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Community Resources

 

Community Career Counseling and Employment Services

Agency / Website
Phone Services Fee,
No Fee, or
*Sliding Scale

Internet
Access

Printing
American River College, Career Center
www.arc.losrios.edu
(916) 484-8492 Career assessment through a variety of computer based inventories, such as interest, values, and skills/aptitudes, career information, and job search. No Fee except print card Yes Fee
Asian Resources Inc
www.asianresources.org
(916) 424-8960 Employment and training programs include pre-employment skills, vocational English combined with job training or job placement with employers for refugees. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento City College CalWorks Program
http://web.scc.losrios.edu/calworks/
(916) 558-2331 Sacramento City College's CalWORKs program works together with other community agencies to provide comprehensive services that promote self-sufficiency through education, vocational training, and employment. No Fee Yes Yes

California Indian Manpower Consortium
www.cimcinc.org/

(916) 920-0285 Employment and training program for certified Native Americans, and Native Alaskans, job referrals, job counseling, and emergency financial assistance for housing, utilities, education, and employment. No Fee Yes Yes
Center for Counseling and Diagnostic Services
http://edweb.csus.edu/ccds/
(916) 278-6252 Staffed by Career Counseling Graduate Interns. Available to any member of the campus and off-campus community. Sliding Fee None None
(916) 691-7456 Posts work available for students on Job Track computer or on bulletin boards. No Fee Students only Students only
Crossroads Diversified Services, Inc
www.crossroadsdiversified.com
916) 457-1900 Vocational assessment and planning, job seeking skills, resume preparation, job development, and job placement for individuals with psychiatric challenges; must be referred by Department of Rehabilitation. No Fee Yes Yes

Employment Development Department (EDD)
www.edd.ca.gov

http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/

(916) 653-0707 Assists people in finding jobs and job training, disability insurance benefits, workshops & job clubs to teach job search skills, peer support for job seekers, assists people that are disadvantaged. No Fee Thorugy One Stop Centers Through One Stop Centers

Employment and Job Placement Services
www.dhaweb.saccounty.net/

www.sacscore.org

 

(916) 875-3330 Job readiness to workshops, supportive services, employment opportunities, job screening, referral services, drop-in job referral, job boards, and employer job listings. No Fee Yes Limited
La Familia Counseling Center
http://www.lafcc.com/
(916) 452-3601 Comprehensive multi-cultural professional counseling, support and outreach services for at-risk youth and families. No Fee Yes Yes
(916) 446-0874 Concerned with issue relating to the needs of the homeless and indigent poor. No Fee Unknown Unknown
Sacramento City College, Career Center
http://www.scc.losrios.edu/x5068.xml
(916) 558-2676 Posts and has binders of listings of off-campus job opportunities, JobTrak. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Employment and Training Agency
www.seta.net
(916) 263-3800 Administers state-and federally human services programs through community based organizations, local education agencies, and private vocational schools throughout Sacramento County. No Fee Yes, at One Stop Centers Yes, at One Stop Centers

Sacramento Professional Network
(CA State EDD)
www.sacoribet,cin/faq.php

(916) 227-0330 Job search, workshops on resume writing, skills and values, and job search and interview techniques for any unemployed or underemployed person in a professional, managerial, or technical field. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento State Career Center
www.csus.edu/careercenter
(916) 278-6231 Counseling appointments available only to currently enrolled students. Fee for alumni within 2 years of graduation Yes Limited
Sacramento Veterans Resource Center
www.vietvets.org/svrc.htm
(916) 393-8387 Employment readiness programs that include job search workshops to assess career goals and overcome negative thinking. No Fee Yes Yes
Turning Point Community Program
www.tpcp.org

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(916) 364-8395 Residential treatment, community support, and employment services for mentally ill and developmentally disabled adults; Job coaches available; referral needed by Sacramento County Adult Access Team: (916) 875-1055. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Area One Stop Centers
One Stop Career Centers
Phone Services Fee
Internet Access Printing
Sacramento Works – Broadway
www.seta.net
(916) 324-3202 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Citrus Heights
www.seta.net
(916) 676-2540 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Franklin
www.seta.net
(916) 262-3200 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Galt
www.seta.net
(209) 744-7702 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Greater Sacramento Urban League
www.seta.net
(916) 286-8600 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Hillsdale
www.seta.net
(916) 263-4100 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – La Familia Counseling Center
www.seta.net
(916) 452-3601 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Lemon Hill
www.seta.net
(916) 433-2620 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Mark Sanders Complex
www.seta.net
(916) 227-1395 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Mather
www.seta.net
(916) 228-3127 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – Rancho Cordova
www.seta.net
(916) 255-3255 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes
Sacramento Works – South County
www.seta.net
(916) 689-3560 Connects job seekers to employers. Multi-level recruitment provides pre-screened qualified applicants, labor trends and market research, and job search workshops. No Fee Yes Yes

Private practice career counselors: Listed in the Yellow Pages under “Career and Vocational Counseling.” Fees charged

*Check eligibility criteria for services.

