RESOURCES CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Opportunity Junction
3102 Delta Fair Blvd Antioch CA 94509
Telephone: (925) 776-1133
Website: www.opportunityjunction.org
Job Training and Placement Program (administrative careers), Road Map to College (accessing college Career Technical Education), Career Counseling and Placement Assistance (individualized)Technology Center (including computer and ESL classes), Do-It-Yourself Tax Assistance.

Experience Unlimited
4071 Port Chicago Hwy #250 Concord, CA 94520
Telephone: (925) 602-0166
Website: www.euccc.org
Experience Unlimited (EU) is a no-fee career resource center and job search networking group.EU is sponsored by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and supported by EU volunteers. The Contra Costa Chapter of EU (EUCCC) serves the needs of professionals in the Central Contra Costa area, roughly centered in Walnut Creek. EU members have access to workshops, job listings, networking events, office facilities, resume assistance, interview practice, support groups, Resume Writing and Document Preparation, Videotaped Interview Practice and Salary Negotiation.

New Horizons Career Development Center
199 Parker Avenue Rodeo, CA 94572
Telephone: (510) 799-2916
Website: www.newhorizonscdc.com
Specialized training and job placement services. Classes include: Typing Tutorial Program, Computer Resource Center Resume Class Life Skills Development Job Search  Interview Techniques Class  Expungement Workshop, Bay Area Training Corporation and GED preparation.

Jewish Vocational Services
Throughout Bay Area
Telephone: (415) 391-3600
Website: www.jvs.org/job-seekers
Training programs for health care, financial services,
technology and employment/ job search skills

​St Vincent De Paul
Telephone: (925) 439-5060
Website: www.svdp-cc.org/
24-week curriculum includes: career interest assessments, resume preparation, interview training and practice, financial literacy, computer skills, workplace conduct, life skills, stress management, job search and planning, mentoring, utilization of area resources including East Bay Works, One-Stop Centers and SparkPoint Paid, part-time 24-week job experience in retail and/or truck driving, including: Job training at the Pittsburg and/or Pleasant Hill St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores, cashier Operations, retail/Display Operations, customer Service Training, warehouse Operations, baler Equipment Operations, fork Lift Truck Operations, trucking/Transportation, pickup and Delivery of furniture/household goods and training/Job Experience may include additional focus areas based upon employer needs.

CTE/ ROP 
Throughout Contra Costa County
Telephone: (925) 427-2404 (Industrial Training)
Telephone: (510) 231-1442 x27431 (Medical Training)
Website: www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/stsvcs/rop
CTE/ROP offers career training opportunities for adults who need to upgrade existing skills, or acquire new ones. The CCCOE offers programs in: Health and Human Resources and Industrial/Engineering Technology.

Trades Women  
Throughout Bay Area
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tradeswomen.org
Timely information on current and on-going apprenticeship openings with actual apprenticeship announcements that include: application date/time, where and how to apply, minimum qualifications, a list of documents you will need when you make application, and other pertinent information and also pre-apprenticeship trainings.

Department Of Rehabilitation  
Throughout Bay Area
Telephone: Contact your local Job Center for referral
Website: www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/
For disabled adults, DOR provides consultation, counseling, and vocational rehabilitation and works with community partners to assist the consumers they serve. Apply for services online, or for additional resources and/or to schedule an appointment with a DOR counselor

Senior Service Employment Program
Telephone: (925) 602-9456
Website: www.ehsd.org
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the largest federally-funded program specifically targeting older adults seeking employment and training assistance. SCSEP is locally funded by the Employment & Humans Services Department’s Aging & Adults Services Bureau. The program helps seniors by providing work-based job training, promoting economic self-sufficiency and well-being, and providing community service to local non-profit and government agencies. •Be 55 years of age or older •Live in a household with income no more than 125 percent of the federal poverty level

Monument Impact  
Throughout Bay Area
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.tradeswomen.org
Participants are able to create specific action steps to achieve identified goals in employment or vocational training. Two paths; 1) Job seekers who speak intermediate English can join our 8 week Employment Readiness Program to learn the steps to be successful in their job search in addition to employment related terminology. 2 Individuals who are looking to pursue a vocational training in health, construction/trades or information technology receive wrap-around services by becoming Success Concord participants.

Community Housing Development Corporation 
Website: www.CHDNR.org
Address: 1535 A Fred Jackson Way, Richmond CA 94801
Telephone: (510) 412-9290
CHDC offers a First Time Homebuyer Counseling, Down Payment and Real Estate cost assistance, Financial Fitness education and counseling for repairing credit and improving money management and a matched savings program.
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SparkPoint
Website: www.SparkPointCenters.org
Address: 3105 Willow Pass Road Bay Point, CA 94565
Telephone: (925) 252-2300
SparkPoint Centers offer services that can help improve your credit by consolidating debt, improving budgeting and teaching you how credit scores are calculated and more!

​ Operation Hope 
Website: www.operationhope.org/oakland
Telephone: (510)535-6700
Financial literacy education and empowerment programs and services for developing customized action plans for business development, credit score improvement and home-buying
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Habitats For Humanity of the East Bay 
Website: www.habitatebsv.org
Telephone: (510) 803-3371
Pre-purchase Housing Counseling to help you determine if homeownership is the right choice for you.  We provide guidance on the requirements and qualifications and how to apply for homeownership.