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SUMMARY:Collaboration for a Cause: Regional Opportunity Fair
DESCRIPTION:Register\n\n\n\nDiscover jobs\, resources\, and support at Collaboration for a Cause. Save your spot today! \n\n\n\n\nRegister for this Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at Collaboration for a Cause\, a community event where you can connect with local resources\, services\, and job opportunities all in one place! \n\n\n\nLearn more about: ResourcesWorkshopsResources & Employers at this EventFAQ\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\nOrganizations from across the Puget Sound are partnering to make it easier than ever for you to get the support\, information\, and connections you need\, including: \n\n\n\n\nEmployers ready to hire\n\n\n\nHousing\n\n\n\nTransportation\n\n\n\nBasic Needs\n\n\n\nBehavioral Health Support\n\n\n\nEducation & Career Training\n\n\n\nLegal Assistance\n\n\n\nJustice System Re-entry\n\n\n\nSpecialized Resources for Seniors\, those with Disabilities\, and Young Adults\n\n\n\n\nWorkshops\n\n\n\nDon’t miss out on these free workshops designed to help you grow your skills and open new doors: \n\n\n\nWorkshopTimeNavigating Barriers to EmploymentThis workshop focuses on navigating employment with a criminal background. Learn about new laws\, your rights\, and how to prepare for employment opportunities.10:30 AM – 11:15 AMWorkSource OrientationGet connected to WorkSource services\, including career navigation\, training programs\, and support for employment\, education\, and long-term success.11:30 AM – 12:15 PMWashington Building and TradesInterested in apprenticeships or careers in the trades? Learn how to get started\, where to sign up\, and what the pathway looks like.12:30 PM – 1:15 PMTAPCO and Center for Strong FamiliesA workshop focused on financial well-being. Topics include financial coaching\, banking\, saving\, credit repair\, first-time home buying\, and avoiding high-interest loans.1:30 PM – 2:15 PMTacoma Public SchoolsLearn about before- and after-school programs available for youth and families.2:30 PM – 3:00 PM\n\n\n\nResources & Employers at this Event\n\n\n\nEmployers Hiring\n\n\n\n\nAdvanced Health Care: Hiring CNAs and nurses with flexible availability and short‑term training paths\n\n\n\nAT&T: Hiring field sales representatives for high-earning roles focused on relationship building and client engagement\n\n\n\nBellmont Cabinets: Manufacturing careers for dependable team members seeking long‑term growth\n\n\n\nBNBuilders: Accounting and construction management roles with an employee‑owned company\n\n\n\nCascade Senior Living Services: Caregiver roles supporting older adults with daily and companion care\n\n\n\nCity of Gig Harbor: Public service careers offering stability\, benefits\, and growth\n\n\n\nCity of Tacoma: Career opportunities across city departments and services\n\n\n\nConcrete Technology Corporation: Manufacturing careers focused on precast concrete and long‑term development\n\n\n\nExotic Metals Forming Division / Parker Aerospace: Hands‑on manufacturing roles for mechanically inclined team players\n\n\n\nFedelta Home Care: In‑home caregiver roles serving community members in need of careJob Community Services: Employment advocate role and candidate pool development\n\n\n\nKey Recovery and Life Skills Center: Mission‑aligned roles focused on community impact and engagement\n\n\n\nKitsap 911: Entry‑level public safety telecommunicator trainee opportunities\n\n\n\nKorean Women’s Association (KWA): Employment support roles and community service opportunities\n\n\n\nLiberty Military Housing: Career paths supporting military families and local communities\n\n\n\nMcLane Company: Supply chain careers with training\, development\, and advancement\n\n\n\nMeadow Park Golf Course (Parks Tacoma): Entry‑level roles offering growth through on‑the‑job learning\n\n\n\nMod Superfast Pizza: Entry‑level and advanced roles with second‑chance employment opportunities\n\n\n\nMultiCare Health System: Accessible healthcare roles for candidates new to the medical field\n\n\n\nNavy Exchange Service Command Hospitality Group (NEXCOM): Entry‑level federal careers serving military communities\n\n\n\nNW Laborers Apprenticeship: Construction craft laborer apprenticeship pathway for qualified candidates\n\n\n\nPierce County Human Resources: Careers across government departments from entry‑level to executive\n\n\n\nPierce Transit: Community‑focused careers supporting public transportation services\n\n\n\nProsperity Wellness Center: Hiring for outpatient and residential substance use treatment roles focused on trauma-informed care\n\n\n\nSmartTalent: Staffing support for warehouse\, production\, office\, and skilled roles\n\n\n\nSound Credit Union: Customer service‑based careers with advancement and on‑the‑job training\n\n\n\nSound Transit: Employment opportunities supporting regional mobility and infrastructure\n\n\n\nTacoma Community College: Education sector careers focused on equity\, innovation\, and collaboration\n\n\n\nTransformational Industries: Hiring community-based roles supporting individuals and families toward self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nThe Personal Touch\, LLC: CNA and nursing roles supporting veterans with home care\n\n\n\nThe YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties: Inclusive employment opportunities for youth\, adults\, and people with disabilities\n\n\n\nVirginia Mason Franciscan Health: Healthcare career opportunities emphasizing service and commitment\n\n\n\nWashington State-Employment Security Department: Agency roles ranging from entry‑level to executive\n\n\n\nWhite River Amphitheatre: Seasonal roles for the concert season with opportunities to connect\, submit resumes\, and interview on site\n\n\n\nWaste Connections: Entry‑level roles with clear paths for growth and career development\n\n\n\n\nResources Available\n\n\n\nBasic Needs \n\n\n\n\nCaring with Compassion Community: Peer mentoring\, housing and employment support\, and pathways to certified peer support