Organization and Program

Contact

Alliance on Aging, Incorporated
www.allianceonaging.org
Alliance on Aging is an independent, community-based organization governed by a volunteer board of directors that has been responsive to the needs of seniors and their families in Monterey County since 1970. Available services include Senior AIDES (Senior Employment Services); Friendly Visitor Program; Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program; Senior Home Share Program; Senior Peer Counseling; Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program; and Information Referral and Assistance.

Teresa Sullivan, Executive Director Alliance on Aging 2200 Garden Road Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 655-1334 tsullivan@allianceonaging.org

Center for Employment Training (CET)
www.cetweb.org
CET provides hands-on skills training for automated business skills, custodial/maintenance, data entry, and clerk/cashier occupations. Basic skills with a workplace context are offered concurrently with job skills training for people who meet federal economically disadvantaged criteria.

Diana Carrillo, Director CET
421 Monterey Street
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 424-0665
dianac@cet2000.org

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
http://sbdc.csumb.edu/
SBDC is locally hosted by California State University, Monterey Bay and regionally hosted by the University of California, Merced in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBDC provides workshops, confidential consulting, and one-on-one support to start, build and grow businesses.

Cindy Merzon, Associate Director
CSUMB Small Business Development Center
106 Lincoln Avenue,
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 422-6232
cmerzon@cet2000.org

Community Action Partnership (CAP)
http://mcdses.co.monterey.ca.us/cap/
Community Action Partnership was formerly known as the Community Action Agency. The CAP was established in 1964 during President Johnson’s “War on Poverty.” CAP funding today is drawn down through Community Services Block Grants (CBSG). The CAP is designated by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors to specifically provide a focal point to coordinate and plan for the provision of community services that support, assist, and empower low-income people and to improve their quality of life.

Margarita Zarraga, Community
Community Affiliations Manager
Community Action Partnership (CAP)
(831) 755-8492

Department of Rehabilitation, California State (DOR)
www.dor.ca.gov
DOR prepares people who are physically, mentally or emotionally disabled to enter into employment. Services include vocational counseling and guidance; vocational testing; vocational training for the trades; assistance in job placement and follow-up counseling.

Mimi Laurent, Team Manager
Department of Rehabilitation
928 East Blanco,
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 769-8064
mlaurent@dor.ca.gov

Department of Social & Employment Services (DSES), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
http://mcdss.co.monterey.ca.us/benefits/#calworks
CalWORKs is a division within DSS that provides staffing and resources within the three One-Stops in Monterey County (King City, Salinas and Seaside). CalWORKs is a welfare program that gives cash aid and services to eligible needy California families. The program serves all 58 counties in the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments. If a family has little or no cash and needs housing, food, utilities, clothing or medical care; they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help. Specific services to eligible participants include intensive workshops for job searches, resume writing, interviewing and keeping a job; clothing to interview for jobs and go to work; arranging for childcare for working parents; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).

Henry Espinosa, Branch Director
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Employment Services (CWES).
730 La Guardia Street
Salinas, CA 93905
(831) 796-3320
espinosahr@co.monterey.ca.us

Employment Development Department (EDD)
www.edd.ca.gov
EDD has offices located at the Salinas One-Stop and in Monterey. EDD operates California’s Job Service (CalJOBS) that offers:

•  A free service linked to America’s Job Bank and accessible via the Internet. Employers can list jobs and review resumes; job seekers can list resumes and review job listings.
• Access to unemployment insurance that provides temporary income to eligible recipients during periods of unemployment. EDD provides information, forms and telephone or fax access to file claims.
• Special services to employers such as the Employer Advisory Committee, Employer Seminars and Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits: a federal program that provides incentives to employers to hire individuals in specific target groups.
• Services to special groups including Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Veterans Services, Job Clubs, Youth Employment Opportunity Programs and a wealth of publications relating to employment and the labor market at local, state and national levels

Yuko Duckworth, Local EDD Manager
730 La Guardia Street
Salinas, CA 93905
(831) 796-3632
Yuko.Duckworth@edd.ca.gov

Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD)
www.gonzales.k12.ca.us
GUSD is located in a rural agricultural community and is committed to providing a quality education that prepares all students to be lifelong learners and contributing members of society through comprehensive programs provided by a skilled and motivated staff.

