With your help, we can ensure qualifying children and families have access to childcare at an affordable cost. Once you have qualified, parents of CCS children have the option of choosing YOU as their Child Care Provider.

Some of the advantages of being a CCS provider are:

• Receive training and technical assistance to deliver quality care and education,
• Receive direct payment for child care services,
• Participate in the Texas Rising Star program to enhance delivery of care and education,
• Receive inclusion services,
• Providers receive paid holidays for CCS referred children.

Click here for current maximum reimbursement daily rates.

Click here for more information.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Child Care Services (CCS) provides subsidized childcare assistance to eligible families.

Enrollment in the childcare program is subject to the availability of funds. Because the need for child care services is so great in our community, we currently maintain a list of families interested in enrolling in the childcare program. At any time, parents may call our office to check on the status of enrollment.

You may be eligible if you answer yes to the following three (3) questions:

1. Are you a resident of one of the following counties? (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Karnes, Medina, McMullen, Wilson)

2. Are you:

• A single parent working or in training/school at least twenty-five (25) hours per week?  or
• A two-parent household with both parents working or in training/school, with each parent averaging twenty-five (25) hours per week?

Note: Until September 30, 2022: Families who do not meet these minimum activity requirements but who are otherwise eligible shall qualify for child care while searching for work that will qualify them.

• After three months, if the family still does not meet the minimum activity requirements, care will be terminated.
• If employment participation requirements are met within three months, eligibility will continue for a total of 12 months, inclusive of the three-month initial job search period.

3. Is your average gross monthly/yearly income at or below the amounts listed on the chart by family size (parents plus children)? Click here and scroll down to the family income table.

If you answered yes to the eligibility questions, click here to complete the online Waitlist Application. (You can also request a paper version by calling Child Care Services at (210) 230-6300.)

Families who receive CCS assistance may be required to pay a portion of their cost of care. The family’s share of cost will be based on a sliding fee scale, the family's gross monthly income, and family size.

Apply through Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) for the National Dislocated Worker Program Subsidized Employment Opportunity.

These jobs are at nonprofit partners and pay above minimum wage. WSA has employment agreements in place at these worksites.

Call (210) 224-4357 to get started.

You are eligible if you live in our 13-County service area* and fit one of these categories:

• Dislocated Worker (due to or prior to COVID-19)
• Transitioning Service Member
• Veteran
• Military Spouse
• Foster Youth
• Self-Employed (unemployed due to COVID-19)

(*Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson)

The Military Family Support Program provides:

• Enhanced Job search assistance
• Skills assessment
• Labor market information
• Resume and interview skills
• Training for high-demand occupations

Must be:

• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty who has experienced job loss due to relocation and permanent change in duty station, or
• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty and who is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment

If you are interested in the Military Family Support Program and live in one of our 13 Counties* please email, or call one of our Military Family Support Program Career Counselors during our normal business hours.

(WSA provides services to residents of these counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson.)

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) On-the-Job Training (OJT) program is designed to provide dislocated workers and other eligible individuals with job opportunities for which they would not otherwise qualify.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

• The position and pay rate are set by the employer, equal to a prevailing wage. The incentive for the employer is to expose participants to occupations, source talent, and receive reimbursement of pay wages based on the size of the company on a sliding scale (see below).
• The participant must complete the following On-the-Job Training (OJT) documents: Contract Agreement, Training Plan, Reimbursement Request Form, and Employer of Record.
• The Employer of Record is the hiring company (employer).
• Length of the program is up to 1040 hours determined by the occupation of placement.
• Examples of Reimbursement:
  • More than one hundred (100) employees at 50%.
  • Between eleven (11) and one hundred (100) employees at 65%
  • Less than ten (10) employees at 75%.
• Reimbursement requests are to be made no later than five (5) business days from the end of the month and processed in approximately two (2) weeks. A reimbursement request form must be accompanied by supporting documentation to include official timesheets and pay stubs.
• Processing takes approximately two (2) weeks providing the proper supporting documentation and reimbursement request are submitted within five (5) days of the end of the month.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Positions must be listed on the Target Demand Occupation list as developed by the local Workforce Board.
• Program participants are hired by and become employees of the company.
• Program participants must receive wages and benefits at the same level as similarly employed workers.
• Employers must agree to provide at least forty (40) hours of work per week.
• Employers must create, agree, to and follow a plan which outlines the training schedule for program participants.
• Classroom training hours are not reimbursed other than for initial, company-required orientations.
• Program participants cannot displace other regular employees of the company.
• Employers must not have had an employee layoff in the past 90 days.
• Employers must provide workers compensation insurance or other equivalent insurance protection.
• No more than 25% of an employer’s workforce may be enrolled in an OJT contract.
• Only straight time work hours will be reimbursed. Overtime hours and non-training hours such as vacation, sick, and holiday are not reimbursed.
• Employers are responsible for maintaining time and attendance records on program participants.
• Employers report participants work hours every week and reimbursements are made monthly.
• Employers must provide a performance evaluation every two weeks or every pay period.
• Employers must allow a Business Solutions Representative to make random visits to the work location to review the following: working conditions, number of work slots, types of occupations, rate of pay, number of clients hired, etc.

