Vocational Resources
Court
and Community
Schools
| Program | Eligibility | Services | Contact |
| H.R.O.P. | Open entry/open exit, mostly high school students, some adults | Entry level job training and retraining of job skills, preparation for advanced training or education, job seeking skills, tuition-free career preparation through classroom and on-the-job training, individualized self-paced instruction. | 445-7122 |
| Youth Development Services | Youth | Utilizes AmeriCorps workers to provide tutoring, study skills training, paid and unpaid work experience. | Leslie Gotcher 445-7848 |
| Five Sensee plus Two presentation | A group to present to | Three free one-hour presentations to teach stuents how to prepare for job interviews. | Linda Gilliam (530)625-9338 |
| College of the Redwoods | Eighth grade diploma, permission to enroll from principal and parent | $11 a unit or BDG
Fee waivers, disabled stiudent services, multitude of classes to take in AA programs and vocational programs. |
Janet Humble Enrollment Services 476-4168 |
| Careers with Children | Interest in working with children, 16 years old | A free 6-week program in Eureka. Completion results in a certificate which aids in obtaining an Instructional Aide job. | Lorene Dunaway 441-2068 |
| Community as School Internships | Community School student | Teachers can directly work with local businesses willing to have students participate in volunteer internships. Insurance is provided through HROP. | |
| Employment Training Department | 14 to 21 years old, low income | Complete assessment of your needs relating to employment, including academic and job skills | 441-4600 (Eureka) or 725-3352 (Fortuna) |
| Redwood Community Action Agency | Low to moderate income | Community energy programs, housing and community services,community development, family services, youth service bureau | 269-2002 |
| Department of
Rehabilitation
(D.O.R.) |
Anyone with a documented barrier to employment. (For example: physical, psychological, probationary, learning disability) If person interested is a student, they should go through the Transition Partnership Program. | Assists the disabled to obtain and retrin employment to maximize their ability to live independently in their commuities. | Same number as TPP worker. |
| Redwood Coast Regional Center | Severely disabled. | Counseling, medical, living, housing, subsidies, careworkers, vocational training, living skills, etc. | Call 445-0893 and ask for an intake worker. |
| Transition Partnership Program | Documented disability (See D.O.R.), motivated students, 11th of 12th graders (age or credits) | To assist students with barriers to employment in planning for and taking steps to be successful in the world of work. | Jan Dupuy 445-7164 |
| School to Career Videos | Any/open | Various career videos designed to introduce various job requirements and duties. | Scott Keele 445-7115 |
| Personal Data Wizard Online Assistance | Any/open (Can visit as a guest without a password.) | Resumes, cover letters, thank you letters, budgets, more | Scott Keele 445-7115 For passwords |
| Job Market | Everyone eligible | Assessment tools, resumes, training programs, job listings | 445-6149 |
| Workability | Same as TPP eligibility requirements, 9th and 10th graders | Vocational assessments, career counseling and guidance, independent living skills, more. | Art Cardoza 445-7019 |