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Employment Services - Lake Whatcom Center

Helps individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness meet their personal vocational goals. Employment Services assess vocational interests and provide job development, career exploration, resume assistance, and interview preparation using an evidence-based supported employment model to further client development.

What's Here

Help Find Work
Resume Development
All Mental Health
Supported Employment
Skills Assessment
Interview Training
Work

Foundational Community Supports Supported Employment Program - Opportunity Council Community Resource Center

Offers services including cover letter and resume training, as well as interview practice, to job seekers who are on Medicaid.

What's Here

Supplies for Work
Help Find Work
Supported Employment
Help Pay for Work Expenses
Clothes for Work
Work
Interview Training
Resume Development

Basic Food Employment and Training Program - Opportunity Council Community Resource Center

Assists federally funded Basic Food (SNAP) participants gain skills and training, such as writing cover letters and resumes, and prepare for interviews to increase their ability to attain a living wage career.

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Clothes for Work
Supplies for Work
Help Pay for Work Expenses
Skills & Training
Help Find Work

Basic Needs Hub - Western Washington University

Current Western Washington University students can receive comprehensive support for their essential needs including food, housing, student emergency funding, health and wellness, clothing, transportation, employment, child care, and more.

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Help Find Work
Financial Aid & Loans
Short-Term Housing
Food Pantry
Students
Emergency Food
Navigating the System
Clothing
Help Pay for Childcare
Financial Assistance

Career Coaching - Washington Women In Need

Develop career readiness and skills to attain and be successful at a living-wage career

What's Here

Female
Skills & Training
Help Find Work

Manpower Job Placement - Manpower

Provides job seekers access to jobs, personal guidance, and career development including assessments, training, and education programs.

What's Here

Help Find Work
Work
Job Placement

Interviewing Techniques Workshop - WorkSource Whatcom

Monthly hands-on training to practice answering common interview questions as well as general interview tips and advice.

What's Here

Help Find Work
Interview Training

Senior Community Service Employment Program - AARP Foundation's Kent Office

Provides both community service and work-based training to eligible older workers. Job seekers are placed in a wide variety of community service activities at nonprofit and public facilities like food banks, senior centers, thrift stores and shelters. \nThey train an average of 18-20 hours a week and are paid the highest of federal, state or local minimum wage This short-term on-the-job training experience can then be used as a bridge to find employment opportunities outside of the program.

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Skills & Training
Seniors (55+ years old)
Help Find Work

Job Placement - PeopleReady

Staffing experts put people to work in a wide variety of industries. Job placements available to help you earn more money, develop new skills and build relationships with potential employers.

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Work
Help Find Work
Job Placement

Ferndale Community Resource Center

Services provided onsite include clothing and household items, hygiene supplies, transportation assistance, shower and laundry referrals, help with City of Ferndale water and sewer bills, computer and phone use, housing and job search, community resource navigation and referrals, and more.

What's Here

Clothing
Navigating the System
Home Goods
Interview Training
Community Support Services
Help Find Work
Bus Passes
Computer or Internet Access
Resume Development

Express Employment - Express Employment Professionals

Provides a full range of employment solutions that include full-time, temporary, and part-time employment in a wide range of positions, including Professional, Light Industrial, and Office Services.

What's Here

Help Find Work
Work
Job Placement

Vocational Services - Cascade Connections Bellingham Office

Works with Whatcom County businesses to provide employment services to people with disabilities in our community. Services include help with getting and keeping a job, job coaching and on-site support, goal setting and career consulting, resume writing and interviewing skills practice, and empowerment and advocacy.

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Job Placement
Development Disability
Work
Mentoring
Help Find Work
Resume Development
All Disabilities
Interview Training
Skills & Training
Adults (31-54 years old)

Job and Career Workshops - Goodwill Job Training and Education Center

Free career/job readiness workshops on topics including resumes, job finding, interviewing, and more. Call, visit site, or come in-person to learn about upcoming workshops.

What's Here

Education
Skills & Training
Work
Resume Development
Help Find Work
Interview Training

Whatcom County Veterans Program - Whatcom County Health and Community Services

A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.

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Navigating the System
Government Benefits
Active Duty
Help Find Work
Financial Assistance
Burial & Funeral Help
Veterans
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Housing
National Guard
Help Find Healthcare
Transportation

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - Bellingham Community Services Office (DSHS)

A statewide resource assisting people with disabilities to prepare for, secure, maintain, advance in, or regain employment. DVR serves people who seek meaningful, secure employment but whose disabilities may result in one or more barriers to achieving an employment goal.

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All Disabilities
Supported Employment
Work
Help Find Work

Employment and Education Support - The Ground Floor

Provides in-person or remote support and community resource referrals so that youth may explore, identify, and achieve their goals in employment and education.

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Work
Adults (31-54 years old)
Interview Training
Teens (13-19 years old)
Help Find Work
Young Adults (20-30 years old)
Resume Development

Whatcom County Veterans Program - Bellingham Vet Center

A point of entry to local, state and federal benefits and services for veterans. Services include burial assistance, compensation and pension assistance, employment assistance, health services, housing assistance, legal assistance, social service programs, temporary financial assistance, and transportation.

What's Here

Financial Assistance
Active Duty
Government Benefits
Burial & Funeral Help
Navigating the System
National Guard
Veterans
Help Find Work
Advocacy & Legal Aid
Help Find Healthcare
Housing
Transportation

Job-Seeker Services - Northwest Workforce Council

Free customized job search coaching, and career planning and training services that help individuals find a job or advance in their careers. Services include coaching, career planning, high school diploma/GED support, occupational classroom training, and workforce preparation activities.

What's Here

GED/High-School Equivalency
Skills & Training
Specialized Training
Help Find Work
Job Placement
Work

Resume and Cover Letter Class - WorkSource Whatcom

Help with creating, updating, and reviewing hiring documents.

What's Here

Help Find Work
Resume Development
Unemployed

WorkSource - WorkSource Whatcom

Provides job search support, career exploration, computer use, training on resumes and cover letters, and interview preparation. Job training programs for youth, adults, and mature workers, as well as worker retraining.

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All Disabilities
Veterans
Work
Adults (31-54 years old)
Resume Development
Help Find Work
Education
Interview Training
Seniors (55+ years old)
Specialized Training
Teens (13-19 years old)

Job Readiness Lab - Goodwill Job Training and Education Center

A computer lab open at specific times for community members and Goodwill students to search for jobs, do homework, and practice computer skills.

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Adults (31-54 years old)
Work
Computer or Internet Access
Skills & Training
Education
Help Find Work

Job Club - WorkSource Whatcom

Weekly gathering to connect with fellow job seekers. Participate in networking, peer support, and advice to assist in searching for work.

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Peer Support
Help Find Work
Unemployed

HireQuest

Temporary workforce hiring and professional recruiting solutions. Industries include construction, light industrial, healthcare, hospitality, CDL/non-CDL, disaster restoration, and more.

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Work
Job Placement
Help Find Work

Career Support - Washington State Department of Services for the Blind

Provides career services to people who are Blind, Deaf-Blind, or Low Vision and need the skills to get, keep or get promoted in a job

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Help Find Work
Visual Impairment
Work
Skills & Training

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