To participate in the program trainees must be authorized to work in the United States and meet one (1) of the following criteria: 

• Less than two (2) years with the last employer
• Less than two (2) years of total work experience
• 5 or more jobs in the last two (2) years 
• Work skills that need upgrading 
• No work experience in the last two (2) years
• Classroom training, but no work experience

In order to address the impacts of COVID-19 and to support Texas’ continued economic recovery, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is implementing a Service Industry Recovery (SIR) child care program to help low-wage workers in TWC-specified service industries who generally operate in close quarters with their customers and whose jobs cannot be accomplished remotely.

Highlights of the SIR program:

• 12 months of eligibility
• $0 parent share of cost
• Less required eligibility documentation

(While TWC is targeting aspects of the service sector with SIR child care, all families continue to have access to TWC’s regular low-income child care subsidy program.)

Eligibility Requirements:

• At least one parent must be currently employed or entering employment in one of the following TWC-specified service industries:
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71
  • Accommodation and Food Services: NAICS 72
  • Retail Trade: NAICS 44-45
• One-parent households must be working a minimum of 25 hours per week and a two-parent household must be working a total of 50 hours per week to qualify.
• The family income is at or below 75 percent of State Median Income (SMI). To see if you meet this requirement, click here and scroll down.

Click here to apply.

With support from Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Texas Veteran Commission (TVC), and other partners, Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) helps service members, veterans, and their families enter or return to the nation’s workforce.

Services include:

• Priority service in all workforce centers locations
• Two-day hold on new job postings in Work In Texas to ensure that veterans view first
• Hard-to-serve veteran initiatives
• Comprehensive veteran Initiatives
• Integration points between Work In Texas and United States Government Jobs
• Veteran specific job search using the Work In Texas and Texas Veterans portals
• Match military experience to civilian occupation
• Transfer military service into college credits
• Increase employability with Work Opportunity Tax Credit (for employers)

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) and Texas Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehabilitation program (TWS-VRS) are working together to provide a variety of services that assist eligible people with disabilities prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment.

Services include (as needed):

• vocational counseling and guidance
• referrals for hearing, visual and other examinations
• assistance with medical appointments and treatment
• rehabilitation deceives, including hearing aids, wheelchairs, artificial limbs, and braces
• therapy to address a disability, including occupational or speech therapy and applied behavioral analysis
• physical restoration services
• medical, psychological, and vocational assessments
• assistance with college education or trade certification
• on-the-job training
• training in workplace and employer expectations
• vocational adjustment training
• rehabilitation teachers services to help you learn Braille, orientation and mobility, and home and health management skills if you are blind or have a visual impairment
• supported employment

Job Matching & Placement Services

• transportation assistance to and from your job, including travel vouchers and vehicle modifications
• follow-up and supported employment services to help you maintain employment
• referral to Business Enterprises of Texas program, Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, and other state, federal, and community agencies and organizations

Services may also include:

• referral to community support systems, such as peer support and advocacy organizations.
• vocational counseling and guidance, including exploring employment options and postsecondary education programs with high school students who have disabilities
• required assessments to determine eligibility and VR needs
• interpreter services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing
• needs assessment of assistive technology
• assistive devices such as hearing aids, prosthetics, braces, and wheelchairs to improve functioning on the job
• assistive technology and training, including training to use hearing aids, Braille, low-vision aids, and other types of technology to improve communication, access to information, and performance of job functions
• orientation and mobility training for participants who are blind.
• speech, physical, and occupational therapies
• outpatient psychiatric and psychological services
• Personal assistance services
• medical treatment to reduce or remove barriers to employment
• work-based learning experiences for high school students with disabilities, such as job shadowing, volunteer work, internships, and summer employment
• training in behaviors that are expected by employers in a work environment
• job coaches and support for customized employment, self-employment, and supported employment
• college, technical, and on-the-job training
• return-to-work, job retention, job development, and job placement assistance
• instruction in self-advocacy