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Disability Employment Resources

Agency/ Website
Phone
Services
Fee,
No Fee, or
*Sliding Scale

California State Department of Rehabilitation
www.rehab.cahwnet.gov

(916) 324-1313 The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) assists Californians with disabilities obtain and retain employment and maximize their ability to live independently in their communities. No Fee
Resources for Independent Living
www.ril-sacramento.org
(916) 446-3074 Resources for Independent Living, Inc. (RIL) is a cross disability organization serving Sacramento and Yolo Counties. To assist the community, RIL provides the following services: advocacy and legislative monitoring, housing assistance, personal assistant services, information and referral, peer counseling, independent living skills training, and assistive technology. No Fee
Disability Benefits 101
www.disabilitybenefits101.org/
Website Only Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) An excellent website that helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits. No Fee
Assistive Technology (AT) Network
www.atnet.org
1-800-390-2699 (voice)
1-800-900-0706 (TTY)
Email: info@atnet.org
The AT Network provides information, referrals, training, and technical assistance to those who share an interest in and commitment to the practical and effective use of technology by people with disabilities. No Fee
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
(916) 381-9410
(voice)
Toll-Free 
1-800-772-1213
TTY (916) 381-9445
Directs and manages the planning, development, issuance and evaluation of operational regulations, standards and instructions for the Retirement and Survivors Insurance (RSI), Disability Insurance (DI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and international SSA programs. No Fee
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
www.jan.wvu.edu/
800-526-7234 (voice)
877-781-9403 (TTY)
JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects. No Fee
Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
http://wwwedd.cahwnet.gov/Jobs_and_Training/GC_on_Employment_of_People_with_Disabilities.htm
(916) 654-8055
(voice)
Toll Free: (800) 695-0350
TTY: (916) 654-9820
This Governor's committee is responsible for providing leadership to increase the number of people with disabilities in the California workforce. Good resource for disability and employment information. No Fee
Crossroads Diversified Services, Inc.
www.crossroadsdiversified.com/
(916) 457-1900 Crossroads serves persons who have barriers to employment including mental illness, physical disabilities, substance abuse history, criminal record, and socioeconomic disadvantages. No Fee
Turning Point Community Programs
http://www.tpcp.org/
(916) 364-8395 Turning Point Community Programs is a non-profit mental health agency providing psychiatric services, support and advocacy, including employment services, in Sacramento, Stanislaus, Merced and Yolo counties No Fee

Sacramento County Mental Health Services
http://www.sacdhhs.com/services.asp?CategoryID=1&UpLinkID=50

On the National Alliance on Mental Illness- Sacramento website www.namisacramento.org/resources/locallinks-employment.html(employment resources)

(916) 875-1055 NAMI Sacramento is a grassroots, family and consumer self-help support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses. Excellent resource for services, including employment related. No Fee

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Counseling: Individual, Family & Group

Agency/ Website
Phone
Services
Fee,
No Fee, or
*Sliding Scale
Alcohol Chemical Treatment
Services (A.C.T.S.) http://www.sacdhhs.com/services.asp?
CategoryID=1&UpLinkID=54
(916) 381-7604 Alcohol / chemical treatment series. Sliding fee
Alliance for Excellence
http://www.nivaweb.com/alliance/pages/
counseling.html
(916) 566-2184 Individual, family, couple and child Counseling, day and evening available, serving children & families. No Fee
Asian Pacific Community Counseling (APCC)
www.apccounseling.org
(916) 383-6783 APCC assess mentally ill, refer to county & provide in-house individual, drug & cancer counseling, serving: Asian Pacific Islander community. Fee
Center for Counseling and Diagnostic Services, CSUS
http://edweb.csus.edu/ccds/
(916) 278-6252 Staffed by Career Counseling Graduate Interns. Available to any member of the campus and off-campus community. Sliding Fee
Child and Family Institute
www.child-familyinstitute.org
(916) 736-0828 Intrafamilial child sexual abuse treatment program, adult sex offender, therapy for child sexual victims and non-offending parents of victims. Fee
Cross Creek Counseling
www.crosscreekcounseling.com
(916)722-6100 Offers family counseling, individual counseling and anger management as well as counseling for victims of crimes Sliding Fee
Effort Counseling Program
www.theeffort.org
(916) 325-5556 Serves chemically dependent persons or those at risk of becoming dependent. Fee
El Hogar, Mental Service
www.elhogarinc.org
(916) 441-2933 Provides culturally sensitive mental health services to seriously persistently mentally ill adults. Free
Fallcreek Counseling Assoc.
http://www.sacramentopsychology.com/
(916) 344-0900 Individual counseling services for all ages Fee
Family Study Center

 

