Career and Employment Resources

Career Development and Skill Training

Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps (SRCC)

  • Address: 6101 27th St, Sacramento, CA 95822
  • Phone: 916-386-8894
  • Description: Provides education, job skills training, and conservation project experience to help young adults gain work experience and develop their careers.

Wind Youth Services

  • Addresses:
    • 815 S St, Sacramento, CA 95811 - 916-504-3313
    • 3671 5th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95817 - 916-561-4900
  • Description: Provides supportive services and opportunities for homeless and at-risk youth to develop independence and job skills.

Northern Cal Construction Training (NCCT)

  • Address: 10170 Missile Way, Mather, CA 95655
  • Phone: 916-387-1564
  • Description: Prepares individuals for careers in construction, offering classroom instruction and hands-on training.

Greater Sacramento Urban League

  • Address: 3725 Marysville Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95838
  • Phone: 916-286-8600
  • Description: Provides underserved youth and adults with education, job training, and placement opportunities for economic self-reliance.

Volunteers of America (Adolpho House)

  • Addresses:
    • 1400 A St, Sacramento, CA 95811 - 916-448-5507
    • 3649 Femoyer St, Mather, CA 95655 - 916-362-3150
    • 10566 Peter A McCuen Blvd, Mather, CA 95655 - 916-346-4911
    • 1001 Grand Ave, Sacramento, CA 95838 - 916-929-1951
  • Description: Offers housing, employment training, and supportive services, including job readiness training for individuals facing barriers to employment.

Goodwill Industries – Job Readiness Training

  • Address: 8001 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95826
  • Phone: 916-395-9000
  • Description: Provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-based programs to assist individuals in securing sustainable employment.

Strategies for Change

  • Addresses:
    • 4343 Williamsbourgh Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823 - 916-395-3552
    • 4441 Auburn Blvd., Suite E, Sacramento, CA 95841 - 916-473-5764
  • Description: Provides workforce training, substance abuse recovery, and behavioral health services.

Black Child Legacy Campaign

  • Address: 1321 Garden Hwy, Sacramento, CA 95833
  • Phone: 916-993-7701
  • Description: Supports economic and educational development to reduce disparities in African American child deaths in Sacramento County.

Always Knocking INC

  • Address: 4600 47th Avenue, Suite #106, Sacramento, CA 95824
  • Phone: 916-470-2077
  • Description: Provides job readiness programs, resume development, interview preparation, and career shadowing experiences.

Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)

  • Address: 1414 K Street, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • Phone: 916-942-9080
  • Description: Offers mentorship, job training, mental health services, and support for formerly incarcerated individuals to gain employment and stability.

California Conservation Corps (CCC)

  • Address: 1719 24th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
  • Phone: 916-341-3100
  • Description: Offers paid environmental and emergency response work for young adults (18-25) to develop skills and gain work experience.

Sacramento Job Corps Center

  • Address: 3100 Meadowview Rd, Sacramento, CA 95832
  • Phone: 916-394-0770
  • Description: Sacramento Job Corps offers free career training in various fields for 16–24-year-olds who meet eligibility requirements

Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) – WorkAbility/Transition Partnership

  • Phone: (916) 228-2500
  • Vocational Specialist Contact: Shawn O'Briant, (916) 228-2005
  • Website: https://www.scoe.net/divisions/special_ed/workability/
  • Services: Provides transition services for students with disabilities (ages 14–22), including employment training, independent living support, and post-secondary education assistance through WorkAbility I and the Transition Partnership Program.

Employment Assistant and Job Readiness

Always Knocking INC

  • Address: 4600 47th Avenue, Suite #106, Sacramento, CA 95824
  • Phone: 916-470-2077
  • Website: http://www.alwaysknocking.com/
  • Services: Resume development, interview preparation, job shadowing, career coaching, and soft skills training.

Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)

  • Address: 1414 K Street, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95814
  • Phone: 916-942-9080
  •  Website: https://antirecidivism.org/
  • Services: Mentorship, mental health services, job placement, supportive housing, and advocacy for criminal justice reform.

California Conservation Corps (CCC)

  • Address: 1719 24th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
  • Phone: 916-341-3100
  • Website: https://ccc.ca.gov/
  • Services: Paid work for young adults (18–25), environmental job training, disaster response, and career development.

Goodwill Industries – Job Readiness Training

  • Address: 8001 Folsom Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95826
  • Phone: 916-395-9000
  • Services: Job training, employment placement, resume and interview workshops, digital literacy training.

Sacramento Works – Employment & Youth Programs

  • Phone: 916-263-3800
  • Website: Sacramento Works
  • Services: Career readiness workshops, summer youth employment, paid internships, job placement, and skills certification.