You may be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if you:

• have a disability that results in substantial barriers to employment.
• require services to prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment.
• are able to obtain, retain, or advance in employment as a result of services.

Disabilities Served through Vocational Rehabilitation include:

• blindness or significant visual impairments
• deaf-blindness
• deafness, or other hearing impairments
• neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, ADHD, intellectual, learning, Tourette’s, and other developmental disabilities
• physical disabilities, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, paralysis, or any impairment in movement
• other physical or mental conditions
• behavioral and mental health conditions
• alcoholism or drug addiction

Call or email to get started, or click here to get started online.

Get help preparing for post-secondary education and employment through the following individualized services.

Services are based on eligibility and your individual need and are provided in collaboration with the family, high school, community college, or Educational Service Center.

Receive core services, as needed, to help prepare for post-secondary education and employment opportunities:

• Vocational counseling, including counseling in job exploration and post-secondary training opportunities
• Counseling on opportunities for post-secondary education such as college, vocational schools, etc.
• Work-based learning experiences, including internships and on-the-job training
• Training in workplace and employer expectations
• Training in self-advocacy and social skills

You may be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if you:

• have a disability that results in substantial barriers to employment.
• require services to prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment.
• are able to obtain, retain, or advance in employment as a result of services.

Disabilities Served through Vocational Rehabilitation include:

• blindness or significant visual impairments
• deaf-blindness
• deafness, or other hearing impairments
• neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, ADHD, intellectual, learning, Tourette’s, and other developmental disabilities
• physical disabilities, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, paralysis, or any impairment in movement
• other physical or mental conditions
• behavioral and mental health conditions
• alcoholism or drug addiction

Call or email to get started, or click here to get started online.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) work experience program is an opportunity to provide qualified candidates a supervised, structured learning environment to develop work habits and gain occupational skills with the goal of full-time employment. The aim is to increase the participating trainee’s likelihood of securing regular unsubsidized employment.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Provide an eligible trainee for interview
• Work Experience/Subsidized Employment Agreement, Supervisor Handbook, and Injury Report Form Documents
• During the program, we are considered the employer of record.
• The length of the program is 240 hours extensions based on available funding and approval.
• No incumbent employees are eligible.
• No overtime is permitted; trainees must not exceed 40 hours per week.
• No pay for holidays, sick days, or vacation.
• We cover the trainee’s liability and Worker’s Compensation insurance in the event of an onsite accident.
• Companies provide tools, supplies, and equipment needed for the work experience assignment.
• Trainees must submit a bi-weekly timesheet to us for work experience payment.
• The pay period is bi-weekly.
• The pay rate is determined by the employer, which is to be the exact amount any other employee at the same level in the same position would be paid (prevailing wage).
• The company notifies our organization of any trainee misconduct. 
• A trainee will not displace, replace, or prevent the employment of an individual not participating in the work experience program.
• Processing takes approximately ten (10) working days to complete with accurate paperwork for participants.
• The participant must not begin work until the placement is approved.

To participate must be authorized to work in the United States and meet WIOA Adult Dislocated Worker eligibility and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Less than two (2) years with the last employer
• Less than two (2) years of total work experience
• Five (5) or more jobs in the last two (2) years
• Work skills that need upgrading
• No work experience in the last two (2) years
• Classroom training, but no work experience

Our One-Stop Career Centers offer job seekers employment information, career development training opportunities, life essentials support, and connections to various programs.

Program services include:

• Child Care Services
• Employer Services
• Job Seeker Services
• Veterans Services
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Youth Empowerment Services (YES!)

Resources include:

• Jobs KIOSK
• Parking Lot WiFi
• Computer Access
• Career Assessment Tools

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Youth Empowerment Services (YES!) offers no-cost services to eligible youth between the ages of 16-24 to gain the necessary education, training, and skills to enter the workforce and meet employer needs.

