SERVING THE COMMUNITY
ROCKLAND
COUNTY
CAREER CENTER
opens at RCC
J
ob seekers can now receive a full array
of career services at the Rockland
County Career Center at RCC’s
main campus or Haverstraw Center. RCC
began operating the Rockland County
Career Center in July 2015, assuming the
employment services previously managed
by Tomorrow’s Workplace.
The Rockland County Career Center
is a collaborative endeavor that brings
together employers and job seekers,
providing a comprehensive, one-stop
approach to career exploration, job training
and employment searching.
Staffed with employment professionals
from several private and public entities,
including the New York State Department
of Labor, the Center provides job seekers
with the necessary tools for self-directed
or staff-assisted job searches and provides
employers with facilities, training and
workforce support.
Career Center services are overseen
by the newly-formed Workforce
Development Board of Rockland County,
which provides guidance and sets
policy. Rockland Community College
was selected through an RFP process
to administer Workforce Investment
Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant
funds from the Labor Department.
The Youth Services component will
be operated by Rockland BOCES.
For more information, go to:
rocklandcountycareercenter.org.
RCC’s Habitat Chapter Wins Award
S
tudents in RCC’s chapter of Habitat
for Humanity travel near and far to
fulfill the organization’s mission to
“bring people together to build homes,
communities and hope.” Recent projects
include New Orleans and Haverstraw. The
group’s advisors are a married couple who
are RCC adjunct faculty members, Michael
and Maureen Ver’Schneider.
The RCC chapter of Habitat for
Humanity was recently selected as the
Outstanding Collegiate Volunteer Team
by the Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of the
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GROUNDBREAKING
Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Students from RCC’s Habitat for Humanity chapter gather at the
site of a home they helped restore in New Orleans.
The Ver’Schneiders, accompanied by students
Sean Duurloo, Victoria Lanahan and Ciara
McCullough, accepted the award at the association’s National Philanthropy Day on November 19
(Falkirk Estate and Country Club, Central Valley, NY.)
Last year, with more than 200 student members, Habitat for Humanity had the largest
membership of any student club at RCC. Members raise fund ́