Resources: Employment And Training

  • 4310 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
    Portland
    OR
    97211
    503-281-2663
    Transit: 44

    Helps people with legal histories find and retain jobs. Recently released and current parole participants have access to classes on interviewing skills and job application preparation. Downstairs through the Workforce One-Stop office.

  • 2 NW 2nd Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    97209-3902
    503-226-7387
    7:30 a.m.-6 p.m; Monday-Thursday, 7:30a.m.-5p.m; Fridays. Orientation 9:45 a.m., Tuesdays; 1:45 p.m. Thursdays.
    Transit: Max Red, Blue, 4, 12, 19, 20

    Provides employment workshops, job resource center, daily job announcements, career advancement and training services, employment-related housing and veterans' services, among others. Enroll to learn interviewing skills and prepare for job searches.

  • 19600 S Molalla Ave
    Oregon City
    OR
    97045
    503-657-6958 x 2409
    Call for hours.
    Transit: 32, 33

    Career Center.

  • 19600 S Molalla Ave
    Oregon City
    OR
    97045
    503-657-6958 x 2163
    Call for hours.
    Transit: 32, 33

    WIA Program.

  • 4950 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
    Portland
    OR
    97211-3354
    503-281-1289
    8 a.m.-5 p.m, Monday-Friday. Please Call for an Appointment.
    Transit: 6 down MLK Jr. Blvd.

    Temporary staffing service specializing in employing the disabled or people in recovery. All are welcome. The programs are individualized and can accommodate those with special needs, including hearing impairment and visual impairment. Employment options for people with all kinds of disabilities, including injury and illness related disabilities.  Security and clerical job training and placements.

  • 1532 NE 37th Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    97232
    (503) 249-7300
    By Referral only. See website/Call for referring agency.
    Transit: 77, Max Blue, Green, Red

    Resources and support to help low income women successfully enter the workforce.  We offer professional clothing for job interviews and the workplace, and assistance with resume preparation and job search in our career center.  Once employed, we provide retention resources, training and mentoring through our Professional Women's Group.

  • 3715 SE Cesar Chavez Blvd.
    Suite 300C
    Portland
    OR
    97202
    503-335-5900
    Mon.-Fri.; 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m.
    Transit: 9, 17, 75

    Vocational rehabilitation services, including employment for Latinos with disabilities, ESL and computer classes in Spanish, job development and job placement; translation and interpretation, resume and interview workshops; ESL support and referral. 

  • 5757 SW Macadam Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    97239
    503-228-5108
    8:30a.m.-4:30p.m., Mon.-Fri.
    Transit: 35, 36

    Senior community service employment program for persons aged 55+.  Supports include; money management program, post-stroke support group, therapy pool, summer camp for disabled children and adults.  

  • 1411 SW Morrison St.
    Suite 290
    Portland
    OR
    97205-1945
    503-235-5474
    8:30a.m.-5:00p.m. Monday-Thursday and 8:30a.m.-4p.m.
    Transit: 15, 51 and MAX all.

    Personal advocates for adults age 60+  in the area of housing, health care, crime and elder abuse.

  • 5251 NE Glisan St.
    #A-203
    Portland
    OR
    97213
    503-228-7651
    Call for appointment and intake.
    Transit: 19, 71

    Employment assistance for people diagnosed with epilepsy. Call for appointment for intake meeting.

  • 1943 SE 6th Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    503-239-1734; 1-877-676-5872
    Call for appointments 8 a.m. or 4 p.m, Monday-Friday.
    Transit: 4, 33

    Call for appointments 10 a.m. or 1 p.m., Monday-Thursday. make appointment. Jobs available at stores or donation centers, and free employment service in the community.

  • (503) 548-0270
    Hours: 9a.m.-5p.m.

    Living Solutions offers employment training for low-income families in Gresham.
    Services include: GED preparation classes, assists with work searches, resume building; participants receive job coaching and career training.  Call for eligibility pre-screen.  Orientation is required and available.  Services available in English/Spanish.

  • 1130 SW Morrison
    Suite 240
    Portland
    OR
    97205-2215
    503-326-6800
    Call for hours
    Transit: Fareless Max Blue, green, Red.

    Job Corps provides hands-on career training for 30 trades for economically disadvantaged young adults 16-24. Students can also complete their GED and receive their high school diploma at the Center.  Residential training program, food, clothing; informational meeting every Tue.

  • 522 SW 13th Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    97205-2307
    503-222-6564 (Literacy Program) 503-916-4009 (All other programs)
    Reading classes; GED classes Call for class schedule, Monday and Thursday. Day access center, Mon.-Sat., 6:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Computer lab open Mon.-Fri, 8a.m.-1p.m.
    Transit: Fareless Max Blue, Green, Yellow.

    Free reading classes and GED preparation classes. Sign up in advance at Daywatch. Day Access center.  Call literacy program to schedule an appointment.

  • 5312 NE 148th Ave.
    Portland
    OR
    97230-3438
    503-261-1266 Job Hotline 503-408-3014
    hours:8 a.m.-5 p.m, Monday-Friday.
    Transit: 87, from Parkrose Transit Center.

