Employment in Los Angeles, CA
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In Los Angeles, CA, including services covering this area
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Who it helps: Justice-impacted and formerly incarcerated individuals seeking employment and training
Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC)
Transitional housing · Transportation services · Career development
Who it helps: Serves formerly and currently incarcerated individuals in LA County
CAP Alliance (California Prisoner Family Services)
Job readiness programs · Resume assistance · Transitional employment
Who it helps: Formerly incarcerated individuals seeking employment; serves LA, Orange County, and San Fernando Valley
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) - Los Angeles
Provides comprehensive employment services exclusively for people with criminal records on probation or parole who have recently returned from incarceration. Offers transitional employment, job coaching, and permanent job placement.
Who it helps: Serves barriers to employment including criminal records; open to homeless and low-income adults
DOORS Community Reentry Center - LA County
Housing assistance · Employment services · Legal aid clinic
Who it helps: Open to all justice-involved individuals, their families, and the broader community; services available to those on adult felony supervision and others
Dress for Success Worldwide - West
Professional attire for job interviews · Career development workshops · Employment retention programs
Who it helps: Women referred by partnering workforce development agencies, shelters, or reentry programs. Must have upcoming job interview or new employment.
Who it helps: Serves formerly incarcerated individuals and their families in LA area
Five Keys Charter School and Programs
Adult education and GED · High school diploma · Vocational training
Who it helps: Open to adults; free enrollment; locations throughout LA County including Boyle Heights and reentry sites
Goodwill Southern California Career Services
Job placement assistance · Career counseling · Digital literacy training
Who it helps: Open to all; free services; over 100 locations in LA County and beyond
Who it helps: Open to formerly gang-involved and formerly incarcerated adults; no ID required to begin services
Who it helps: Open to all in need; free meals and shelter services; serves greater LA area including San Fernando Valley
Who it helps: Serves adult felony probationers and formerly incarcerated individuals in LA County; works with LA County Probation
LAFLA - Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (Record Clearing)
Criminal record expungement · Prop 47 petitions · Early termination of probation
Who it helps: Income-eligible clients in Los Angeles County; free legal services for low-income individuals
LA Trade Technical College - Reentry Pathway
Reentry Pathway support program · Vocational/trade training · Academic transfer programs
Who it helps: Open enrollment community college. Reentry Pathway program specifically for justice-involved individuals. California Community College fee waiver available for qualifying students.
Los Angeles Job Corps Center
Career technical training · GED/high school diploma · Job placement assistance
Who it helps: Ages 16-24, low-income, US citizen or legal resident. Must be free of serious behavioral issues. Admissions: (800) 733-5627.
Para Los Ninos - Youth Workforce Services
Reengages disconnected youth ages 14-30 with school and workforce through integrated academic, career training, paid work experience, computer literacy, mentoring, case management, and job placement. Serves underserved areas across Los Angeles.
Project180 - Reentry & Education Services
Substance abuse treatment · RSAT program · GED and education completion
Who it helps: Serves formerly incarcerated individuals in LA County; focuses on those with substance abuse needs and educational gaps
Who it helps: Free services to all in need; serves homeless and poverty-affected individuals including formerly incarcerated
Selah Foundation Los Angeles
Housing assistance · Job training · Mental health counseling
Who it helps: Serves formerly incarcerated individuals in Los Angeles area
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