An Orange County One-Stop is opening next week in Laguna Niguel to give more residents access to county and workforce development resources.

Staff who specialize in serving dislocated workers, youth, veterans, older adults and other vulnerable populations will provide career planning, resume writing, job coaching and more. Other training includes apprenticeship in construction and available resources will include access to computers, fax machines, copiers and telephones.

“As we are trying to get more people employed, we want to make sure they have the best interviewing techniques, that they have skills assessments so that they can qualify for a variety of different jobs that are out there,” Fifth District Supervisor Katrina Foley said.

Folks interested in receiving services will answer intake questionnaires that will help staff determine what needs to address.

There are OC One-Stop centers in Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Anaheim, but when this one opens on July 5 it will be the first in south Orange County.

“Laguna Niguel is centrally located so it can serve deep south county as well as Irvine (and) Laguna Beach,” Foley said.

The centers are developed in partnership with OC Workforce Solutions, OC Community Services, Ready Set OC, America’s Job Center of California, and the Veterans Employment Program.

Residents can visit the One-Stop at 28202 Cabot Road #140, Laguna Niguel.

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