Services offered:

• Tutoring, study skills, training, instruction, and dropout prevention
• Alternative secondary school services or dropout recovery services
• Paid and Unpaid Work Experience
• Occupational Skills Training
• Education offered concurrently with workforce preparation and training for a specific occupation
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Support Services, Financial Support, incentives
• Mentoring
• Follow-up services
• Guidance and Counseling
• Financial Literacy Education
• Entrepreneurial (Owning a Business) Training
• Labor Market information
• Post-secondary Preparation and Transition Activities

Steps for the YES! program:

• Eligibility Determination
• Objective Assessment
• Development of an ISS (Goal Plan)
• Program Participation
• Follow Up Services

Get started by attending an information session.

• Orientations are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 PM.
• To join, click here or paste this link into a new browser and save it until the next session is about to start.
• For assistance, call (346) 248-7799.
• Meeting ID: 992 5144 0356
• No meeting password is required.
• (Registration on Eventbrite is encouraged but not required.)

Services are based on eligibility.

With your help, we can ensure qualifying children and families have access to childcare at an affordable cost. Once you have qualified, parents of CCS children have the option of choosing YOU as their Child Care Provider.

Some of the advantages of being a CCS provider are:

• Receive training and technical assistance to deliver quality care and education,
• Receive direct payment for child care services,
• Participate in the Texas Rising Star program to enhance delivery of care and education,
• Receive inclusion services,
• Providers receive paid holidays for CCS referred children.

Click here for current maximum reimbursement daily rates.

Click here for more information.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Child Care Services (CCS) provides subsidized childcare assistance to eligible families.

Enrollment in the childcare program is subject to the availability of funds. Because the need for child care services is so great in our community, we currently maintain a list of families interested in enrolling in the childcare program. At any time, parents may call our office to check on the status of enrollment.

You may be eligible if you answer yes to the following three (3) questions:

1. Are you a resident of one of the following counties? (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Karnes, Medina, McMullen, Wilson)

2. Are you:

• A single parent working or in training/school at least twenty-five (25) hours per week?  or
• A two-parent household with both parents working or in training/school, with each parent averaging twenty-five (25) hours per week?

Note: Until September 30, 2022: Families who do not meet these minimum activity requirements but who are otherwise eligible shall qualify for child care while searching for work that will qualify them.

• After three months, if the family still does not meet the minimum activity requirements, care will be terminated.
• If employment participation requirements are met within three months, eligibility will continue for a total of 12 months, inclusive of the three-month initial job search period.

3. Is your average gross monthly/yearly income at or below the amounts listed on the chart by family size (parents plus children)? Click here and scroll down to the family income table.

If you answered yes to the eligibility questions, click here to complete the online Waitlist Application. (You can also request a paper version by calling Child Care Services at (210) 230-6300.)

Families who receive CCS assistance may be required to pay a portion of their cost of care. The family’s share of cost will be based on a sliding fee scale, the family's gross monthly income, and family size.

Apply through Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) for the National Dislocated Worker Program Subsidized Employment Opportunity.

These jobs are at nonprofit partners, pay above minimum wage, and WSA has employment agreements in place.

Click here to fill out the Interest Form or call (210) 224-4357 to get started.

You are eligible if you live in our 13-County service area* and fit one of these categories:

• Dislocated Worker (due to or prior to COVID-19)
• Transitioning Service Member
• Veteran
• Military Spouse
• Foster Youth
• Self-Employed (unemployed due to COVID-19)

(*Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson)

The Military Family Support Program provides:

• Enhanced Job search assistance
• Skills assessment
• Labor market information
• Resume and interview skills
• Training for high-demand occupations

Must be:

• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty who has experienced job loss due to relocation and permanent change in duty station, or
• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty and who is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment

If you are interested in the Military Family Support Program and live in one of our 13 Counties* please email, or call one of our Military Family Support Program Career Counselors during our normal business hours.

(WSA provides services to residents of these counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson.)

