Workforce Development Program offered at CASA Latina

Workforce Development Program offered at CASA Latina

Helps Latino immigrants achieve economic self-sufficiency by providing job training for domestic work including yardwork, green house cleaning, moving and more. Focuses on participation, network, promotion, training and job referrals.   Program held in Spanish.   Participants also take a health & safety workshop to learn how to: -  Avoid workplace injuries -  Properly use personal protection equipment -  Identify and reduce danger in the workplace This workshop is offered two times per month.   The health & safety workshop is required for those wanting to be hired through CASA Latina's day labor and employment services.

Location

317 17th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144

Hours

Group Orientation: 1st and 3rd Tu of the month, 7am.

Application process

Visit in person to attend training seminar, 1st and 3rd Tu of every month at 7am.

Eligibility

Low-income Latino immigrants. Must complete training and orientation before beginning work.

Fee

Worker's Center membership: $25/year.

Languages

Spanish

Agency info

CASA Latina

Offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, day labor dispatching, domestic workers training, social support, and bilingual Spanish-English wage-claim advocacy for unpaid wages; focus is on serving Latino populations.