Services are accessed via TANF, OneStops, career centers, youth programs, public libraries, offender programs, community colleges, and Tribal workforce programs.

Job Seeker Resources

• JobSearch Guides for Adults, Youth and Ex-Offenders
• Online Training for Adult & Youth Job Seekers
• “The Job Interview Simplified" DVD

Online Staff Training

• Online Staff Training & Professional Certification Preparation
• Virginia Workforce Certification Preparation & Business and Employer Services
• Migrant & Seasonal Farmworker (AFOP) Certification Preparation Modules

The KEYS Auto Loan Program is the Employment & Human Services Department’s (EHSD) low-interest auto loan program for employed CalWORKs participants who have difficulty obtaining an auto loan from other sources.

Referral to the KEYS program is through the CalWORKs participant’s EHSD case manager.

In its 20+ years as a program KEYS has provided 150 loans to CalWORKs participants in Contra Costa County to assist them in maintaining their employment. The program has a maximum loan amount of $7,000.00 and an average monthly loan payment of $180.00 a month. All vehicles financed through the program are diagnostically inspected by a certified mechanic at no cost to the loan participant. The program also provides budget management material to all loan participants as well as car maintenance on their vehicle that they finance through KEYS.

Responses from the participants in the program were very positive.

Good News Garage, a program of Lutheran Social Services, accepts, repairs and awards donated vehicles to individuals and families through a variety of programs. Clients use the vehicles to get to work, bring their children to the doctor, extra-curricular activities, access affordable housing and more. The vehicle help clients break the cycle of poverty by becoming financially self-sufficient. All vehicle donations to Good News Garage qualify for a tax deduction, some qualifying for the highest deduction allowable under IRS regulations. Eligibility requirements to receive a vehicle vary from state to state.

Car Ministry program accepts donated vehicles, checks their condition, and assesses the need for repairs. Then, the ministry gives the car or truck, at no cost, to someone in serious need, or the program uses the car to further the goal of providing transportation. The program has a long waiting list of people in need.

The Car Ministry insists that the donated vehicles must run well and pass Virginia safety and emission tests before they are given. Most charitable organizations simply pass them through or sell them without repair, a disservice to needy people who cannot afford to pay for immediate car problems. People are referred to the Car Ministry by social workers and pastors. Once given a vehicle people have opportunity to get to work and take care of family needs. Between 50 and 150 vehicles are given each year depending on the number donated.

There are a number of support programs offered at All Faith Community Services to address emergency needs: 

The Food Plus program is available to pregnant or post-partum women and children between the ages of one and six who are living in a household at 185% or less of poverty level.  The program also is available to seniors who are 60 or older living at 130% or less of poverty level.  The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is an ancillary food program which provides five food staples a month to low-income individuals.  They also provide Emergency Food & Baby Boxes to individuals and families based on the poverty guidelines.  They also support the community Famers’ Market. 

As part of their "One Stop Shop" All Faith has a number of great partnering agencies. Whether by appointment or walk-in these agencies are able to assist with:

• SNAP Applications - also best known as "Food Stamp Benefits"
• AHCCCS Applications - Medical Benefits
• Senior Medicare/Medicaid Information
• GED/Tutoring

In addition, STEPS (Skills-Training-Education/ Employment-Program-Services) provides All Faith’s clients with the necessary tools to get them trained and into the workforce.  All Faith’s STEPS program is a 3-month to 2-year program aimed at making sure that clients have the education, training and skills necessary to get them gainfully employed.

Established in 1999, it is active in 4 states: Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio.  The programs include community mentoring, anger-management, communication and relationship skills, parenting and fatherhood programs; Crown Financial Ministries, faith-specific studies, a Family Day, letter-writing, and computer skills.

To date, the program has seen a reduction of disciplinary infractions and reduced recidivism. Importantly, it has also seen an increase in family restorations, testimonies of work supervisors, family members, and corrections officials of the difference that the program is making. Horizon Communities in Prison has remained with a low recidivism rate ranging from 11-17% depending upon the state they are in.

Quality Care for Children, 877-ALL-GA-KIDS, in Atlanta helps parents find childcare throughout the State of Georgia. Although the service is available to any parent in need of assistance, QCC is familiar with the unique needs of the TANF population and seeks to address those needs through specialized programs and through coordination with the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services. The agency has two goals: 1. To strengthen the ability of families, caregivers, and communities to nurture, support, and educate all children. 2. To build a supply of affordable, high-quality childcare in a 46 county area of Georgia. The agency operates an Emergency Child Care Program that affects people moving from welfare to work. 