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) On-the-Job Training (OJT) program is designed to provide dislocated workers and other eligible individuals with job opportunities for which they would not otherwise qualify.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

• The position and pay rate are set by the employer, equal to a prevailing wage. The incentive for the employer is to expose participants to occupations, source talent, and receive reimbursement of pay wages based on the size of the company on a sliding scale (see below).
• The participant must complete the following On-the-Job Training (OJT) documents: Contract Agreement, Training Plan, Reimbursement Request Form, and Employer of Record.
• The Employer of Record is the hiring company (employer).
• Length of the program is up to 1040 hours determined by the occupation of placement.
• Examples of Reimbursement:
  • More than one hundred (100) employees at 50%.
  • Between eleven (11) and one hundred (100) employees at 65%
  • Less than ten (10) employees at 75%.
• Reimbursement requests are to be made no later than five (5) business days from the end of the month and processed in approximately two (2) weeks. A reimbursement request form must be accompanied by supporting documentation to include official timesheets and pay stubs.
• Processing takes approximately two (2) weeks providing the proper supporting documentation and reimbursement request are submitted within five (5) days of the end of the month.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Positions must be listed on the Target Demand Occupation list as developed by the local Workforce Board.
• Program participants are hired by and become employees of the company.
• Program participants must receive wages and benefits at the same level as similarly employed workers.
• Employers must agree to provide at least forty (40) hours of work per week.
• Employers must create, agree, to and follow a plan which outlines the training schedule for program participants.
• Classroom training hours are not reimbursed other than for initial, company-required orientations.
• Program participants cannot displace other regular employees of the company.
• Employers must not have had an employee layoff in the past 90 days.
• Employers must provide workers compensation insurance or other equivalent insurance protection.
• No more than 25% of an employer’s workforce may be enrolled in an OJT contract.
• Only straight time work hours will be reimbursed. Overtime hours and non-training hours such as vacation, sick, and holiday are not reimbursed.
• Employers are responsible for maintaining time and attendance records on program participants.
• Employers report participants work hours every week and reimbursements are made monthly.
• Employers must provide a performance evaluation every two weeks or every pay period.
• Employers must allow a Business Solutions Representative to make random visits to the work location to review the following: working conditions, number of work slots, types of occupations, rate of pay, number of clients hired, etc.

To participate in the program trainees must be authorized to work in the United States and meet one (1) of the following criteria: 

• Less than two (2) years with the last employer
• Less than two (2) years of total work experience
• 5 or more jobs in the last two (2) years 
• Work skills that need upgrading 
• No work experience in the last two (2) years
• Classroom training, but no work experience

In order to address the impacts of COVID-19 and to support Texas’ continued economic recovery, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is implementing a Service Industry Recovery (SIR) child care program to help low-wage workers in TWC-specified service industries who generally operate in close quarters with their customers and whose jobs cannot be accomplished remotely.

Highlights of the SIR program:

• 12 months of eligibility
• $0 parent share of cost
• Less required eligibility documentation

(While TWC is targeting aspects of the service sector with SIR child care, all families continue to have access to TWC’s regular low-income child care subsidy program.)

Eligibility Requirements:

• At least one parent must be currently employed or entering employment in one of the following TWC-specified service industries:
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71
  • Accommodation and Food Services: NAICS 72
  • Retail Trade: NAICS 44-45
• One-parent households must be working a minimum of 25 hours per week and a two-parent household must be working a total of 50 hours per week to qualify.
• The family income is at or below 75 percent of State Median Income (SMI). To see if you meet this requirement, click here and scroll down.

Click here to apply.

With support from Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Texas Veteran Commission (TVC), and other partners, Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) helps service members, veterans, and their families enter or return to the nation’s workforce.

Services include:

• Priority service in all workforce centers locations
• Two-day hold on new job postings in Work In Texas to ensure that veterans view first
• Hard-to-serve veteran initiatives
• Comprehensive veteran Initiatives
• Integration points between Work In Texas and United States Government Jobs
• Veteran specific job search using the Work In Texas and Texas Veterans portals
• Match military experience to civilian occupation
• Transfer military service into college credits
• Increase employability with Work Opportunity Tax Credit (for employers)

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) and Texas Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehabilitation program (TWS-VRS) are working together to provide a variety of services that assist eligible people with disabilities prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment.