    Training and employment in janitorial, landscape and clerical work. Opportunities for disabled people. An equal opportunity employer. Low-cost apartments available.

  • 2101 NE Flanders St.
    Portland
    OR
    97232-2811
    503-232-7684
    8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m, Monday-Friday.
    Transit: 12 to NE Flanders.

    A Title V training program free for senior citizens 55 and older. Promotes older workers as a solution for businesses seeking a trained, qualified, and reliable workforce. Facilitates economic self-sufficiency for older individuals and their families who are working.

  • 241 SW Edgeway Drive
    Beaverton
    OR
    97006
    Gresham office (19421 SE Stark) 503-669-7112, Transit 20 Max Blue; Portland office (30 N Webster Suite E) 503-280-6046, Transit 4, 44; Tualaton Office (7995 SW Mohawk) 503-612-4200, Transit 76, 96; Beaverton/Hillsboro Office (241 SW Edgeway Drive) 503-526-2700. Portland Columbia Metro Express Center (1410 N. Trenton St) 503-943-5600, Transit 4, 44. SE Foster Work Source Center (6927 SE Foster Rd.) 503-772-2300 Transit 10, 14.
    Call for hours.
    Transit: Max Blue Line, 48, 52, 88

    Oregon labor market information system and job search database.

  • 19421 SE Stark St.
    Portland
    OR
    97233-5754
    Gresham office (19421 SE Stark) 503-669-7112, Transit 20 Max Blue; Portland office (30 N Webster Suite E) 503-280-6046, Transit 4, 44; Tualaton Office (7995 SW Mohawk) 503-612-4200, Transit 76, 96; Beaverton/Hillsboro Office (241 SW Edgeway Drive) 503-526-2700. Portland Columbia Metro Express Center (1410 N. Trenton St) 503-943-5600, Transit 4, 44. SE Foster Work Source Center (6927 SE Foster Rd.) 503-772-2300 Transit 10, 14.
    Call for hours.
    Transit: 20 or MAX blue to Rockwood TC North

    Oregon labor market information system and job search database.

  • 30 N Webster
    Suite E.
    Portland
    OR
    97217-2767
    Gresham office (19421 SE Stark) 503-669-7112, Transit 20 Max Blue; Portland office (30 N Webster Suite E) 503-280-6046, Transit 4, 44; Tualaton Office (7995 SW Mohawk) 503-612-4200, Transit 76, 96; Beaverton/Hillsboro Office (241 SW Edgeway Drive) 503-526-2700. Portland Columbia Metro Express Center (1410 N. Trenton St) 503-943-5600, Transit 4, 44. SE Foster Work Source Center (6927 SE Foster Rd.) 503-772-2300 Transit 10, 14.
    Call for hours.
    Transit: 4, 44

    Oregon labor market information system and job search database.

  • 3945 SE Powell Blvd.
    Portland
    OR
    97202-1721
    971-673-2555
    8 a.m.-5 p.m, Monday-Friday.
    Transit: 9, 75.

    Our program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. General orientation for new clients held 1:30 p.m. every Tuesday.

  • 240 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.,
    Portland
    OR
    97232
    503-234-2043 (Worker Center) 503-233-6787 (Admin)
    7a.m.-2p.m., Mon.-Sat.
    Transit: 6, 70

    VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project is a worker-led organization that empowers immigrants and day laborers to gain control over their working conditions.  VOZ operates at Martin Luther King, Jr. Worker Center, which finds hundreds of workers a month jobs for local homeowners and small businesses.  To find work through the Worker Center, please arrive by 7:00 a.m. for paperwork and raffle.  Work is assigned by raffle for general labor and requests for specializations.


  • 506 High Street
    Oregon City
    OR
    97045
    Clackamas One Stop Center: 971-673-6400; Portland Metro/Hillsboro: 503-681-0219; Portland Metro/Tualatin: 503-612-4200 Ext. 4568
    Clackamas One-Stop Center: 8-5 Monday-Friday; Call for hours at other locations.
    Transit: 33, 79

    Oregon labor market information system and job search database.

  • 265 SE Oak St
    Suite A
    Hillsboro
    OR
    97123
    Clackamas One Stop Center: 971-673-6400; Portland Metro/Hillsboro: 503-681-0219; Portland Metro/Tualatin: 503-612-4200 Ext. 4568
    Clackamas One-Stop Center: 8-5 Monday-Friday; Call for hours at other locations.
    Transit: 48, 57, MAX Blue Line

    Oregon labor market information system and job search database.

  • 7995 SW Mohawk St
    Tualatin
    OR
    97062
    Clackamas One Stop Center: 971-673-6400; Portland Metro/Hillsboro: 503-681-0219; Portland Metro/Tualatin: 503-612-4200 Ext. 4568
    Clackamas One-Stop Center: 8-5 Monday-Friday; Call for hours at other locations.
    Transit: 76, 96

    Oregon labor market information system and job search database.

  • 26000 SE Stark St.
    Gresham
    OR
    97030-3300
    503-491-7641
    8 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday; Lunch, noon-1 p.m.
    Transit: 20

    Helps youth find work, acquire skills, and finish GED program.  Ages 16-21 only.