Job and career transition groups
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List compliments of Community Career Services, Johnson County Community College. |
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| CASS COUNTY JOB NETWORK • Employment Transition Support Group | |
| Location | St. Sabina Catholic Church • 700 Trevis Avenue • Belton, Missouri • Conference Room |
| Contacts | Larry Spencer • lspencer724@kc.rr.com Becky Fenske • jobs@stsabinaparish.org • 812.331.4713 |
| Date/Time | Monday evenings • 7:00– 8:30 pm |
| Mission | Provides support and networking to anyone seeking employment. |
| CENTER FOR SPIRIT AT WORK • Career Transitions Group | |
| Location | Kauffman Foundation • 4801 Rockhill Road • Kansas City, Missouri • www.centerforspiritatwork.org |
| Contacts | Patrick Hosty • 816.268.1078 Cory Unrein • info@centerforspiritatwork.org |
| Date/Time | LAST Monday evening • 6:30–8:00pm • LAST Monday may fall on the 4th OR 5th week of any given month |
| Mission | Supports persons out of work, underutilized, considering a job transition or seeking a new direction. |
| CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY • Career Transitions Support Group | |
| Location | 3800 West 119th Street • Leawood, Kansas • Parish Hall, west side entrance • Adult Education Room, lower level |
| Contacts | Bill Eckert • wdeckert@gmail.com • 913.322.9177 x205 |
| Date/Time | Friday mornings • 7:45am • does not meet the Friday before a holiday |
| Mission | Provides informal support and networking to anyone seeking employment. |
| CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION UNITED METHODIST Employment Transition Support Group |
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| Location | 13720 Roe Avenue • Leawood, Kansas • Room 220 • East Building • www.cor.org |
| Contacts | Bob Noelle • 913.851.4690 • rlnbby@kc.rr.com Christine Synder • 816.694.1778 • chsmith8581@yahoo.com Deanne Sheets • 913.491.0421 • dsheets@everestkc.net |
| Date/Time | Third Thursday evening • 6:30–7:00pm • Informal Networking • 7:00–9:00pm • Speaker/Presentation |
| Mission | Hosts guest speakers to discuss topics such as interviewing, resume preparation, networking and entrepreneurship. |
| Date/Time | Thursday evenings • 7:00–9:30pm |
| Mission | Provides support to individuals who are in a job transition or think they might be. |
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF RAYTOWN • Job-Links Networking Group | |
| Location | 10500 East 350 Hwy. • Raytown, Missouri • Fellowship Hall |
| Contacts | Glenda Hammond • glenda.hammond@kcpl.com |
| Date/Time | Second Monday evening • 7:00pm |
| Mission | Provides support to individuals seeking employment. |
| GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | |
| Location | 11485 Ridgeview Road • Olathe, Kansas |
| Contacts | Quentin Dale • 913-393-1646 • qbdale@sbcglobal.net Mike Kohler • mlkohler@comcast.net |
| Date/Time | Second and fourth Saturday mornings • 8:30–9:45am |
| Mission | Provides support to job seekers with each meeting having an educational section and occasional guest speakers. |
| HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH • Job Loss Support Group | |
| Location | 119th Street/Lowell • Overland Park, Kansas • Conference Room • 913.491.8022 |
| Contacts | Steve Robertson • 913.381.1285 • srobertson17@kc.rr.com |
| Date/Time | Second and fourth Monday mornings • 9:00am |
| Mission | Provides support to individuals who are unemployed. |
| HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH • Career Transition Ministry (CTM) Group | |
| Location | 13520 West 92nd Street • Lenexa, Kansas • www.htlenexa.org |
| Contacts | Judy Ambler • 816.225.8610 • judy.ambler@epcgconsulting.com Stan Nill • 913.895.0605 • 913.888.2770 • snill@htlenexa.org |
| Date/Time | Second Wednesday • 11:30am – 1:30 p.m. • Café @ Father Quigley Center, second floor • 9201 Summit Fourth Thursday evening • 6:45–9:00pm • Church Social Room |
| Mission | Provides an opportunity for networking and hosting guest speakers and employers who have open positions. |
| JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY CAREER SERVICES • Career Investment Groups |
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| Location | 12345 College Blvd • Overland Park, Kansas • Room 229 • Carlsen Center |
| Contacts | Laura Johannesmeyer • ljohanne@jccc.edu Erica Miller • emille41@jccc.edu • 913.469.8500 x4315 |
| Date/Time | Tuesdays afternoons • 12:30–2:30pm & 3:30–5:30pm Thursdays afternoons • 12:30–2:30pm |
| Mission | Provides job seeking and career transitioning professionals an environment of support and an opportunity for networking. |
| LEE'S SUMMIT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • ForwardBound Job Club | |
| Location | 114 SE Douglas • Lee's Summit Missouri • Room 118 • Parking is on the corner of 2nd and Main. |
| Contacts | Bob Carpenter • robert.carpenter15@yahoo.com |
| Date/Time | Tuesday evenings • 6:30– 8:30pm |
| Mission | Provides a forum for job seekers to expand their network, as well as improve their job hunting skills. |
| PLEASANT VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH • Career Connection KC Northland | |
| Location | 1600 N. 291 Highway (I-35 & 291) • Liberty, Missouri • Room 212 |
| Contacts | Sharon Jones • sharon@pleasantvalley.org • 816.781.5959 |
| Date/Time | Schedule TBA |
| Mission | Helps people obtain employment through programs that promote networking, training, motivation and biblical inspiration. |
| PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF STANLEY • Job Search Support Group | |
| Location | 14895 Antioch Road • Overland Park, Kansas • Church Library • www.stanleypres.org |
| Contacts | Larry Lee • 913.681.8180 • leell@aol.com |
| Date/Time | Thursdays mornings • 10:00am |
| Mission | Provides opportunity to share job search techniques and experiences, as well as support one another during job transition. |
| PRINCE OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH • St. Joseph's Career Transitions | |
| Location | 16000 West 143rd Street • Olathe, Kansas • Parish Center Basement • St. Mark | St. Luke Room |
| Contacts | Fred Fosnacht • jobs@mycatholicvoice.com • www.MyCatholicVoice.com/jobs |
| Date/Time | Wednesday mornings • 7:00–8:15am |
| Mission | Provides job search coaching, networking and career transition support in an atmosphere of personal spiritual enrichment. |
| SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH • Sacred Heart (Shawnee) Job Club | |
| Location | Johnson Drive & Monticello • Shawnee, Kansas • Church Meeting Room 2 (or Room 103) • www.shoj.org/jobclub.htm Online: Kansas City Metro Networking Job Club • http://sacredheartjobclub.ning.com |
| Contacts | Maureen Reintjes • 913.422.5700 x250 • maureen.reintjes@shoj.org |
| Date/Time | Friday mornings • 8:30–9:30am • does not meet Friday before a holiday, after Thanksgiving and on Good Friday |
| Mission | Provides an onsite, as well as an online networking group for all job seekers and facilitators in the KC metro area. |
| ST. ANN CATHOLIC CHURCH • Career Roundtable | |
| Location | 7331 Mission Road • Prairie Village, Kansas • Parish Hall |
| Contacts | John Caton • stannscareerroundtable@gmail.com Alec Foster • alec.j.foster@gmail.com |
| Date/Time | Saturday mornings • 8:30–9:45am |
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| ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC CHURCH | |
| Location | 2 East 75th Street • Kansas City, Missouri • Seton Hall • Off-street parking behind church (75th & Main) • www.stekc.org |
| Contacts | Doug Kinney • daventis@everestkc.net • LinkedIn Group: St. Elizabeth Job Club |
| Date/Time | Third Thursday evening • 7:00-9:00pm |
| Mission | Provides job seekers with formal networking opportunities, resource awareness, tips and techniques and experience sharing. |
| ST. JOHN LALANDE CATHOLIC CHURCH | |
| Location | 805 NW R.D. Mize Road • Blue Springs, Missouri • LaLande Room |
| Contacts | Rose Scanlon • j-scanlon@sbcglobal.net |
| Date/Time | Wednesday mornings • 9:00–11:00am |
| Mission | Provides moral support and help with 30-second commercials, resume development and interviewing skills. |
