Due to decisions by the President’s Administration, FY 2025 funding for the Northern Virginia Senior Community Service Employment Program is being withheld and not distributed to SCSEP national grantees. As a result, the Northern Virginia program has been paused since July 2025 and all SCSEP Trainees have been furloughed. As the U.S. Congress has approved this funding for FY 2025, this action to not distribute the SCSEP funding on a national basis is not appropriate or legal. The SkillSource Group, Inc. and the Virginia Career Works Northern Region is awaiting further decisions by the U.S. Congress for funding starting on October 1, 2025. We look forward to engaging this important program for older workers in Northern Virginia as soon as possible.

The Northern Virginia Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) works with local and national partners to give older adults tools and information to stay healthy and secure. SCSEP places mature workers in temporary paid community service training to prepare them for permanent employment outside the program.

SCSEP participants train an average of 20 hours a week and are paid a training stipend that is the highest of federal, state, or local minimum wage directly by SCSEP.

Participants are placed in a wide variety of community service training assignments at nonprofit and public facilities, such as senior centers, community centers, libraries, and hospitals.

This on-the-job training experience can then be used as a bridge to find employment opportunities outside of the program.

The SCSEP program is accepting new participants!

For more information, please contact us by email or call Virginia Judd at 571-363-7688, TTY 711.

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FAQ

To participate in SCSEP, you must:

  • be 55 years or older
  • be unemployed
  • meet financial guidelines

The Northern Virginia SCSEP covers the counties and cities of Alexandria, Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Loudoun, Manassas, Manassas Park, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren, and Winchester.

In addition to community service training, SCSEP provides participants with other training and support services that are important for finding future employment. These include:

  • Individual Employment Plan (IEP) development
  • specialized training to prepare for placements
  • assistance in securing future employment

For more information:

Please contact us by email or call Virginia Judd at 571-363-7688, TTY 711.

Interested in becoming a training site or hiring participants?

SCSEP has a large pool of workers, matching potential candidates with your needs.

We also screen and offer training opportunities with community agencies and nonprofits to all candidates.

In addition to saving you time and money on recruitment, we even offer trial employment periods at no cost to you to make sure the candidate is a good fit for your business.

Everybody benefits from a multigenerational workforce, including you, the employer. Older workers are ideal candidates bringing maturity, a strong work ethic, reliability and strong interpersonal and communication skills. Older employees can teach younger ones with their life experience, while they gain inspiration from the energy and passion of younger employees.

Whether your organization has an immediate one-time hiring need or recurring needs throughout the year, SCSEP can help. Let us know your available position(s) and you will be provided with candidates who have been pre-screened with the right skills and experience.

For more information:

Please contact us by email or call Virginia Judd at 571-363-7688, TTY 711.

Am I Eligible?

To participate in SCSEP, you must:

  • be 55 years or older
  • be unemployed
  • meet financial guidelines

The Northern Virginia SCSEP covers the counties and cities of Alexandria, Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Loudoun, Manassas, Manassas Park, Page, Prince William, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren, and Winchester.

For more information, please contact us by email or call Virginia Judd at 571-363-7688, TTY 711.

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