Services include (as needed):

• vocational counseling and guidance
• referrals for hearing, visual and other examinations
• assistance with medical appointments and treatment
• rehabilitation deceives, including hearing aids, wheelchairs, artificial limbs, and braces
• therapy to address a disability, including occupational or speech therapy and applied behavioral analysis
• physical restoration services
• medical, psychological, and vocational assessments
• assistance with college education or trade certification
• on-the-job training
• training in workplace and employer expectations
• vocational adjustment training
• rehabilitation teachers services to help you learn Braille, orientation and mobility, and home and health management skills if you are blind or have a visual impairment
• supported employment

Job Matching & Placement Services

• transportation assistance to and from your job, including travel vouchers and vehicle modifications
• follow-up and supported employment services to help you maintain employment
• referral to Business Enterprises of Texas program, Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, and other state, federal, and community agencies and organizations

Services may also include:

• referral to community support systems, such as peer support and advocacy organizations.
• vocational counseling and guidance, including exploring employment options and postsecondary education programs with high school students who have disabilities
• required assessments to determine eligibility and VR needs
• interpreter services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing
• needs assessment of assistive technology
• assistive devices such as hearing aids, prosthetics, braces, and wheelchairs to improve functioning on the job
• assistive technology and training, including training to use hearing aids, Braille, low-vision aids, and other types of technology to improve communication, access to information, and performance of job functions
• orientation and mobility training for participants who are blind.
• speech, physical, and occupational therapies
• outpatient psychiatric and psychological services
• Personal assistance services
• medical treatment to reduce or remove barriers to employment
• work-based learning experiences for high school students with disabilities, such as job shadowing, volunteer work, internships, and summer employment
• training in behaviors that are expected by employers in a work environment
• job coaches and support for customized employment, self-employment, and supported employment
• college, technical, and on-the-job training
• return-to-work, job retention, job development, and job placement assistance
• instruction in self-advocacy

You may be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if you:

• have a disability that results in substantial barriers to employment.
• require services to prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment.
• are able to obtain, retain, or advance in employment as a result of services.

Disabilities Served through Vocational Rehabilitation include:

• blindness or significant visual impairments
• deaf-blindness
• deafness, or other hearing impairments
• neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, ADHD, intellectual, learning, Tourette’s, and other developmental disabilities
• physical disabilities, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, paralysis, or any impairment in movement
• other physical or mental conditions
• behavioral and mental health conditions
• alcoholism or drug addiction

Call or email to get started, or click here to get started online.

Get help preparing for post-secondary education and employment through the following individualized services.

Services are based on eligibility and your individual need and are provided in collaboration with the family, high school, community college, or Educational Service Center.

Receive core services, as needed, to help prepare for post-secondary education and employment opportunities:

• Vocational counseling, including counseling in job exploration and post-secondary training opportunities
• Counseling on opportunities for post-secondary education such as college, vocational schools, etc.
• Work-based learning experiences, including internships and on-the-job training
• Training in workplace and employer expectations
• Training in self-advocacy and social skills

You may be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if you:

• have a disability that results in substantial barriers to employment.
• require services to prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment.
• are able to obtain, retain, or advance in employment as a result of services.

Disabilities Served through Vocational Rehabilitation include:

• blindness or significant visual impairments
• deaf-blindness
• deafness, or other hearing impairments
• neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, ADHD, intellectual, learning, Tourette’s, and other developmental disabilities
• physical disabilities, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, paralysis, or any impairment in movement
• other physical or mental conditions
• behavioral and mental health conditions
• alcoholism or drug addiction

Call or email to get started, or click here to get started online.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) work experience program is an opportunity to provide qualified candidates a supervised, structured learning environment to develop work habits and gain occupational skills with the goal of full-time employment. The aim is to increase the participating trainee’s likelihood of securing regular unsubsidized employment.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Provide an eligible trainee for interview
• Work Experience/Subsidized Employment Agreement, Supervisor Handbook, and Injury Report Form Documents
• During the program, we are considered the employer of record.
• The length of the program is 240 hours extensions based on available funding and approval.
• No incumbent employees are eligible.
• No overtime is permitted; trainees must not exceed 40 hours per week.
• No pay for holidays, sick days, or vacation.
• We cover the trainee’s liability and Worker’s Compensation insurance in the event of an onsite accident.
• Companies provide tools, supplies, and equipment needed for the work experience assignment.
• Trainees must submit a bi-weekly timesheet to us for work experience payment.
• The pay period is bi-weekly.
• The pay rate is determined by the employer, which is to be the exact amount any other employee at the same level in the same position would be paid (prevailing wage).
• The company notifies our organization of any trainee misconduct. 
• A trainee will not displace, replace, or prevent the employment of an individual not participating in the work experience program.
• Processing takes approximately ten (10) working days to complete with accurate paperwork for participants.
• The participant must not begin work until the placement is approved.