Quality Care for Children (QCC): QCC is a child care resource and referral service that provides information, assistance, and training to caregivers and educates parents and the community about the importance of expanding affordable, high-quality child care (with special attention given to nonstandard-hours of care, sick-child care, and special-needs child care.  In addition, QCC maintains data on child care facilities and family child care homes that can offer specialized care for children with disabilities. The referral service is free of charge.

MNIC creates individualized programs for students based on credit accumulation and skill level. To meet so many levels within their four small school sites, they create courses and learning experiences (like internships and service-learning opportunities) that emphasize academic integration. These all meet state standards. MNIC offers its students free driver education, including classroom and behind-the-wheel.  About 150 students participate in job and internship programs each year. They provide very strong internships in diverse areas like pre-construction, and job trainings in health care, hair braiding and more. MNIC Serves breakfast and lunch every day at no charge.

Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) is a program that allows 10th-, 11th- and 12th-grade students to earn both high school and college credit while still in high school, through enrollment in and successful completion of college-level, nonsectarian courses at eligible participating postsecondary institutions. Most PSEO courses are offered on the campus of the postsecondary institution; some courses are offered online. Each participating college or university sets its own requirements for enrollment into the PSEO courses. There is no charge to PSEO students for tuition, books or fees for items that are required to participate in a course.

Goodwill employment and training programs are funded by federal, state and local grants, as well as by revenues from its well-known social enterprise -- Goodwill retail stores -- which sell donated clothing and household goods while providing jobs in communities. Nearly 90 Goodwill’s’ participate in national projects focused on: Providing career oriented mentoring services to youth, Employment and training for older workers Green jobs training Services for single mothers, and Virtual career exploration services.

Local Goodwill organizations provide a core set of services, including vocational evaluation and assessment, occupational skills training, job search development and job placement, and transitional employment support (for instance, on-the-job training). Goodwill also offer life skills training and post-employment assistance for both employers and employees. Goodwill tailor their services to meet community needs, so variation exists in services offered. Goodwill prepares people to work in banking, IT and health care sectors, to name a few — and helps   them get the supporting services they needed to be successful, such as English language training, additional education, or access to transportation and child care.

The Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services operates two Community Resource Centers (CRC) to provide low-income county residents with access to a range of programs and services. The CRCs are located in our Annapolis and Glen Burnie offices and provide One-Stop services to low-income county residents. The CRCs experience approximately 7,000 visits each month from county residents. The majority of these customers are applying for government benefits, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Medicaid. However, a significant number also come into the CRC to access services from one of our numerous partners who are co-located within the CRC. Partners who provide services on site include:

• Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation – AAWDC provides access to the Maryland Workforce Exchange and links job seekers with training opportunities and job vacancies. Primary Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services provided in the CRC focus on targeted populations including veterans, ex-offenders and low-skilled adults.
• The Literacy Council of Anne Arundel County – provides adult literacy services to county residents through volunteer tutors. Visitors to the CRC may meet with a Literacy coordinator who can assess the individual’s needs and match the person with an available literacy tutor.
• Health Choice – assists recipients of Medical Assistance to enroll in an approved Managed Care Organization to receive medical services. 
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitative Services – assists county residents with disabilities by providing comprehensive assessments, access to training and employment supports.
• Anne Arundel Community Action Partnership – conducts outreach and provides information regarding Head Start services available to county residents. Head Start enrollment services are provided directly in the CRC. The Community Action Partnership is also the county’s provider of Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program services.
• Organization of Hispanic/Latin Americans of Anne Arundel County – provides information regarding health, employment, housing, immigration and legal services to Hispanic county residents.
• YWCA of Anne Arundel County – provides domestic violence counseling services and referrals.
• Family Support Center – provides holistic services on site to parents with children under three years of age. Services include GED and Adult Basic Education classes, After-School services and homework assistance, summer youth programs, support groups, Young Fathers and Responsible Parent Employment Network services for non-custodial parents, on-site child care services and case management services.
• Jobs Work! Arundel (JWA) – provides specialized workforce development services for families receiving TANF benefits. JWA enrolls TANF recipients and delivers Career Corner, a three-week job readiness workshop. Upon completion of Career Corner, TANF recipients then move into the Placement Phase where they are engaged in employment with jobs developed by JWA staff or into Work Experience Internships and/or training and education activities.
• Kinship Navigator Services –provides information, referral and limited case management services to Kinship Caregivers in the county. The Navigator also runs support groups on a regular basis for these Kinship Caregivers and coordinates with the county’s public schools Pupil Personnel Service and the county’s Department of Aging, among others.