Job & Career
In this section, you will find a variety of resources and services that are designed to assist teens and young adults with locating vocational/trade schools, career counseling, and and job readiness training in San Diego County.
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Crisis House: Family Resource Center
Today, Crisis House offers a continuum of emergency services, social services and housing services that assist families and individuals in need with a special focus on victims of domestic violence, veterans and the homeless. Crisis House is a beacon of light for our neighbors who struggle daily to overcome difficult circumstances that significantly interfere with their ability to carry out such primary aspects of daily life as self care, household management, interpersonal relationships, and obtaining employment. The common goal held for every client entering Crisis House is one of self-sufficiency.
(619) 444-1194
Department of Rehabilitation- San Diego Branch
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is an employment and independent living resource for people with disabilities.
(619) 767-2100
Department of Rehabilitation-East County Branch
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is an employment and independent living resource for people with disabilities.
(619) 667-5649
Department of Rehabilitation-North County Branch
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is an employment and independent living resource for people with disabilities.
(760) 510-4705
Department of Rehabilitation-South County Branch
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is an employment and independent living resource for people with disabilities.
(619) 426-8720
DeVry University-San Diego Campus
Situated in the Mission Valley area and easily accessed from Freeways 8, 805, 15, and 5, DeVry University’s San Diego Campus offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in some of today’s fastest-growing career fields. In a metropolitan area with a long-standing military-based economy that’s experienced strong growth in medical and other high-tech industries, DeVry University San Diego enables you to explore possible career opportunities in a wide variety of occupations.
(619) 683-2446
Employment and Community Options
We are a non-profit organization that educates and empowers low-income adults with intellectual disabilities with the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve their personal goals and optimum potential in life. We are proud of the role we play in connecting businesses that need reliable workers with low-income adults looking to secure meaningful work.
(858) 565-9870
Encinitas Community Resource Center
Founded in 1979, Community Resource Center (CRC) is a nonprofit social services agency serving residents throughout coastal North San Diego County. CRC is dedicated to helping women and children, individuals, and families live safe, self-sufficient lives by providing critical assistance in the areas of domestic violence services, food programs, and emergency and transitional housing assistance.
(760) 753-1156
Escondido Education COMPACT
Escondido Education COMPACT is a unique and nontraditional (nonprofit public benefit) organization designed to provide support and services for at-risk youth in North San Diego County. COMPACT has been a youth workforce development specialist for over 25 years, providing youth ages 14-21 with work readiness training and linkages to employment. We work with local businesses and industry to provide enriching educational and career exploration for all students who access our programs.
(760) 839-4515
Fostering Change: Independent Living Skills Program
The Fostering Change Independent Living Skills program is designed to help foster youth achieve self-sufficiency when they age out of foster care. We provide intensive life skills training and case management support.
(866) 457-4636
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We do not endorse any specific organization listed nor are we responsible for ensuring the quality of the services listed. Users should always select services at their own discretion. Additionally, this information is subject to change as funding for programs can shift over time, though we do our very best to keep the resource center as up-to-date as possible.