Are you an employer looking for dedicated and trainable candidates in difficult-to-fill roles? Partner with Families Forward! Our partners identify employment opportunities within their companies, and trained Families Forward staff match those opportunities to a motivated candidate who’s been provided career coaching, resume building, and appropriate work attire. We guide our clients (parents and older teens in Orange County) to ensure that they receive any necessary certifications and trainings. Join career partners such as Disneyland, Goodwill OC, and Orange County Transportation Authority today.

Are you an organization that assists families with career and employment services? Hosting an upcoming employment fair? Connect with Families Forward! We assist families in Orange County as they find and maintain safe and stable housing—and career services are often the largest need for families. We work with community resources to boost attendance numbers and potential candidates, candidates who are motivated to grow their income and provide for their families.

Career Resources

Chrysalis Orange County
290 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 204-3000
www.changelives.org
For employment preparation classes, resume review, practice interviews, transitional jobs and guided job search.

Cielo – Community for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Opportunities
1231 Warner Ave, Tustin, Ca. 92780
(714) 756-2006 or info[at]cielocommunity.org
cielocommunity.org
For individualized entrepreneurial coaching, resources, and support. Services include small business start up program, monthly workshop series, one-on-one consulting.

H.I.R.E.- Hub for Integration, Reentry, & Employment
North Orange County: 675 Placentia Ave., Ste. 330, Brea, CA 92821
South Orange County: 28202 Cabot Rd., Ste. 140, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
www.hireoc.org
For career services, mock interviews, resume building, employment search, employment workshops and employment fairs. Youth and adults with criminal backgrounds only. Agency only provides services to clients virtually.

OC Workforce Solutions
North Orange County: 675 Placentia Ave., Ste. 330, Brea, CA 92821
South Orange County: 28202 Cabot Rd., Ste. 140, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
ocworkforcesolutions.com
For career consultations, job search assistance, paid work experience, career resources, support services, and training programs.

Tierney Center for Veterans
1231 Warner Ave, Tustin, CA 92780
(855) 998-3837
www.ocgoodwill.org/tierney-center
For career counseling and supportive employment services. Veterans only.

UPSKILL OC
18012 Mitchell South Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 660-7600
unitedwayoc.org/our-work/united-for-financial-security/upskill-oc
For employment focusing on middle-skill job sectors in Orange County in- Healthcare, the trades, technology.

Working Wardrobes
1851 Kettering Street, Irvine, CA 92614
(714) 210-2460
www.workingwardrobes.org
For career consultations, financial education, computer lab access, career resource library access, and professional work attire.

Youth Employment Services

Taller San Jose Hope Builders
801 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92701
www.tsjhopebuilders.org
For training and placements within the industries of business applications, clinical medical assisting, construction and information technology. Ages 18-28 only.

Yesworks-Youth Employment Services
114 E. 19th street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 642-0474
www.yesworks.org
For employment skills and personal finances workshops, mock interviews, and job search assistance. Ages 16-24

Government Assistance – Orange County, CA

Cal Fresh (Food Stamps)
www.calfresh.ca.gov • (714) 834-8899

County of Orange Social Services Agency
www.ssa.ocgov.com • (714) 541-7700

Family Resource Centers
www.factoc.org • (714) 566-2878

Orange County Housing Authority
ochousing.org • (714) 480-2900

OC Health Care Agency
www.ochealthinfo.com • (714) 796-5577

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)
www.calwic.org • (714) 834-8333

Housing Resources

Are you an organization that assists families with counseling and mental health support? Connect with Families Forward! We assist families in Orange County as they find and maintain housing, connecting them to mental health (and other community services) as they stabilize. We work with mental health services and providers who can offer free, sliding scale, or Medi-Cal-eligible support with grief, trauma, anxiety, past intimate partner/domestic violence, disorders, and more—for both caretakers, as well as children.

Medical and Mental Health Resources

Camino Health Center
(949) 240-2030
Camino Health Center is a community health center serving the underinsured or uninsured residents of south Orange County through its three health center locations in Lake Forest, San Clemente, and San Juan Capistrano.

Laguna Beach Community Clinic
(949) 494-0761
Laguna Beach Community Clinic offers quality medical, dental and health education services to low-income and uninsured residents of Orange County by utilizing a sliding fee scale and public support funds for care reimbursement.

Lestonnac Free Clinic
(714) 633-4600
Lestonnac Free Clinic provides free health care services to low-income and uninsured residents in Southern California.

OMID Multicultural Institute
(949) 502-4721
OMID offers psychotherapy, counseling, and life coaching to clients of all ages and backgrounds, and are committed to providing care that is both affordable and culturally and linguistically responsive. Their services are offered on a sliding scale, ensuring that financial circumstances are never a barrier to receiving support.

SOS (Share Our Selves), Costa Mesa

(949) 270-2100
The SOS Community Health Center serves all of Orange County. The clinic provides full-scope primary care including preventative health care, urgent care, chronic disease management, mental health services, and same-day appointments. SOS treats patients at all stages of life – pediatrics to geriatrics.

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)

(714) 834-8333
WIC is a supplemental food, nutrition education and breastfeeding support program. It serves low to moderate-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, and infants/children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk.

Rental Assistance

If you are located in Orange County, CA, have a child/children under the age of 18 in your home, and need assistance with remaining in your home, please visit this page to learn about how Families Forward can assist you.

Utility Assistance

We’ve partnered with So Cal Gas to offer utility assistance programs that can lower your monthly bills. Click here for more information.

Additional Resources:

South County Outreach
(949) 380-8144
Please check the South County Outreach website for the most up-to-date information on their Rental and Utility Assistance application process.

Become a Career, Counseling, or Other Resource Partner

Partner with Families Forward and make Orange County a community where every family can thrive. We support families (parents and guardians with minor-aged children) as they work to find and maintain stable housing—connecting them with community resources that are essential in order for families to heal and grow.

Regardless of your sector or industry, you can become a partner in this work to support local families. We are proud to count community organizations, healthcare providers, business leaders, government agencies, arts programs, and educational institutions as our partners to ensure that families have their basic needs met after they have become safely housed.

For more information on how to partner with Families Forward, please contact Beatriz Rojas, Supportive Services Manager at brojas[at]families-forward.org.

Current Highest Need: Career Partnerships

Families Forward partners with employers, career fair hosts, government agencies, and organizations that support people with employment.

Are you an employer looking for dedicated and trainable candidates in difficult-to-fill roles? Partner with Families Forward! Our partners identify employment opportunities within their companies, and trained Families Forward staff match those opportunities to a motivated candidate who’s been provided career coaching, resume building, and appropriate work attire. We guide our clients (parents and older teens in Orange County) to ensure that they receive any necessary certifications and trainings. Join career partners such as Disneyland, Goodwill OC, and Orange County Transportation Authority today.

Are you an organization that assists families with career and employment services? Hosting an upcoming employment fair? Connect with Families Forward! We work with community resources to boost attendance numbers and the pool of potential candidates, who are motivated to grow their income and provide for their families.

High Need: Counseling Partnerships

Families Forward partners with healthcare providers, community organizations that provide counseling support, and mental health practitioners to connect families to the emotional support that they need in order to heal.

Are you an organization that assists families with counseling and mental health support? Connect with Families Forward! We assist families in Orange County (both caretakers and minor-aged children) connect to therapy and counseling that is free, sliding scale, or Medi-Cal-eligible to receive support with grief, trauma, anxiety, past intimate partner/domestic violence, disorders, and more.