Adult & Dislocated Workers

The Lorain County Workforce Development Agency is the local sub-recipient of federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding distributed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and has been designated by the Lorain County Workforce Development Board to be the One-Stop Operator and provider of Career Services for the WIOA Title I Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. This funding supports the operation of OhioMeansJobs Lorain County and the coordination and delivery of services.

OhioMeansJobs Lorain County provides Workforce Services to youth, adults and dislocated workers and employers. The partners comprising OhioMeansJobs Lorain County include:

• Lorain County Workforce Development Agency
• Lorain County Department of Job and Family Services
• Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
• Lorain County Community College
• Lorain County Joint Vocational School
• Lorain County Aspire Program
• Lorain County Community Action Agency
• Vantage Aging
• Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

Priority of Service to Veterans is provided for all covered persons (a veteran or his/her eligible spouse) over non-covered persons for the receipt of employment, training and placement services funded in whole or in part by the Department of Labor.

Priority of Service to Veterans and Eligible Spouses Policy (PDF)