SC@Work: Rural Connections

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SC@Work: Rural Connections events are a continuation of our SC@Work: Road Trips last year. The road trips were small job fairs and community events in the most rural pockets of our great state. Those job fairs took place in 2023 at 24 different locations across 17 counties, with over 700 jobseekers in attendance and 600 follow-up interviews. Now it's time for phase two of our rural initiative: Rural Connections! These job fairs aim to be more frequent, bigger, and better!

SC@Work: Rural Connections events are targeting jobseekers with barriers to employment, such as transportation, which prevent them from accessing regional workforce development services. These events can include festivals and community events. For instance, a jobseeker can attend this event and network directly with employers, submit applications and work on their resume in DEW’s Career Coach, talk to community providers, and more. Instead of people in rural communities having to commute for 40 minutes to a job fair, we are bringing the job fairs right to their backdoor!

The state-of-the-art Career Coach mobile unit will be present at certain events, which is a traveling SC Works center that is wheelchair accessible, has 10 workstations for job-seeking activities, provides wi-fi and printer capabilities, and has staff available to assist users. It is an extension of the services provided through SC Works Centers across the state. SC@Work: Rural Connections is part of an ongoing rural initiative to make DEW and SC Works services accessible to jobseekers in rural and underserved areas.

Attend upcoming Rural Connections events in your area!

Date

 Time Event Place Address
Saturday, September 6, 2025 4PM - 7PM Recovery Month Live Event The Walterboro Wildlife Center 100 S. Jefferies Blvd., Walterboro, SC 29488
Saturday, September 6, 2025 10AM - 2PM Career Readiness Workshop One Step at a Time 168 14th Street West Fairfax, SC 29827
Friday, September 12, 2025 10AM - 1PM Health and Resources Fair Bennettsville Community Center 714 N. Marlboro St., Bennettsville, SC 29512
Monday, September 15, 2025 6PM - 8PM Estill Fall Festival Town of Estill 323 Martin L. King Jr. Blvd S., Estill, SC 29918
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 10AM-2PM Career Readiness Workshop One Step at a Time 168 14th Street West Fairfax, SC 29827
Thursday - Saturday, September 18-20, 2025 9AM - 3PM Yemassee Shrimp Festival Yemassee Municipal Complex 101 Town Cir., Yemassee, SC 29945
Saturday, September 20, 2025 10AM - 1PM Society Hill Jobseeker Event Society Hill Train Depot 122 West Depot St., Society Hill, SC 29593
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 10AM - 11AM Red Cross Volunteer Spotlight Clinton Public Library 304 W Pitts St., Clinton, SC 29323
Friday, September 26, 2025 9AM-1PM Career and Resource Fair Ned Branch Missionary Baptist Church 10620 Dunbarton Blvd. Barnwell, SC 29812
Saturday, September 27, 2025 9AM - 3PM 4th Annual HCCAR Field Day Varnville City Clerk’s Office 95 E Palmetto Ave., Varnville, SC 29945
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 10AM - 12PM Clinton Hiring Event Clinton Public Library 304 W Pitts St., Clinton, SC 29323
Friday, October 31, 2025 10AM - 1PM Community Resource Event Hemingway Library 306 N. Main St., Hemingway SC, 29554
Every First Monday (11/24 - 12/25) 10 AM - 1 PM Mullins Public Library Resume Workshop 210 N. Main St., Mullins, SC 29574
Every Third Wednesday 9 AM - 12 PM Community and Homeless Resource Hub Darlington Motel

600 Pearl St., Darlington, SC 29532
Every Third Thursday 10 AM - 1 PM Free Community Health Event The Talmadge Center 1319 South Main St., McCormick, SC 29835
Every Third Friday 11AM - 2PM Lending a Hand Information Sessions Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach 1411 MR Joe White Ave., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

 

SC@Work Trip Flyers

Want to spread the word about upcoming SC@Work: Rural Connections? Click on the below options to download event flyers for upcoming trips!

 

List of South Carolina Rural Connections Tiers

 

2023

   2024   2025

TIER IV

 TIER III TIER IV TIER III TIER IV TIER III
Allendale Abbeville   Abbeville Calhoun   Abbeville Chester
Bamberg Chesterfield Allendale Chester Allendale Chesterfield
Barnwell Clarendon   Bamberg Clarendon   Bamberg Clarendon
Cherokee Colleton Barnwell Colleton Barnwell Colleton
Chester Darlington   Cherokee Darlington   Cherokee Darlington
Dillon Fairfield Chesterfield Fairfield Dillon Fairfield
Lee Greenwood   Dillon Greenwood   Lee Greenwood
Marion Horry Lee Hampton Marion  Hampton
Marlboro Jasper   Marion Horry   Marlboro Horry
Orangeburg Laurens Marlboro Laurens Orangeburg Laurens
Union McCormick   Orangeburg McCormick   Union McCormick
Williamsburg Sumter Union  Sumter Williamsburg Sumter
    Williamsburg