Employment

CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

1350 41st. Avenue, Suite 101, Capitola, CA 95010

(831) 465-7100

Evaluation, retraining and job placement assistance for persons with vocational handicaps.
www.dor.ca.gov

 

FOSTER GRANDPARENT/SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM

Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito

Counties

234 Santa Cruz Avenue, Aptos, CA 95003

1-800-945-0099 ext. 112 (831) 475-0816 ext.112

Pays non-taxable hourly stipends and travel reimbursement to low-income seniors for providing one- on-one assistance with children, youth or frail elderly.
www.seniorscouncil.org

 

SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
A program of Peninsula Family 
Service

2045 40th Avenue, Suite B, Capitola, CA 95010

(650) 520-6976 (temporary until COVID-19 is lifted)

On-the-job training with nonprofit and government agencies for low-income persons 55+ who are 100% unemployed. Fifteen hours per week at minimum wage for a maximum of 4 years.
www.peninsulafamilyservice.org

 

 

SENIOR NETWORK SERVICES REGISTRY Home Help for Seniors Respite Care Registry

1777-A Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

831-462-4734

Assists persons seeking employment in home help, respite care and home maintenance.
coreya65.sg-host.com

 

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD Workforce Santa Cruz County Career Centers Human Services Department

Capitola Career Center

2045 40th Avenue, Suite B, Capitola, CA 95010

(831) 464-6286

Student Resource and Support Network at Cabrillo College

SAC West Room 110, Aptos, CA 95003

(831) 479-6344

Watsonville Career Center

18 West Beach Street, Watsonville, CA 95076

(831) 763-8933

Offers universal access to core employment services, referrals directly to jobs, training, education or other employment services.
www.workforcescc.com