Elizabeth A. Modena,
Superintendent
600 Elko Street/PO Drawer G
Gonzales, CA 93926
(831) 675-0100

Hartnell College
www.hartnell.edu
Hartnell College is one of over 100 colleges in the California Community College System, with a focal point for learning beyond the secondary school system. Hartnell College offers the first and second year of a college program and awards the associate of arts/sciences degrees and certificates of proficiency. The college provides vocational training, workforce and community development classes, contract education and numerous cultural and recreational activities. The college has transfer agreements with many California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses, which guarantee admission for Hartnell students who have completed the two-year requirements.

Dr. Willard Lewallen, Superintendent/President
Hartnell College
411 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 755-6900
wlewallen@hartnell.edu

Housing Authority of the County of Monterey (HACM)
www.hamonterey.org
HACM is a public agency that provides rental assistance and develops and manages affordable housing to eligible residents throughout Monterey County.

Housing Authority, Monterey County
123 Rico Street
Salinas, CA 93907
(831) 775-5000

Monterey Peninsula College (MPC)
www.mpc.edu
MPC is one of over 100 colleges in the California Community College System, with a focal point for learning beyond the secondary school system. MPC endeavors to assist all who participate in its varied objectives to realize their highest potential as individuals, and also to realize their rights, freedoms and responsibilities in the community and the larger society of which they are a part. The college offers courses to prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions, to prepare for the workplace, to update work skills or prepare for a new career, to gain a general education, and to improve basic skills in mathematics, reading, writing and science.

Walter Tribley,
Superintendent/President
Monterey Peninsula College
980 Fremont Street
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 646-4060
wtribley@mpc.edu

Office for Employment Training (OET)
www.onestopmonterey.org
OET coordinates and provides access to comprehensive employment and training services for youth, employers, entrepreneurs, businesses, and job seekers including laid off workers, long term unemployed, displaced homemakers, and persons over 55.  Employer Services include On-the-Job Training (OJT) programs that offer financial incentives to employers who hire eligible employees and train them to perform a specific job. The employee is hired, trained, and paid the prevailing wage for the occupation while the employer receives up to 50% wage reimbursement during the training period.  Eligible job seekers receive Individual Training Accounts (ITA) to attend classes at their choice of authorized training providers to upgrade skills or train for new occupations and can access supportive services including transportation, clothing & child care reimbursement.

Joyce Aldrich, Executive Director Monterey County WDB
730 La Guardia Street
Salinas, CA 93905
(831) 759-6644 aldrichj@co.monterey.ca.us

Salinas Education Center (formerly Salinas Adult School)
www.salinasadultschool.com
The Salinas Union High School District's Adult Education Program is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The Salinas Adult School is authorized to issue high school diplomas and appropriate certificates. All courses are approved by the Salinas Union High School District Board of Trustees and the California State Department of Education. The Salinas Adult School is also approved to provide programs for students enrolled in CalWORKs, WIA programs and Adult Basic Education Programs.

Sharon Albert, Director
Salinas Union High School District – Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program (ROP) & Salinas Education Center (formerly Salinas Adult School) (831) 796-6905
sharon.albert@salinasuhsd.org

Soledad Unified School District (SUSD)
www.soledad.k12.ca.us
Soledad Unified School District serves approximately 3,900 students in grades K-12. There are 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 comprehensive high school and 1 community education center which houses a variety of alternative programs. These programs include adult education, regional occupational program (ROP), independent study, and a continuation high school.

Soledad Unified School District
690 Main Street
Soledad, CA 93960
(831) 678-3987