(916) 456-4412 Individual, family, child, couples, parenting, anger management, domestic violence. Sliding Fee
Family Service Agency (916) 368-3080 Employment Assistance Program (EAP), individual, family, children, couples, post-traumatic stress, remarriage, stepfamily issues & drug and alcohol issues and family violence. Sliding Fee
Galt Community Concilio (209) 745-9174 All types of counseling, an umbrella organization serving the Galt community. No Fee
Jewish Family Services
(916) 921-1921 Low income, all faiths, individual, family, children, social services to frail elderly, refugee resettlement. Sliding Fee
La Familia Counseling
www.lafcc.com
(916) 452-3611 Serving the Spanish community, multi-cultural, family, individual, child abuse, employment, peer, drug abuse, gang diversion, & other. No Fee
Sacramento Gay  & Lesbian Center
http://www.saccenter.org/
(916) 442-0185 Information and referral to gay supportive services and business, discussion groups for men, women, youth, and seniors. No Fee
Loaves and Fishes
www.sacramentoloavesandfishes.org
(916) 669-1536 Case management, counseling & psychiatric meds for homeless and at need. Free
Lutheran Social Services
http://www.lssnorcal.org/
(916) 453-2900 Counseling limited to target population, Asian immigrant. Free
Psychological Counseling Services, CSUS
http://www.csus.edu/psysrv/index.htm
(916) 278-6416 Graduate counseling students under faculty supervision offer individual, couple, crisis, child, and family counseling for Sacramento community residents. Free
Sacramento Gender Assoc.
www.transgender.org/sga
(916) 442-0185 x 141 A non-sexual, membership-based organization serving the recreational and educational needs of the transgender community, their spouses, significant others, family members and related professionals. Fee
Sutter Counseling Center
http://suttermedicalcenter.org/
psychiatry/counseling.cfm
(916) 929-0808 Child guidance service provides evaluation and treatment services to children, adolescents, and their families when there are concerns about possible emotional and behavioral problems. Sliding Fee

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Referral Services

Agency/ Website
Phone
Services
Fee,
No Fee, or
*Sliding Scale
CA Assoc of Marriage and Family Therapists
www.camft.org
  CAMFT is an independent professional organization representing the interests of licensed marriage and family therapists. It is dedicated to advancing the profession as an art and a science, to maintaining high standards of professional ethics, to upholding the qualifications for the profession and to expanding the recognition and awareness of the profession. No Fee
Psychologists and Counselors Referral and Information Service
www.4therapy.com/locator/index.php
(916) 485-5918 Online resource to help locate local therapists. No Fee

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Urgent Services

Agency/ Website
Phone
Services
Fee,
No Fee, or
*Sliding Scale
Adult Protective Services
http://www.sacdhhs.com/article.asp?ContentID=270
(916) 874-9377 Provides referrals after investigating cases of physical, sexual, or financial abuse. No Fee
Diogenes Youth Services
www.diogenesnet.com

24-hour line:

(916) 363-0063
Crisis resolution, family reunification, short-term individual and family counseling. Sliding fee
Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center
http://www.sacdhhs.com/EmgHotLines.asp
916) 732-3637 24-hour emergency psychiatric services for adults and children. No Fee
Sacramento Crisis Nursery
www.kidshome.org

Office: (916) 452-3981
24-hour line:

(916) 679-3700
Offers respite for parents who need a break from their children, offering family support in crisis, serves Sacramento County. Fee
Suicide Prevention (916) 368-3111 24-hour crisis intervention and suicide prevention by highly trained paraprofessionals, emotional support, education services about suicide prevention. No Fee
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
http://suttermedicalcenter.org/psychiatry/                 
(916) 386-3000 Intensive psychiatric care with programs designed for the special needs of all ages. Fee
WEAVE
www.weaveinc.org
(916) 920-2952 Provides counseling for men & women and a safe house for women and children. No Fee

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Additional Community Resources

Agency/ Website
Phone
Services
Fee,
No Fee, or
*Sliding Scale
ASI Legal Services
http://www.asi.csus.edu/Body_services.asp
(916) 278-7916 Free to Sac State students with a valid One Card, drop-in available with an accredited attorney. Free
Bereavement Network
www.griefhelpsacramento.com
(916) 557-5882 Information and referral source for community support groups serving those who are grieving. No Fee
Compassionate Friends (916) 457-4096 A support group for bereaved parents. No Fee
McGeorge School of Law Community Legal Services
www.mcgeorge.edu
(916) 340-6080 Clinical education programs provide civil legal services to a broad based cross section of the Sacramento community. Sliding fee
Planned Parenthood
www.ppmarmonte.org
(916) 444-7966 Offers information and health services, STD testing/treatment, birth control, pregnancy testing and referrals also available. Sliding fee
Sacramento Community Health Center
http://www.sacdhhs.com/article.asp?ContentID=509
(916) 422-5200 Primarily general health, but some psychiatric services may be provided depending on the doctors duty. Sliding fee

The Sacramento State University Career Center staff has compiled this list as a service to persons not eligible for career counseling at our center. We have no connection with, and do not endorse or recommend any of the programs or services listed, and (with the exception of our own office) we are not responsible for the activities, policies, fees, etc. of the organizations or persons listed on this flyer.

May 2009

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