Public Scholarships and Grants
The Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant is a program designed to provide adults with the education and skills needed to enter the workforce in fields that are in high demand.
For eligibility and application information, click here.
Content updated Dec. 24, 2024
SkillUP is a program offered in partnership with the Missouri Department of Social Services. Its primary goal is to assist Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in gaining the skills, training, education, and connections needed to secure employment and achieve success in the workplace.
Avery Cockerham • SkillUP Family Success Coach
Central Missouri Community Action
Counties Covered: Osage, Cole, Callaway, Moniteau
Home Office: 1109 Southwest Blvd, Jefferson City, MO 65109 Office:(573) 635-4480 | Cell: 573.416.2844
Brooklyn Hill
Central Missouri Community Action
Counties Covered: Audrain, Boone, Cooper, and Howard counties
Home office: 807-B N Providence Rd, Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 573-777-5292
Email: brooklynh@cmca.us
Content updated Jan. 31, 2025
The Columbia Missouri Job Center's goal is to connect people to jobs, free of charge, and we accomplish this goal by working with both job seekers and employers to help bolster the local workforce through trainings, workshops, and job connections, as well as helping the workforce with career counseling, offering tools to make finding a job or advancing your career easier.
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101 Park DeVille Dr. Suite E
Columbia, MO 65203
573-441-6361
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Job Point is Missouri’s premier employment center and Community Development Corporation.
400 Wilkes Blvd Columbia, MO 65201 573-474-8560
jobpoint.org