Did you know? The Workforce Education office (first floor of FOSS, room 5101) has tons of great services for students including:
Funding for school
Professional/technical students and GED/ABE and ESL students may qualify for funding to pay for tuition, books, and transportation through Basic Food Employment & Training, Opportunity Grant, Work First, or Worker-Retraining. Go to startnextquarter.org to see which Grant Programs you may qualify for.
Low-income students, especially those receiving DSHS benefits, e.g., students on basic food (food stamps) or on TANF, are often eligible.
Currently or recently unemployed, veterans, self-employed needing retraining, and people impacted by loss of spouse may also qualify.
Assistance with Job Search
Please contact: Workforce Career Navigator Tiffany Lamoreaux tlamoreaux@shoreline.edu or ESD Co-Lo Stephanie Gonwa sgonwa@esd.wa.gov.
Career Navigator
Available to all students – transfer, prof/tech, ABE, ESL
Career Navigator helps strategize your job search and provides help tailoring resumes and cover letters to get interviews, while providing access to current job listings submitted by local employers. A representative from the Employment Security Department helps unemployed individuals review ESD job listings.
Community-based Partners from agencies like Hopelink provide one-on-one job search coaching for low-income students.
I-BEST
Please contact Eve Sternberg esternberg@shoreline.edu central point for info on I-BEST job training programs.
Math placement test tutoring
Free tutoring for any student or prospective student who needs Placement Test Preparation or math support for pre-college level math.
Community resources
Info about how and where to sign up for government benefits
Referrals to agencies that can help with basic needs
