SER Metro-Detroit, Jobs for Progress, Inc. is a multi-service community-based corporation of
recognized competence, demonstrated effectiveness, and well established history of 37 years,
providing effective educational training and employment programs, activities and associated services
for residents and employers of Metropolitan Detroit.
Since 1971, SER has consistently maintained a high performance record in the skills training and
placement of consumers into unsubsidized employment in the private sector and in providing
employers with a diverse, qualified workforce. The means by which our mission of cultivating a
qualified, skilled and adaptable workforce for metropolitan Detroit and the global economy is reflected
in our name:
SER: Service, Employment, and Redevelopment.
SER works to give each consumer of services the resources needed to create a life of self-sufficiency
and self-fulfillment. SER's program mix includes: literacy and education, job readiness skills training,
occupational skills training, vocational skills training, job seeker and employer services,
welfare reform programming, economic and community development, employment, and extensive
youth programming. The services delivery system includes the active participation of the public and
private sectors, education, and government.
SER's staff of committed individuals is a major asset to those whom we serve, as is the
network of business partners, human services agencies, faith-based organizations, workforce
development partners, educators, employers, state and government agencies and other stakeholders.
SER has grown from a small community resource serving Southwest Detroit residents to a multi-service, multi-state corporation that serves as a direct link to gainful employment of diverse populations. SER operates a comprehensive service delivery system serving any individual and employer seeking service.
SER is an equal opportunity employer, which administers recruitment, employment, transfer, training, and promotion practices without discrimination based on height, political opinion or affiliation, weight,
race, gender, religion, age, national origin, martial status, unrelated handicap or any prohibited ground.
SER Metro is an equal opportunity employer funded in part by the Michigan Department of Career
Development and the Detroit Workforce Development Department. Equal Opportunity
Employer/Program Auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Main Office
9301 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48210
phone: 313.846.2240
fax: 313.846.2247
One-Stop Career Center
SER Learning Academy
Adult Education Center
Annex Office
9215 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48210
phone: 313.945.5200
fax: 313.945.1566
Jobs, Education and Training (Jet)
Center for Working Families
Youth of Promise Leadership Program
Samaritan Center Co-Owner
5555 Conner Avenue
Detroit, MI 48215
phone: 313.579.4925 fax: 313.579.4922
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