Employment
WorkSource Division
For over 60 years, WLCAC has been providing an array of human services to the residents of Watts. Realizing the need for skills training and employment opportunities lead to the creation of our Job Training and Employment Division. Specifically, its WorkSource and YouthSource Centers provide these services free of charge to employer and job seekers. Our Workforce Development Department manages six grants that focus on providing job placement, reentry specific services and programs, employment retention, and vocational training for our clients.
Business clients can receive no-cost assistance in the following areas:
- Hiring & Training Support
- Pre-Screened Qualified Applicants
- Advertised Job Listings
- Accommodation for Employer Recruitment (use of meeting rooms/halls)
YouthSource Division
The WLCAC South Los Angeles YouthSource Center is a redesign of the City’s OneSource Centers, which, by contrast, centered on work experience efforts for in-school youth. Currently 70 percent of all enrollments in our Youthsource center are expected to be out-of-school youth with a barrier to employment or education.
Our YouthSource Center will prepare youth for the world of work, future education, work experience, employment, and, ultimately, careers. Located in a low-income community, we will prepare young people to be college and career ready. Services are targeted toward schools that have the highest dropout rates.
There is an LAUSD Pupil Service and Attendance Counselor at our center to support the efforts of reaching out to our school and at-risk students to overcome barriers that impede academic achievement.
To get enrolled in our center, interested youth must be between 16-21 years old, reside in the South LA area, and be income eligible. Participants are asked to be involved with the program for at least one year during which time they will receive guidance from trained and experienced staff on a wide-range of services, including re-enrolling in high school; alternative school; counseling; mentoring; college preparation; employment and work readiness; career exploration; occupational skills training; tutoring; and computer training.
Our Impact
Our center believes that leadership and investment in completing high school, higher education, and seeking occupational success is great for the future of Los Angeles’ workforce.
We believe in “Empowering Minds for a Stronger Workforce”
Our Team
Marvinette Columbus
Program Manager Worksource
Adriana Camacho
Program Manager YouthSource
WorkSource Services
Southeast Los Angeles WorkSource Center - 10950 S. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, 90059
Support Offered:
Vocational Training and Job Placement
Enrollment Requirements:
Be Age 18 and over
A US citizen; or non-citizen authorized to work in the U.S.
Must attend orientation
Project Impact (Watts Region) - Reentry
Support Offered:
No-cost behavioral health therapy provided by a licensed clinical therapist
Enrollment Requirements:
Have been arrested or convicted in the last 12 months
Be currently on parole or probation
Be living in unsubsidized housing
Must present a social security card and photo ID
Cal CRG – Reentry
Enrollment Requirements:
Have been arrested or convicted in the last 12 months
Be currently on parole or probation
Must present a social security card and photo ID
YouthSource Services
South LA YouthSource Center -
Support Offered:
Stats coming
Enrollment Requirements:
Be between 17-24 years old
Must meet qualifying barriers (be homeless, foster youth, pregnant, or parenting)
Must present a photo ID
City and County Summer Youth Programs
Support Offered:
Stats coming
Enrollment Requirements:
Must meet qualifying barriers (be system-involved, low-income, or living in a home receiving Cal-Works)
Be between 14-24 years old
Must present a social security card and photo ID
Project Impact (Watts Region) - Reentry
Enrollment Requirements:
Have been arrested or convicted in the last 12 months
Be currently on parole or probation
Must present a social security card and photo ID
Staff Stories
The value of the Youth Source Center to its participants is pivotal in that without the center, a lot of the youth in the area would have difficulty reaching their educational and employment goals due to barriers and the lack of resources that we altruistically offer. I love working for the Youth Source Center under the WLCAC because I relate to a lot of the participants; thus, giving me the understanding and empathy to help young participants reach their full potential.
As an employee of WLCAC, I have the opportunity each day to work with clients to empower them through our various programs and with the full support of leadership.
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Client Stories
Need a job? WLCAC’s Employment Center can help!
- All program services are FREE
- We bring in 35 new jobseekers every week
- We guide you through getting documents, resume, interviewing skills…
- We have specific programs for formerly incarcerated people entering the workforce
- Orientations every Tuesday at 9am
For Adult Employment Services
go to WLCAC WorkSource Center at 10950 S Central Ave, LA 90059
or call (323) 563-5669 or (323) 563-4702
WLCAC has established a seamless, “no-fail,” job training, job placement, and post-employment training system for youth, adults, seniors, veterans, and dislocated workers as defined by the federal Workforce Investment Act. The Youth Services System prepares South Central and surrounding community residents for the labor force by providing job readiness, tutoring, GED assistance, post-secondary preparation, paid work experience, on-the-job-training, customized training, leadership development, case management, job advancement, and supportive services.
Services offered include the following:
- Employment/work Readiness
- Academic Assessment and Educational Guidance
- Career Exploration and Guidance
- Occupational Skills Training
- Tutoring/Computer Training
- College Preparation/Leadership
- Counseling/Mentoring
- Alternative High School Services
- Parenting Classes and Financial Classes
For Youth Employment Services (age 17-24)
go to WLCAC YouthSource Center at 958 E 108th St, LA 90059
or call (323) 923-1434
To get started, you must meet the following and other additional requirements:
16-21 years of age and a resident of the City of Los Angeles
OR 18-24 years of age on active probation and/or parole within the last 12 months.
We ask that you actively participate in our program for one year. Our trained and experienced representatives will help you discover what you need to get on track to education and employment.
Who We Serve
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