Partners & Community Links

The Monterey County Workforce Development Board (WDB) oversees the America’s Job Center of California^SM located in Monterey County and maintains service agreements with 16 local partners throughout Monterey County. Three of the WDB’s partners are the major stakeholders and investors of the America’s Job Center of California^SM. They include the

Office for Employment Training (OET), Employment Development Department (EDD) and the Monterey County Department of Social Services (DSS).

OET is funded by the local WDB, EDD receives a majority of its funding through Wagner-Peyser and Trade Adjustment Assistance and CWES is funded through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

In addition to the three major partners of the America’s Job Center of California^SM, a number of “rotating partners” provide regular or occasional services at one or more of the America’s Job Center of California^SM.

Together, these partners have improved the lives of over 5,000 individuals throughout Monterey County per year through the America’s Job Center of California^SM.

The America’s Job Center of California^SM partners include:

Alliance on Aging Center for Employment Training (CET) CSUMB Small Business Development Center Community Action Partnership (CAP) Department of Rehabilitation, California State (DOR) Employment Development Department (EDD) Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD)

Hartnell College Housing Authority of the County of Monterey (HACM) Monterey County Business Council Monterey County Department of Social Services (DSS) Monterey County Economic Development Department Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) Salinas Adult School (SAS) Soledad Unified School District (SUSD)