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California Consulting is at the MMASC Virtual Annual Conference. Visit us anytime on the WHOVA APP Monday, October 26th thru Thursday, October 29th.

Steve Samuelian, California Consulting CEO, and Director of Operations Dan Rodriguez will be available during the networking hours of 12:30pm to 1:30pm and 2:30pm to 3:30pm to answer any questions.

California Consulting announces a New Grant For School Districts from the California Natural Resource Agency.

California Natural Resource Agency clarified on their website https://resources.ca.gov/grants/youth that School Districts ARE ELIGIBLE and due to the error, the proposal submission deadline has been extended until 5 pm on November 16, 2020, for Public School Districts only.

Please find the application information below:

California Natural Resources Agency: Youth Community Access Grant Program

Deadline: November 16, 2020 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ONLY

Amount: $25,000 to $300,000

Eligibility: Local, state and federal agencies, school districts, nonprofit organizations; federally-recognized Native American tribes; or non-federally-recognized California Native American tribes listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission

https://resources.ca.gov/grants/youth

This program is a competitive grant program to support, public programs, educational programs, job training programs, outreach programs and small capital asset projects to support youth access to natural or cultural resources.

California Consulting is pleased to welcome Esther Landin as our new Project Manager. Esther joins California Consulting with 10 years of experience in Workforce & Economic Development with experience in developing and implementing workforce preparation and career pathways programs in order to reduce the middle-skills gap, decrease the unemployment rate of youth and young adults, and increase access to education, training, and employment for individuals with barriers to employment and education as a means for upward social mobility, achieving social justice, and equity.

She has consulted for nonprofits, adult education, community colleges, community-based organizations, government agencies, as well as private entities to create a strategic and comprehensive wraparound workforce development and career services system that helps individuals enter career pathways in high-demand industries.  She has presented about and written on various Workforce Development topics on serving special populations including youth and young adults, formerly incarcerated, immigrants, and individuals with disabilities.  She has previously served on nonprofit boards and participated in numerous industry advisory committees.  Her experience also includes grant writing, monitoring and compliance, organizational planning, employer engagement, human-centered design, curriculum development, and distance learning. 

In addition, she is a certified Gang Intervention Specialist, Offender Workforce Development Specialist, certified in Career Pathways Leadership as well as CTE Support Staff Project Management, and is a New World of Work 21^st Century Employability Skills Certified Instructor.  She earned her Associate of Arts degree from Los Angeles Southwest College, her Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and her Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Adult Education and Training from University of Phoenix.