Workforce Development Department Partnership

2016 NACo Achievement Award Winner

San Bernardino County, Calif., CA

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2016

The Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) partnered with the County’s Workforce Development Department to secure three Workforce Development Specialists to work exclusively with HACSB program participants, helping them to find and retain work by providing them with career counseling, employment services workshops, job referrals, and job skills enhancement services. April 2013 through February 2016, the program has secured 325 jobs for low-income residents with salary ranges from $8.00-$25.00/hour.

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