> Cross of Life Lutheran, Roswell, 770-475-9159

> First Baptist, Peachtree City, www.jobseekers-ptc.org

> Perimeter Church, Duluth, perimeter-business.followers.net/Crossroads_Career_Network.index

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