North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

If you are 55 years or older and economically disadvantaged, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is available to you through the Division of Aging and Adult Services and other agencies in North Carolina. The Senior Community Service Employment Program, funded through Title V of the Older Americans Act, places individuals 55 and older who are economically disadvantaged into useful part-time community service programs while helping them transition into unsubsidized employment.

Do I qualify?
To be eligible, a person must have an income at 125 percent of the poverty level or below, be at least 55 years of age, and be a resident of North Carolina.

Where do I get help?
Six national contractors and the Division of Aging and Adult Services provide SCSEP services in North Carolina. The Division of Aging and Adult Services provides SCSEP in six regions which cover 34 counties. You can contact the Area Agency on Aging in the area where you live to find out about the availability of SCSEP in your county.

These regional offices and the counties they serve are listed below.

Area Agencies on Aging	Counties	Telephone
Land-of Sky Regional Council Asheville	Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Transylvania	828-251-6622
Isothermal Planning Commission Rutherfordton	Cleveland, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford	828-287-2281
Centralina Council of Governments Charlotte	Anson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union	704-372-2416
Triangle J Council of Governments Research Triangle Park	Moore	919-558-9341
Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments Rocky Mount	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson	252-446-0411
Lumber River Council of Governments Lumberton	Bladen, Hoke, Robeson, Richmond, Scotland	910-618-5533

Last updated: September 3, 2008