| ST. MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH • Career Connections: 7 O'clock Job Club | |
| Location | 5700 W. 6th Street • Lawrence, Kansas • Main building classroom |
| Contacts | John Wade • Psychologist specializing in Positive Psychology Susan Wade • Career Counselor • susanwade@sunflower.com |
| Date/Time | Monday evenings • 7:00–8:30pm |
| Mission | Provides job seekers with practical skills, as well as networking and coping strategies and occasional guest speakers. |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH • Support Group | Job Club • SUMMER SCHEDULE | |
| Location | 5601 W 62nd Street • Mission, Kansas (SM Parkway & Nall) • Office Conference Room |
| Contacts | Tony Whitter • tony@tlcms.org • 913.432.5441 Rachel DeGarmo • racheldegarmo@gmail.com |
| Date/Time | Monday evenings on June 8th, June 22nd, July 6th, July 20th and August 3rd • 6:30–7:30pm |
| Mission | Provides support for those negatively impacted by the economy. |
| WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE • North Star Job Club | |
| Location | William Jewell College • 500 College Hill • Liberty, Missouri • Gano Assembly • Gano Assembly meeting room • Gano Chapel |
| Contacts | Cole Wrisinger • 816.522.2703 • wrisingerw@william.jewell.edu Debbie Scarfino • scarfinod@wiiliam.jewell.edu |
| Date/Time | First and third Monday evenings • 6:30– 8:30pm |
| Mission | Provides support and opportunity to those in career transition and placement. |
| WOODS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST • Crossroads Career Network | |
| Location | 4725 NE Lakewood Way • Lee's Summit, Missouri • Room 301 • www.crossroadscareer.org |
| CONTACT | David Templeman • david.templeman@gmail.com • 913.220.8326 |
| Date/Time | Wednesday evenings • 6:30–7:30pm |
| Mission | Assists people with career transitions by through networking, knowledge and faith. |
| KC METRO CAREER EXPERT & ADVOCATE |
| DIANE STAFFORD • Workplace and Career Columnist • THE KANSAS CITY STAR • http://economy.kansascity.com |
| ONLINE NETWORKING GROUP |
| SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH • Online Kansas City Metro Networking Job Club • http://sacredheartjobclub.ning.com |
| ACTIVE JOB CLUB ALUMNI |
| CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN • Jenny Behrens • jennybehrens@gmail.com Provides individual job search assistance |
| BLUE RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE • Carol Dean Director of Career Services • carol.dean@mcckc.edu • 816.220.6768 |
| POSSIBLE FUTURE JOB CLUBS |
| VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • Job club in the discussion phase. |
| NP CONNECT • Job club in the discussion phase. |
| MILL CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH • Job club currently in the planning stage. |
| GROUP SPECIFIC JOB CLUBS | |
| CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH |
Job club available to members of the congregation. Contact: Arlene Quick • aaquick@kc.rr.com |
| CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION | Job club available to parishioners. |
| CURE OF ARS CATHOLIC CHURCH |
Job club for parishioners focusing on entrepreneurial interests of job seekers. Contact: Quentin McArthur • qmcarthur@mcqueerygroup.com |
| GRACE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN | Job club available to members of the congregation. |
| HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH |
Job club available to parishioners, as well as their family and friends. Contacts: Jim Haggerty • haggertymo@comcast.net Kim Sullivan • ksullivan@nasb.com |
| KU EDWARDS CAMPUS |
Anticipated start date, Summer 2009 • Job club available to current KU students and alumni. Contact: Annette Spates • aspates@ku.edu • 913.897.8461 |
| ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY |
Job club available to Rockhurst University students and alumni. May 19, June 16 • July 14 • Massman Hall 248 • 6:30–8pm Contact: Mike Theobald • michael.theobald@rockhurst.edu |
| ST. ANDREW CHRISTIAN CHURCH | Job club available to parishioners. |
| ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL | Job club available to parishioners. |