Employment and income resources across Washington for people leaving incarceration, their families, and advocates.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational rehabilitation services designed to help you prepare for, get, keep, or advance in a job
Supported Employment Program
Matches individuals with developmental disabilities to county employment opportunities with individualized job coaching and ongoing support
State of Washington
Job search portal for Washington State government employment positions
Free fidelity bonding insurance for high-risk hires
Lived-experience specialists, pre/post-release job search, housing/education/health navigation
Lived-experience employment specialists, job + wrap-around services
Federal tax credit to employers hiring ex-felons and other target groups
Federal tax credit up to $2,400 for hiring ex-felons
Sliding-scale grant (not a loan) for tuition at colleges and approved apprenticeships
Registers all state apprenticeships; ARTS program directory; paid earn-while-you-learn training
Publicly-funded statewide partnership providing employment and training services to job seekers and employers
DSHS child-care subsidy for working/training parents
CDFI coaching, classes, and small-business loans for under-banked entrepreneurs
Workforce Southwest Washington
Employment program providing training, job placement, and wrap-around support services including transportation, housing, childcare, and work-related costs assistance
Food, rent/energy assistance, employment, mobility/transport
Free computers, WiFi, hotspot/device lending, job help
Building-trades union membership and apprenticeship; case-by-case review of records
National union-endorsed pre-apprenticeship curriculum giving direct-entry advantage into registered trades
HEAL for Reentry, Wellbriety healing groups, case management, legal/transport/basic-needs referrals, education/employment, ceremony/sweat lodge
Workforce funding, tools/book scholarships, SNAP-linked training support at 34 colleges
Navigators for transcripts, financial aid, enrollment, apprenticeship; campus reentry offices (New Chances, HP3, Seattle Central, Pierce CBEN, Skagit)
Free computers, WiFi, job help, reentry resource page
Six-week career training, certifications (OSHA 10, CPR, Flagger), job placement, second-chance employer connections, transport support
Business training (EN/ES), coaching, collateral-free peer loans, credit-building loans, Pike Place marketplace and kitchen
People For People
Connects low level, repeat offenders to work and life skills that keep them from re-offending
WorkSource SW Washington
Job training, employment assistance, resume reviews, workshops, and career guidance for job seekers
Full job/training services
Full job/training services
Rural Resources Community Action
Job assistance and reentry services for individuals leaving incarceration
Provides employment connection for people with disabilities, services to families with young children experiencing developmental delays or disabilities, and free COAST transportation
Hires formerly incarcerated individuals, providing paid employment, on-the-job training, and ongoing support for career reentry
Workforce development system providing training for adults and young adults to help them get jobs or advance careers, and investing in companies for employee recruitment and training
Second-chance hiring support in construction
Employment Assistance Program, employer network, case management, Monroe volunteer program
Jail behavioral health, Offender Re-Entry Program, PREP employment prep
Adult workforce/WIOA services
Day-labor staffing, job training, certifications, uniforms, transit, coaching
Pre-apprenticeship (MC3), trades pathways, reentry policy advocacy
Individual Employment Plans, job readiness, WOTC/bonding education
12-week / 280-hr construction pre-apprenticeship, ARRC, CDL and forklift training, aerospace/manufacturing/utilities placement
Construction pre-apprenticeship for men (CTAP, 20 credits) and women (TRAC, 16 wks) built with trades unions
Employment agency, job search
Programs for job skills training with hands on experience
Goodwill
Training and employment services
WorkSource SW Washington
Employment and training services for job seekers
YWCA
Work training program for employment assistance
16-week food service training program for disadvantaged adults to develop life skills