Community & Workforce Development (CWD) connects people to a network of supports and services essential for learning, working, living and thriving in Pima County. The core values of CWD are customer service, continuous improvement, empathy, and pragmatism. CWD is organized into seven interwoven divisions.
CWD updates
Community Action Agency: Rental assistance, eviction protection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a national moratorium on evictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective through Dec. 31, 2020. We have information on what tenants and landlords need to do to activate that protection and APPLY for local and state rent assistance. Landlords can apply directly. Go to
pima.gov/renthelp.
Pima County One-Stop: Job openings
The Pima County One-Stop Career Center is here to help you get back to work! The One-Stop works with local businesses and identifies
job opportunities you might not find elsewhere. Updated at least once a week.
Free VITA tax preparation available online this year
The free VITA tax assistance program that Pima County and United Way have offered since 2016 will look different this year via an easy online process. (But there are still options for those who aren't comfortable with or don't have access to technology).
Read more about how
households earning up to $66,000 annually can get free help with taxes.
Youth Employment Center: Youth workshops
FREE workshops available to help youth build their careers. Topics being offered focus on Leadership, Financial Literacy and Self-Employment. Check out this
flyer for more information.
Child Care Checklist
Pima County has developed a guide to help working parents determine the safety of child care providers amid COVID-19. Learn about what you need to see and know to feel secure your child is safe.
Read the story. Download/print the checklist:
English |
Spanish.
Mobile-friendly version.
Core Values in Housing, Emergency, and Network Services
Customer Service and Empathy -- The CWD staff is driven by a passion to help people and a strong sense of responsibility to clients served. CWD sees a person, not a situation, to best manage and understand the crisis, providing a timely response. 
CWD offers a customer-centered single point of contact for those attempting to navigate resources and services.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Coordinates the County's Community Action Agency, Emergency Services Network, and Home Repair & Weatherization functions. CS serves as a safety net to provide human services, case management, and immediate financial assistance to qualified individuals and households in Pima County.
HOMELESS SERVICES
Conducts County functions to address homelessness for vulnerable populations. Provides housing, employment and supportive services to families, youth, veterans, and individuals experiencing homelessness in Pima County.
OUTSIDE AGENCY
Conducts essential functions to administer and coordinate programing and oversight of County general funds to eligible and qualified local nonprofit agencies that deliver community-based human services to vulnerable populations.
Core Values in Community, Workforce, and Youth Development
Continuous Improvement & Pragmatism -- By building relationships CWD is able to provide access to networks of opportunity. In concert with the values of customer service & empathy, CWD aims to "cut the red tape" to find solutions to help more people and get more needed resources into the community. Consolidation and integration of service to individuals and agencies allows staff to structure a better referral system to solve problems.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Division conducts County functions to fund and construct community development and affordable housing projects, public services, and capital improvement resources in primarily unincorporated and rural areas, in addition to the Towns of Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, and the City of South Tucson.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Offers career, training, and support services functions. WD administers local, state and federal resources to deliver direct services to youth, adults, dislocated workers, and other individuals with barriers to employment. Through a regional Workforce Investment Board (WIB), WD supports industry sectors in hiring qualified workers and local employers in retaining skilled employees.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Provides services to youth and young adults between ages 14 through 24 to deliver direct youth education, skills training, career readiness, and job placement services. Pima Vocational High School is a School-to-Work Charter School offering a diploma. Las Artes, Arts & Education, provides structured classroom study combined with community art projects to allow students to prepare for High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma testing and build employability skills.
During COVID-19
Call the One-Stop's Dislocated Worker Hotline at 520-724-5735 to discover back-to-work and community resources available to those who experienced or face job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In cooperation with the statewide
ARIZONA@WORK network, Pima County offers planning tools, training, and job leads that can help you return to the workforce with new skills.
Download and share the Hotline flyer.
ADMINISTRATION
This division manages all administrative, contractual, accounting, and internal databases to support all CWD divisions housed within its 11 County facilities. Administration provides programmatic and fiscal oversight for General and Grant funds allocated to County, serves as departmental liaison to local and regional committees to establish policies and develop delivery of community resources and direct services.