To participate must be authorized to work in the United States and meet WIOA Adult Dislocated Worker eligibility and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Less than two (2) years with the last employer
• Less than two (2) years of total work experience
• Five (5) or more jobs in the last two (2) years
• Work skills that need upgrading
• No work experience in the last two (2) years
• Classroom training, but no work experience

Our One-Stop Career Centers offer job seekers employment information, career development training opportunities, life essentials support, and connections to various programs.

Program services include:

• Child Care Services
• Employer Services
• Job Seeker Services
• Veterans Services
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Youth Empowerment Services (YES!)

Resources include:

• Jobs KIOSK
• Parking Lot WiFi
• Computer Access
• Career Assessment Tools

Click here or call the number below to get started.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Youth Empowerment Services (YES!) offers no-cost services to eligible youth between the ages of 16-24 to gain the necessary education, training, and skills to enter the workforce and meet employer needs.

Services offered:

• Tutoring, study skills, training, instruction, and dropout prevention
• Alternative secondary school services or dropout recovery services
• Paid and Unpaid Work Experience
• Occupational Skills Training
• Education offered concurrently with workforce preparation and training for a specific occupation
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Support Services, Financial Support, incentives
• Mentoring
• Follow-up services
• Guidance and Counseling
• Financial Literacy Education
• Entrepreneurial (Owning a Business) Training
• Labor Market information
• Post-secondary Preparation and Transition Activities

Steps for the YES! program:

• Eligibility Determination
• Objective Assessment
• Development of an ISS (Goal Plan)
• Program Participation
• Follow Up Services

Get started by attending an information session.

• Orientations are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 PM.
• To join, click here or paste this link into a new browser and save it until the next session is about to start.
• For assistance, call (346) 248-7799.
• Meeting ID: 992 5144 0356
• No meeting password is required.
• (Registration on Eventbrite is encouraged but not required.)

Services are based on eligibility.

With your help, we can ensure qualifying children and families have access to childcare at an affordable cost. Once you have qualified, parents of CCS children have the option of choosing YOU as their Child Care Provider.

Some of the advantages of being a CCS provider are:

• Receive training and technical assistance to deliver quality care and education,
• Receive direct payment for child care services,
• Participate in the Texas Rising Star program to enhance delivery of care and education,
• Receive inclusion services,
• Providers receive paid holidays for CCS referred children.

Click here for current maximum reimbursement daily rates.

Click here for more information.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Child Care Services (CCS) provides subsidized childcare assistance to eligible families.

Enrollment in the childcare program is subject to the availability of funds. Because the need for child care services is so great in our community, we currently maintain a list of families interested in enrolling in the childcare program. At any time, parents may call our office to check on the status of enrollment.

You may be eligible if you answer yes to the following three (3) questions:

1. Are you a resident of one of the following counties? (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Karnes, Medina, McMullen, Wilson)

2. Are you:

• A single parent working or in training/school at least twenty-five (25) hours per week?  or
• A two-parent household with both parents working or in training/school, with each parent averaging twenty-five (25) hours per week?

Note: Until September 30, 2022: Families who do not meet these minimum activity requirements but who are otherwise eligible shall qualify for child care while searching for work that will qualify them.

• After three months, if the family still does not meet the minimum activity requirements, care will be terminated.
• If employment participation requirements are met within three months, eligibility will continue for a total of 12 months, inclusive of the three-month initial job search period.

3. Is your average gross monthly/yearly income at or below the amounts listed on the chart by family size (parents plus children)? Click here and scroll down to the family income table.

If you answered yes to the eligibility questions, click here to complete the online Waitlist Application. (You can also request a paper version by calling Child Care Services at (210) 230-6300.)

Families who receive CCS assistance may be required to pay a portion of their cost of care. The family’s share of cost will be based on a sliding fee scale, the family's gross monthly income, and family size.

Apply through Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) for the National Dislocated Worker Program Subsidized Employment Opportunity.

These jobs are at nonprofit partners, pay above minimum wage, and WSA has employment agreements in place.

Call (210) 224-4357 to get started.

