London Works serves residents and employers in western central Ohio and is located at 62 E. Second Street, London, OH 43140.  Delivering the award winning Cincinnati Works model as a Columbus Works, Inc. satellite location, our mission is to impact lives through delivery of a transformational job readiness program, designed to remove barriers to successful sustained employment, empowering participants to move from poverty to self sufficiency.

Leadership Team
  • Violet Woodruff, Program Manager
  • Debra Wright, Workshop Facilitator
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Meet The Advisory Team
  • Violet Woodruff, Program Manager, Columbus Works, Inc.
  • Debra Wright, Workshop Facilitator
  • Yusef Abdul-Zahir, MBA, PHR - HR Professional, Star Employer
  • Thad Gifford, Pastor Crossroads Community Church
  • Renee Hall, Mayor Midway, Ohio
  • Beth Gifford, Founder Columbus Works, Inc.
Become an Employer Partner - There is absolutely no charge to Employers Partners to hire London Works Members. Contact Violet Woodruff, Program Manager, at [email protected] and enjoy the benefits of a London Works partnership. 
  • Prescreened candidates
  • Drug tested candidates
  • Members have completed the 5-day job readiness training
  • Members are fully supported by a Life Coach, Job Developer and London Works support partners
  • Members receive assistance removing barriers to employment such as daycare and transportation
  • The result - metrics that prove the effectiveness of the Employer Partner experience
    • Decreased recruiting costs
    • Improved cycle time to hire
    • Decreased turnover
    • Increased quality of hire
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Instructor Debra Wright and Program Manager Violet Woodruff congratulate new Members for completing the 5-day job readiness program.
London Works, Inc. is a non-profit Ohio Corporation with 501(c)(3) status. All contributions are tax deductible. For information on how you, your company or organization can financially partner with London Works, Inc., contact Program Manager Violet Woodruff at [email protected].
  • Sponsor a participant, $500
  • Provide Job Readiness classroom materials. $250
  • Provide lunch for a Job Readiness class, one day or all five. $5/class participant
  • Sponsor an entire class $3,000
  • Dream big - become a corporate or foundation sponsor
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