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA

  • Phone: 916-263-3800
  • Website: https://www.seta.net/
  • Services: Job training, career coaching, employer connections, workforce development.

California Employment Development Department (EDD)

Career One Stop – U.S. Department of Labor

America’s Job Center of California (AJCC)

Los Rios Community College Career Services

  • Website: https://losrios.edu/
  • Services: Resume and interview workshops, job fairs, employer networking, work-based learning.

City of Sacramento Small Business & Job Placement

Job Corps – Sacramento

  • Address: 3100 Meadowview Rd, Sacramento, CA 95832
  • Phone: 916-394-0770
  • Website: https://www.jobcorps.gov/
  • Services: Free vocational training, job placement, career readiness.

CalWORKs Employment Services

Sacramento Public Library – Career Services

  •  Phone: 916-264-2920
  • Website: https://www.saclibrary.org/
  • Services: Resume workshops, job search support, digital literacy training.

United Way California Capital Region

Sacramento Valley Manufacturing Initiative (SVMI)

  • Website: https://svmi.com/
  • Services: Workforce training in manufacturing, job placement, apprenticeships.

Sacramento Area Electrical Training Center

  • Address: 2836 El Centro Rd, Sacramento, CA 95833
  • Phone: 916-646-6688
  • Website: https://www.340jatc.org/
  • Services: Electrical apprenticeship, job placement, industry certification.

Northern California Construction Training (NCCT)

  • Phone: 916-387-1564
  • Website: https://www.ncctinc.org/
  • Services: Construction training, OSHA certifications, job placement.

Sacramento-Sierra Building Trades Council

California Youth Employment Program (CYEP)

City of Sacramento Youth Jobs Program

  • Phone: 916-808-8917
  • Website: Sacramento Youth Jobs
  • Services: Summer youth employment, paid internships, resume coaching.

Junior Achievement of Sacramento

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento

  • Phone: 916-420-3983
  • Website: https://www.bgcsac.org/
  • Services: Career readiness, work-based learning, mentorship.

My Brother’s Keeper Sacramento

Wind Youth Services

  • Phone: 916-504-3313
  • Website: https://www.windyouth.org/
  • Services: Job readiness for youth, employment placement, financial literacy.

Sacramento Works

  • Website: sacramentoworks.org
  • Services: Offers resources and services to both employers and job seekers in Sacramento County, including job training centers, employment assistance, and youth programs.
  • Contact: Visit the website to find your nearest job center and contact information.

Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA)

  • Website: https://www.seta.net/
  • Services: Provides workforce development services, including job search assistance, training programs, and employment resources for job seekers and employers in Sacramento County.
  • Phone: (916) 263-3800

Youth Employment Opportunity Program (YEOP)

  • Website: edd.ca.gov
  • Services: Assists at-risk youth aged 15-25 in achieving their educational and vocational goals through specialized services, including peer advising, career coaching, and employment preparation.
  • Phone: Contact your local Employment Development Department (EDD) office for more information.

Greater Sacramento Urban League – Youth Empowered for Success (YES)

  • Website: gsul.org
  • Services: Offers a year-long program for low-income youth aged 18-24 who are not working or in school, providing job skills training, education attainment support, and workforce development preparation.
  • Phone: (916) 286-8600

City of Sacramento Youth Workforce Development

  • Website: cityofsacramento.org
  • Services: Provides programs aimed at helping youth gain knowledge, support, and skills for employment, including interactive workforce readiness and skill development programs for ages 13-17.
  • Phone: (916) 808-6023

Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance – Welfare-to-Work (WTW) Program

  • Website: ha.saccounty.gov
  • Services: Assists CalWORKs recipients in finding employment, retaining jobs, or obtaining necessary education or training to re-enter the workforce and achieve financial independence.
  • Phone: (916) 874-5593

La Familia Counseling Center – Job Center

  • Website: https://lafcc.org/
  • Services: Provides one-stop employment and training services to job seekers in Sacramento County, including job search assistance, career counseling, and training resources.
  • Phone: (916) 452-3601

Bach Viet Association – Subsidized Employment Program

  • Website: bachviet.org
  • Services: Offers a subsidized employment program in partnership with the Department of Human Assistance, aiming to provide permanent, full-time employment opportunities for eligible participants.
  • Phone: (916) 481-0340

Sacramento County Economic Development – Workforce Development & Training

  • Website: economic.saccounty.gov
  • Services: Assists businesses with employee recruitment and training efforts, including analyzing human resource needs, developing hiring criteria, advertising for recruitment, screening applicants, and providing training programs.
  • Phone: (916) 874-5593