You are eligible if you live in our 13-County service area* and fit one of these categories:

• Dislocated Worker (due to or prior to COVID-19)
• Transitioning Service Member
• Veteran
• Military Spouse
• Foster Youth
• Self-Employed (unemployed due to COVID-19)

(*Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson)

The Military Family Support Program provides:

• Enhanced Job search assistance
• Skills assessment
• Labor market information
• Resume and interview skills
• Training for high-demand occupations

Must be:

• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty who has experienced job loss due to relocation and permanent change in duty station, or
• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty and who is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment

If you are interested in the Military Family Support Program and live in one of our 13 Counties* please email, or call one of our Military Family Support Program Career Counselors during our normal business hours.

(WSA provides services to residents of these counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson.)

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) On-the-Job Training (OJT) program is designed to provide dislocated workers and other eligible individuals with job opportunities for which they would not otherwise qualify.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

• The position and pay rate are set by the employer, equal to a prevailing wage. The incentive for the employer is to expose participants to occupations, source talent, and receive reimbursement of pay wages based on the size of the company on a sliding scale (see below).
• The participant must complete the following On-the-Job Training (OJT) documents: Contract Agreement, Training Plan, Reimbursement Request Form, and Employer of Record.
• The Employer of Record is the hiring company (employer).
• Length of the program is up to 1040 hours determined by the occupation of placement.
• Examples of Reimbursement:
  • More than one hundred (100) employees at 50%.
  • Between eleven (11) and one hundred (100) employees at 65%
  • Less than ten (10) employees at 75%.
• Reimbursement requests are to be made no later than five (5) business days from the end of the month and processed in approximately two (2) weeks. A reimbursement request form must be accompanied by supporting documentation to include official timesheets and pay stubs.
• Processing takes approximately two (2) weeks providing the proper supporting documentation and reimbursement request are submitted within five (5) days of the end of the month.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Positions must be listed on the Target Demand Occupation list as developed by the local Workforce Board.
• Program participants are hired by and become employees of the company.
• Program participants must receive wages and benefits at the same level as similarly employed workers.
• Employers must agree to provide at least forty (40) hours of work per week.
• Employers must create, agree, to and follow a plan which outlines the training schedule for program participants.
• Classroom training hours are not reimbursed other than for initial, company-required orientations.
• Program participants cannot displace other regular employees of the company.
• Employers must not have had an employee layoff in the past 90 days.
• Employers must provide workers compensation insurance or other equivalent insurance protection.
• No more than 25% of an employer’s workforce may be enrolled in an OJT contract.
• Only straight time work hours will be reimbursed. Overtime hours and non-training hours such as vacation, sick, and holiday are not reimbursed.
• Employers are responsible for maintaining time and attendance records on program participants.
• Employers report participants work hours every week and reimbursements are made monthly.
• Employers must provide a performance evaluation every two weeks or every pay period.
• Employers must allow a Business Solutions Representative to make random visits to the work location to review the following: working conditions, number of work slots, types of occupations, rate of pay, number of clients hired, etc.

To participate in the program trainees must be authorized to work in the United States and meet one (1) of the following criteria: 

• Less than two (2) years with the last employer
• Less than two (2) years of total work experience
• 5 or more jobs in the last two (2) years 
• Work skills that need upgrading 
• No work experience in the last two (2) years
• Classroom training, but no work experience

In order to address the impacts of COVID-19 and to support Texas’ continued economic recovery, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is implementing a Service Industry Recovery (SIR) child care program to help low-wage workers in TWC-specified service industries who generally operate in close quarters with their customers and whose jobs cannot be accomplished remotely.

Highlights of the SIR program:

• 12 months of eligibility
• $0 parent share of cost
• Less required eligibility documentation

(While TWC is targeting aspects of the service sector with SIR child care, all families continue to have access to TWC’s regular low-income child care subsidy program.)

Eligibility Requirements:

• At least one parent must be currently employed or entering employment in one of the following TWC-specified service industries:
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: NAICS 71
  • Accommodation and Food Services: NAICS 72
  • Retail Trade: NAICS 44-45
• One-parent households must be working a minimum of 25 hours per week and a two-parent household must be working a total of 50 hours per week to qualify.
• The family income is at or below 75 percent of State Median Income (SMI). To see if you meet this requirement, click here and scroll down.

Click here to apply.