Reentry Employment Resources in Washington

Job search portal for Washington State government employment positions

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

360-664-1960 or 1-877-664-1960

Vocational rehab and employment support for people with disabilities

Coverage

Statewide

Free fidelity bonding insurance for high-risk hires

Coverage

Statewide

Lived-experience specialists, pre/post-release job search, housing/education/health navigation

Coverage

Franklin County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, Walla Walla County

Lived-experience employment specialists, job + wrap-around services

Coverage

Franklin County, Kitsap County, Pierce County, Walla Walla County

Phone

via ESD

Federal tax credit to employers hiring ex-felons and other target groups

Coverage

Statewide

Employment services for job seekers

Coverage

King County, Pierce County, Skagit County, Snohomish County, Thurston County, Whatcom County

Vocational counseling and employment supports for people with disabilities

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

Via DSHS office locator

Federal tax credit up to $2,400 for hiring ex-felons

Coverage

Statewide

Sliding-scale grant (not a loan) for tuition at colleges and approved apprenticeships

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

888-535-0747

Free confidential 1:1 business advising, workshops, market research from 30+ advisors

Coverage

Statewide

Registers all state apprenticeships; ARTS program directory; paid earn-while-you-learn training

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

360-902-5320

Publicly-funded statewide partnership providing employment and training services to job seekers and employers

Coverage

Statewide

DSHS child-care subsidy for working/training parents

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

877-501-2233

CDFI coaching, classes, and small-business loans for under-banked entrepreneurs

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

206-324-4330

Food, rent/energy assistance, employment, mobility/transport

Coverage

King County

Phone

425-869-6000

Free computers, WiFi, hotspot/device lending, job help

Coverage

King County

Building-trades union membership and apprenticeship; case-by-case review of records

Coverage

Statewide

National union-endorsed pre-apprenticeship curriculum giving direct-entry advantage into registered trades

Coverage

Statewide

HEAL for Reentry, Wellbriety healing groups, case management, legal/transport/basic-needs referrals, education/employment, ceremony/sweat lodge

Coverage

Pierce County

Phone

(253) 212-9227

Workforce funding, tools/book scholarships, SNAP-linked training support at 34 colleges

Coverage

Statewide

Navigators for transcripts, financial aid, enrollment, apprenticeship; campus reentry offices (New Chances, HP3, Seattle Central, Pierce CBEN, Skagit)

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

253-566-5266

Free job readiness, GED prep, digital literacy, ESL, retail training

Coverage

King County

Free computers, WiFi, job help, reentry resource page

Coverage

King County

Phone

206-386-4636

Six-week career training, certifications (OSHA 10, CPR, Flagger), job placement, second-chance employer connections, transport support

Coverage

King County

Phone

(206) 461-3792

Business training (EN/ES), coaching, collateral-free peer loans, credit-building loans, Pike Place marketplace and kitchen

Coverage

King County

Phone

206-352-1945

Full job/training services; justice-involved support

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

253-804-1177

Full job/training services

Coverage

King County

Full job/training services

Coverage

King County

Phone

206-440-2500

Full job/training services

Coverage

King County

Phone

206-721-6000

Hires formerly incarcerated individuals, providing paid employment, on-the-job training, and ongoing support for career reentry

Coverage

King County

Second-chance hiring support in construction

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

(206) 284-0061

Employment Assistance Program, employer network, case management, Monroe volunteer program

Coverage

King County, Thurston County

Phone

(206) 228-4639

Jail behavioral health, Offender Re-Entry Program, PREP employment prep

Coverage

Thurston County

Phone

(360) 704-7170

Adult workforce/WIOA services

Coverage

Thurston County

Phone

(360) 704-3568

Day-labor staffing, job training, certifications, uniforms, transit, coaching

Coverage

King County

Phone

(206) 728-5627

Pre-apprenticeship (MC3), trades pathways, reentry policy advocacy

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

via website

Individual Employment Plans, job readiness, WOTC/bonding education

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

1-877-872-5627

12-week / 280-hr construction pre-apprenticeship, ARRC, CDL and forklift training, aerospace/manufacturing/utilities placement

Coverage

King County

Phone

206-381-1384

Construction pre-apprenticeship for men (CTAP, 20 credits) and women (TRAC, 16 wks) built with trades unions

Coverage

Statewide

Phone

360-902-5320