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Careers for a Cause
Earn and learn with LA County! Start a career and help individuals with similar lived experiences.
Careers for a Cause (C4C) is an 8-week training program that connects LA County residents with lived life experiences such as homelessness, justice system involvement, and other marginalization’s to hands-on, paid training and job placements in the social services sector.
Participants will receive case management support, supportive services, and necessary tools for economic self-sufficiency and re-entry to employment. C4C has now expanded countywide made possible with American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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UPCOMING COHORTS
Now recruiting for:
Los Angeles Southwest College
Application Deadline:
August 1, 2024
Classes beginning August 26, 2024 to October 18, 2024
East Los Angeles College
Application Deadline:
August 16, 2024
Classes beginning September 9, 2024 to October 30, 2024
If you have questions about the Careers for a Cause program, you may contact, DEO-CFAC@opportunity.lacounty.gov.