training\n\n\n\nDivision of Child Support – Alternative Solutions Program: Child support help and referrals to housing\, legal\, and employment resources\n\n\n\nEvergreen Empowerment Group: Record expungement\, legal relief support\, and barrier reduction assistance\n\n\n\nMetropolitan Development Council: Housing\, utility\, employment\, behavioral health\, and substance use support services\n\n\n\nMulticultural Child and Family Hope Center: Early learning\, homelessness prevention\, recovery\, and family support services\n\n\n\nNine Line Veterans Services: Veteran suicide prevention\, referrals\, and stability‑focused community resources\n\n\n\nOur Sisters House: Domestic violence and sexual assault services with employment opportunities\n\n\n\nParents as Teachers (PAT)\, InterCultural Children & Family Services (ICCFS): Home visiting support for pregnant people and families with young children\n\n\n\nPuget Sound Energy: Utility bill assistance\, rebates\, and programs to help reduce energy costs\n\n\n\nTacoma Pierce Parent Child Assistance Program (PCAP): Intensive case management supporting health\, treatment\, and family stability\n\n\n\nTacoma Public Utilities- Customer Solutions Office: Utility bill assistance programs for limited‑income households\n\n\n\nTAPCO and Center for Strong Families: Financial well-being workshop covering banking\, saving\, credit repair\, home buying\, and avoiding high-interest loans\n\n\n\nUnited Way Pierce County – Access Pierce: Resource navigation to help meet essential basic needs\n\n\n\nValeo Vocation: Houselessness\, addiction\, and employment‑related resource support\n\n\n\nWDVA: Veteran disability claims\, housing resources\, counseling\, and benefit assistance\n\n\n\n\nHealth \n\n\n\n\nBIMA Services: Housing\, behavioral health\, and supportive services focused on stabilization and long-term planning\n\n\n\nCommunity Health Care: Medical\, dental\, behavioral health\, pharmacy services\, and Apple Health enrollment support\n\n\n\nCoordinated Care: Medicaid and health insurance information and navigation support\n\n\n\nLeveled Up Reentry: Trauma‑informed reentry\, workforce guidance\, behavioral health support\, and resource navigation\n\n\n\nProgress House Association: Mental health\, substance use\, and trauma-informed support for community members\n\n\n\nPSESD EHS Home Based Program: Home-based services supporting child development\, health\, and parenting\n\n\n\nUnitedHealthcare Community Plan of WA: Apple Health information\, benefits\, behavioral health\, and care navigation\n\n\n\n\nEducation & Training \n\n\n\n\nAWLD Foundation: Literacy awareness\, educational tools\, and supportive learning resources\n\n\n\nComplete Driving Experience LLC: Licensing support\, driver education guidance\, and transportation pathway assistance\n\n\n\nConstruct a Career: Navigation into union‑affiliated building trades apprenticeships\n\n\n\nGoodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Region: Training programs\, workshops\, coaching\, and job application support\n\n\n\nMi Centro: Employment connections\, workshops\, and case management for Spanish-speaking community members\n\n\n\nOrion Industries: Paid vocational training\, wraparound services\, and job placement support\n\n\n\nPalmer Scholars: Education\, training\, and employment support for young adults in Pierce County\n\n\n\nPierce College District: Educational pathways supporting economic mobility\, personal growth\, and overall well-being for students at all stages\n\n\n\nPierce County Library System: Resume review\, training resources\, certifications\, and job search tools\n\n\n\nTacoma Community College: Career training information\, funding screening\, and admissions support\n\n\n\nTacoma Community House: Education\, employment\, immigration services\, and support for families and unhoused youth\n\n\n\nUnited Indians of All Tribes Foundation: Workforce training with support for certifications\, clothing\, and transportation\n\n\n\nWeTrain Washington: Pre‑employment training pathways in grocery and meatcutter careers\n\n\n\nWorkSource Pierce: Free employment\, training\, and career services connecting job seekers with opportunities and employers with talent\n\n\n\nYouth Marine Foundation: Free maritime career training\, credentials support\, meals\, and employer connections\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Collaboration for a Cause\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQ\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat should I bring to Collaboration for a Cause?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe employers and providers at Collaboration for a Cause will be offering services ready to enroll/screen you on the spot.  \n\n\n\nWhile documentation is not required to attend the event\, we encourage you to bring the following to take advantage of on-the-spot enrollment: \n\n\n\n2 Forms of ID:Examples may include: \n\n\n\n\nDriver’s License\n\n\n\nPassport\n\n\n\nState ID\n\n\n\nSocial Security Card\n\n\n\nBirth Certificate\n\n\n\n\nResume (If you do not have a resume\, we can help!) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI don’t have a resume or it’s really out of date – can you help?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYes. Resume assistance is available at Collaboration for a Cause so you can turn your work history into a resume you can use with confidence. \n\n\n\nBring your work history (paid jobs\, volunteer roles\, or training) and our resume experts will work with you to build or update a resume that clearly shows your skills and experience.  \n\n\n\nYou’ll leave with a resume you can use with employers at the event and after. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors
URL:https://pccetf.org/calendar/collaboration-for-a-cause-regional-opportunity-fair/
LOCATION:McGavick Center\, Clover Park Technical College\, 4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW\, Lakewood\, WA\, 98499\, United States
CATEGORIES:Collaboration for a Cause,Community Events
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