Employment

Alameda County Child Support Services

A Fresh Start

The year 2020 was extraordinarily challenging, especially for parents in Alameda County. As you struggled to balance remote learning and childcare while keeping your family safe from the COVID-19 virus, you may also have seen your job disappear or your paycheck cut. And if you were under- or unemployed before the pandemic started, your concerns were amplified. It can seem overwhelming and insurmountable. But we are here to help. Alameda County Child Support Services has partnered with the Alameda County Workforce Development Board to give immediate and low-to-no-cost assistance to parents.

Published May, 2021

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California Conservation Corps

We Transform Lives

Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions and more! The California Conservation Corps offers life-changing opportunities.

Published October, 2020

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Options For All

A Job For Everyone

Options For All knows the powerful opportunities and transformations employment can bring. Thus, Options For All is doing important and innovative work to change what employment looks like for adults with disabilities in San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.

Published October, 2019

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MEP Trades

Are You Smart & Tough Enough?

Apprenticeships in the building construction trades give workers an edge in today's job market and fill a skills gap in our economy. So why aren't we telling young people about them? Learn about getting a no-cost post-secondary education through three Sacramento unions: Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 447, IBEW Local 340 and Sheet Metal Workers Local 104. Plus, find out how one Sacramento high school is hoping to encourage the next generation to go into the building construction trades.

Published August, 2017

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Work Training Center

All in a Day's Work

The nonprofit Work Training Center has been serving adults with disabilities in Chico and surrounding communities for decades. Filling a vital niche and serving an all-too-often forgotten population, WTC improves the quality of life of 700 individuals each year through its programs.

Published February, 2016

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SETA

Helping People Succeed

The Sacramento Employment and Training Agency works to help disadvantaged people by giving them the tools to succeed. SETA prepares people for success through its programs Head Start and Sacramento Works.

Published May, 2013

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Nortec

America's Job Center

The Alliance for Workforce Development aims to get people back into the workforce by linking job-seekers with potential employers.

Published May, 2013

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