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HomeSonoma County Workforce Investment Board

Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board

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Labor

Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board program makes a real difference: One woman’s journey from homelessness to employed

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Without support, many justice-involved people can end up without a home and other basic needs, making finding a job even harder. […]

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Labor

New start, new career: A Sonoma County collaboration helps a justice-involved client land a health care job

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

The Prison to Employment Initiative can help employers find skilled applicants for essential positions like health care. […]

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Labor

Sonoma County Job Link helps put justice-involved individuals in the driver’s seat–and get on the right road

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Training people in high-demand jobs through the Prison to Employment Initiative is a boon to employers and individuals. […]

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Labor

Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board makes the connections and transportation jobs accelerate hope

March 31, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Training for high-demand jobs like commercial truck driving can be paid for by grants from the Prison to Employment Initiative. […]

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Labor

A Q&A with the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board director on the benefits of hiring justice-involved individuals

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Employers can reap a variety of benefits when they hire justice-involved individuals through the Prison to Employment Initiative–both financially and in terms of skilled labor.
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Labor

A Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board analyst discusses the Prison to Employment program

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

by Anh Nguyen Fabiola Garcia-Almonaci works for the Employment and Training Division of Sonoma County. Her office oversees programs that are funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which receives funding to provide jobs […]

warehouse workers
Labor

The Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board matches skilled employees with local employers

March 30, 2022 North Bay Employment Connection

Employers in Sonoma County who hire through the prison-to-employment project can receive a wide range of benefits, including tax credits and 50% of a new hire’s salary. […]

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