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Hillery Gladden
Executive Director
Youth and Adult Services
 
1102 Q Street
Suite 3500
Sacramento, CA 95811
T: 916.325.8563
F: 916.325.8569
E: hgladden@foundationccc.org
 
  
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Welcome to CDC–WORKs!
 
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Build for the future . . . Change the world.

 
The Child Development Careers-WORKs! program is designed to recruit California Community College students who are current or former cash aid recipients, and who wish to pursue a career in the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE).  The objective is to increase the number of qualified child development teachers and to assist current and former TANF recipients and their families in becoming economically self-sufficient. 
 
During 2004-05 program year, 49 of the 96 eligible California Community Colleges were funded through the CDC-WORKs! (formerly TANF-CDC) program for the purposes of providing additional coordination, case management, support services, mentoring, and teacher permit processing services to over 1,000 program participants. Currently, 61 California Community College campuses participate in the CDC-WORKs program.
 		 
 
  Announcements  
 
 
Orange County Premiere - Portraits of Success - Monday, May 10, 2010

On Friday, April 30th Fullerton College presented the Orange County premiere of “Portraits of Success”, a documentary chronicling the journey and success of two CDC-WORKs! students. This video was produced by the Foundation for California Community Colleges. The event was hosted in partnership by CDC-WORKs!, CalWORKs, EOPS/CARE, and the Child Development Lab School.

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Ed Connolly Scholarship Award Ceremony - Wednesday, May 05, 2010
On April 29th, 2010, the Foundation for California Community Colleges along with LA Valley College had the honor of presenting this year’s Ed Connolly Scholarship Award to Dawn Stevens.  read more ...
Portraits of Success Video - Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Watch portraits of two of our students, Eva and Virginia, and learn how CDC-WORKs! helped them to achieve success in a new career. Watch >

 
Introducing CDC-WORKs! - A Child Development Careers Program - Friday, February 05, 2010

The former TANF-CDC program is now known as CDC-WORKs! (A Child Development Careers Program).  The name of the program was changed at the request of our participating California Community College campuses to better reflect the intention of the program; to provide support, resources, and opportunities that truly WORK for our student participants.  The goal of the CDC-WORKs! Program is to train former and current CalWORKs recipients to become Early Childhood Education (ECE) professionals through mentoring, financial support, job placement assistance, cohort activities, and life skills development.  

 
CDC-WORKs! 09-10 Student Workshops for Success - Thursday, September 10, 2009
Nine expert trainers in the field of Child Development and Life Skills are available to provide 3-hour workshops at participating CDC-WORKs colleges between September 15, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
To schedule a seminar at your college see the following information:
 
Step 1: Review the options available for the workshop series.
 
Step 2: Contact the trainer to confirm availability and topic.
 
Step 3: Contact Milt Wright & Associates, Inc. at mwright@miltwright.com or call 818.349.0858 ext. 3 to confirm CDC approval to fund the workshop(s).
 
For trainer descriptions and contact information please see link below.
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  How We Help  
 
 
The CDC-WORKs! program recruits and trains California Community College students who are current or former cash aid recipients and are interested in pursuing careers in the professional field of child development and early childhood education. The CDC-WORKs! program provides educational support in order to place them on the career ladder based on the California Child Development Permit Matrix.
 
In addition to tuition reimbursement and job placement assistance, the program offers a range of support services and resources to students. Participants have access to book and transportation grants, tutors, mentors, workshops, and on-campus support groups. A campus program coordinator works closely with participants throughout the duration of the program, supporting their academic achievement and subsequent job placement in the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE).
 
The Foundation seeks to eventually recruit and contract with all California Community Colleges that offer early childhood education programs.  

  
 
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