We are a Bay Area Workforce Development Non-profit Organization Helping Motivated Contra Costa County Residents Find Employment through Job Training, Career Counseling, and Job Placement, located in East Contra Costa. We help motivated Contra Costa County job seekers develop the skills and confidence to launch careers that lead to financial security.
Whether you are looking to enter a career in healthcare or administration or you are not sure where you want to go, we believe that everyone who is willing to work hard deserves an opportunity to succeed.
Whether you are looking to enter a career in healthcare or administration or you are not sure where you want to go, we believe that everyone who is willing to work hard deserves an opportunity to succeed.
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Your generosity fuels our work. Every dollar helps motivated Contra Costa job seekers develop the skills and confidence to launch careers that lead to financial security. Our training and career counseling programs operate year-round, so please consider making a monthly donation. Please ask your Human Resources Department about whether a matching donation is available.
However, the reality is that many of our neighbors face personal and systemic barriers to employment that they cannot overcome on their own. Since 2000, Opportunity Junction has been providing training, support, work experience, and placement assistance, which help motivated Contra Costa County job seekers launch careers that lead to financial security.
Impact is an Opportunity Junction core value. We are committed to seeking ever better data to assess our impact, evaluate the effectiveness of program changes, surface differential results based on demographics that may raise equity concerns, and identify areas for inquiry. Internal Impact Evaluation: We track all enrollment, participation, and outcomes data in a highly-customized Salesforce database.
Kaylan is a recent graduate with a BA in Human Development from Cal State East Bay. She will be working as a College and Career Counselor in our Road Map to College program. She attended Los Medanos College before transferring to CSEB, so she has walked the same path as many of our Road Map college students that are navigating the community college system.
Reviews (8)
Wendy Hill
Jan 28, 2021
Jeff Killieum
Dec 13, 2020
Maria Morales
Jun 09, 2020
Tonia
May 27, 2020
Kimberly Tilton
Feb 06, 2020
These folks paid for my first classes in tech. They, along with SparkPoint, helped me for YEARS to get from those first tech classes to later tech classes, though ALL of the contract jobs and nonprofits on my path. That path has gotten me to here: moved out of my Mom's house, living in the city on my own, a full employee, and the ability to work remotely at home during the shelter-in-place.
I remain incredibly grateful for Opportunity Junction. Oh! Also, as someone who has gone from low-income to moderate-income, Opportunity Junction remains the only tax help filing service that does not have an income cap. They can help anyone; and they are amazing. Alana Chisholm is the best instructor I have ever seen, as well as one of the most dedicated humans to helping other humans.
I remain incredibly grateful for Opportunity Junction. Oh! Also, as someone who has gone from low-income to moderate-income, Opportunity Junction remains the only tax help filing service that does not have an income cap. They can help anyone; and they are amazing. Alana Chisholm is the best instructor I have ever seen, as well as one of the most dedicated humans to helping other humans.
Matt Hyre
Feb 06, 2020
Opportunity Junction was so helpful! I had an unexpected change to my situation in 2019 that led me to shift my career path. I was excited to try something new, and luckily I was in a position to be able to take the time needed to find an option that provided the qualities I wanted in a fulfilling career. I felt confident in my ability to find a new job, but the Opportunity Junction team was highly referred and I figured that the more help I could get, the better.
I wasn't sure if it would be beneficial for my situation, because I already had a great resume written, and I do quite well with interviews, so I was apprehensive going in. My career counselor, MJ, was absolutely amazing. She helped me really dig into what I was passionate about, and her positivity helped propel me forward. I found her coaching to be very supportive, and it gave me the extra motivation I needed to not settle for an option that I might not have been satisfied with long-term.
Her supervisor Shaun was really helpful as well and made sure I received referrals for solid positions that provided the pay and benefits that I was looking for. After a variety of interviews with numerous organizations, I finally found the perfect career opportunity that matched my needs, and the introduction to that position came straight from MJ and Shaun.
I could not be more appreciative of their help! I'm extremely satisfied with my experience with Opportunity Junction, I could not have asked for more! Thank you MJ and Shaun!
I wasn't sure if it would be beneficial for my situation, because I already had a great resume written, and I do quite well with interviews, so I was apprehensive going in. My career counselor, MJ, was absolutely amazing. She helped me really dig into what I was passionate about, and her positivity helped propel me forward. I found her coaching to be very supportive, and it gave me the extra motivation I needed to not settle for an option that I might not have been satisfied with long-term.
Her supervisor Shaun was really helpful as well and made sure I received referrals for solid positions that provided the pay and benefits that I was looking for. After a variety of interviews with numerous organizations, I finally found the perfect career opportunity that matched my needs, and the introduction to that position came straight from MJ and Shaun.
I could not be more appreciative of their help! I'm extremely satisfied with my experience with Opportunity Junction, I could not have asked for more! Thank you MJ and Shaun!
Juanita Fleming
Dec 17, 2019
Opportunity Junction is a place where you can actually gain or regain the necessary skills to find a career. They teach you life skills, like money and time management, as well as how to balance and budget life expenses. Opportunity Junction teaches computer literacy classes, quickbooks for accounting, excel and busines math classes. They help with financial counseling, resources for education, housing, food, healthcare, mental and domestic health and safety referrals.
The training program at Opportunity Junction can help you find a career that you can grow in and live self-sufficiently. They take the time to get to know you as an individual to encourage growth and development to maximize your strengths, so you are knowledgeable and confident in your abilities. Once an Alumni of Opportunity Junction you're always part of this community of people who always only want to see you succeed. Alum can always return for refresher courses and resume building to stay updated marketable.
All of these are only some of the things working with Opportunity Junction can do. Not to mention the amazing potlucks luncheons and evening celebrations that are inevitable in such a genuinely helpful community environment. If you're in need of a kickstart on the road to self-sufficiency Opportunity Junction has definitely got you and your best interests covered.
The training program at Opportunity Junction can help you find a career that you can grow in and live self-sufficiently. They take the time to get to know you as an individual to encourage growth and development to maximize your strengths, so you are knowledgeable and confident in your abilities. Once an Alumni of Opportunity Junction you're always part of this community of people who always only want to see you succeed. Alum can always return for refresher courses and resume building to stay updated marketable.
All of these are only some of the things working with Opportunity Junction can do. Not to mention the amazing potlucks luncheons and evening celebrations that are inevitable in such a genuinely helpful community environment. If you're in need of a kickstart on the road to self-sufficiency Opportunity Junction has definitely got you and your best interests covered.
Cindy Galloway
Nov 19, 2015
