Community Services and Employment Training (CSET)

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from CSET! ✨🎄 Our offices will be closed from Wednesday, December 25, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025, so our team can celebrate the season with their loved ones. We’ll reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025, ready to kick off the New Year! Wishing you and your family a joyous holiday season filled with love, laughter, and cheer. ❤️🎁 #HappyHolidays #SeasonsGreetings #CSET ------- 🎄✨ ¡Felices Fiestas de parte de CSET! ✨🎄 Nuestras oficinas estarán cerradas desde el miércoles 25 de diciembre de 2024 hasta el miércoles 1 de enero de 2025 para que nuestro equipo pueda disfrutar de estas fechas especiales con sus seres queridos. Reabriremos el jueves 2 de enero de 2025, listos para comenzar el Año Nuevo con energía. ¡Les deseamos unas fiestas llenas de amor, alegría y momentos inolvidables! ❤️🎁 #FelicesFiestas #SaludosNavideños #CSET

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from CSET! ✨🎄 Our offices will be closed from Wednesday, December 25, 2024, through Wednesday, January 1, 2025, so our team can celebrate the season with their loved ones. We’ll reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025, ready to kick off the New Year! Wishing you and your family a joyous holiday season filled with love, laughter, and cheer. ❤️🎁 #HappyHolidays #SeasonsGreetings #CSET ------- 🎄✨ ¡Felices Fiestas de parte de CSET! ✨🎄 Nuestras oficinas estarán cerradas desde el miércoles 25 de diciembre de 2024 hasta el miércoles 1 de enero de 2025 para que nuestro equipo pueda disfrutar de estas fechas especiales con sus seres queridos. Reabriremos el jueves 2 de enero de 2025, listos para comenzar el Año Nuevo con energía. ¡Les deseamos unas fiestas llenas de amor, alegría y momentos inolvidables! ❤️🎁 #FelicesFiestas #SaludosNavideños #CSET

📣 Shoutout to the Youth Action Board (YAB) for their amazing work in the Tulare community! 🎒✨ They distributed 45 backpacks filled with essential items, hygiene products, snacks, and resource information to unhoused youth, empowering them with tools for stability and growth. A huge thank you to Anthem for making this initiative possible with their generous support! ❤️ Together, we’re making a real impact. This is just the beginning! 🌟 Stay tuned as YAB continues to bring resources and hope to more communities across Tulare County. 💪💙 If you’d like to support this initiative, visit www.cset.org/yab to donate and make a difference today! 🙌 #YouthActionBoard #CommunityImpact #TulareCounty #CSET #MakingADifference

🎉 We Did It—Together! 🌟 Thanks to your incredible generosity, we didn’t just meet our $5,000 #GivingTuesday goal—we surpassed it, raising a total of $5,244! 💙 Your contributions will provide: ✨ Warmth and Comfort – Energy assistance and weatherization to keep families safe. ✨ Empowered Youth – Job training and education through the Sequoia Community Corps and #LEAD programs. ✨ Care for Seniors – Nutritious meals and essential resources through Community Initiatives. ✨ Bright Futures – Skills training and opportunities for stable employment. ✨ Hope and Stability – Shelter, meals, and support for unhoused neighbors through the Visalia Navigation Center. 💙 You’ve made a difference! Every effort—and every dollar raised—strengthens our programs and builds a brighter future for Tulare County. From all of us at CSET, thank you for coming together to create meaningful change. Together, we’re building a stronger, more resilient community! ❤️ #Gratitude #ThankYou #CommunityImpact #GivingTuesday #CSET

The Back2Work (B2W) Crew in Bakersfield recently completed essential OSHA 10 and Roadside Safety Training, ensuring that our crew members are equipped with the critical skills and knowledge they need to succeed professionally. These trainings are vital to maintaining safety standards and preparing our crew for the next steps in their career journey. What makes this even more special is that the women in the program are part of Casa Aurora, a female rehabilitative community correctional center. Through the Back 2 Work program, they are gaining hands-on experience and developing key soft skills like timeliness, preparedness, and teamwork—skills that will be vital for their successful reentry into the workforce. We are deeply grateful to our partners at Back 2 Work, Casa Aurora, TURN Behavioral Health Services, and Butte County Office of Education for their collaboration and unwavering commitment to creating positive change and providing new opportunities for these women to build a brighter future.

🚀🌟 Porterville #LEAD students recently had the opportunity to explore the wonders of space at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)! From robotic engineering to groundbreaking space missions, they gained firsthand insight into the world of innovation and exploration. Inspiring the next generation of leaders and dreamers! 🌌✨ #FutureLeaders #STEM #JPLAdventure #SpaceExploration #LEADProgram #Inspiration

SCC’s Impact on the Visalia Navigation Center Opening The Sequoia Community Corps (SCC) played a crucial role in preparing for the recent opening of the Visalia Navigation Center (VNC), building over 100 beds for future guests. These beds are more than just a place to sleep—they represent comfort, dignity, and the foundation for new beginnings for individuals on their journey out of homelessness. The SCC team dedicated themselves to ensuring each bed was ready for those who will soon call the center home. Their hard work and commitment reflect a deep passion for supporting the most vulnerable in our community and creating a welcoming environment where lives can be transformed. Thanks to SCC’s efforts, the VNC is now open and ready to serve as a beacon of hope, offering essential resources and support to help individuals rebuild their lives. #SCC #VNC #HopeInAction #CommunitySupport

CSET is continuing to recruit local volunteers to help with our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program! This is a great opportunity to make a difference by helping individuals and families in our community file their taxes accurately and confidently. VITA provides tax preparation and electronic filing services at no cost to Tulare County households with less than $67,000 annual income and enables individuals and families to avoid the high cost of preparation fees, saving the taxpayers money for necessities such as groceries and rent. Sign up today and be part of a program that empowers others and strengthens our community! 📢 No tax experience is needed to volunteer, and training will be conducted in-person and online via Zoom beginning January 2025. Visit www.cset.org/vita for more on how to apply! ✨ #TulareCounty #CSET #TaxPrep #VITATaxPrep #VITAVolunteer --- CSET está reclutando voluntarios locales para ayudar con el programa de Asistencia Voluntaria en la Preparación de Impuestos (VITA). VITA ofrece servicios de preparación y presentación electrónica de impuestos sin costo para los hogares del condado de Tulare con ingresos anuales menores de $67,000. La temporada pasada, los preparadores de VITA ayudaron a presentar 4,383 declaraciones de impuestos y devolvieron más de 5 millones de dólares a los residentes de los condados de Tulare y Kings. VITA permite que las personas y las familias eviten los altos costos de las tarifas de preparación, ahorrando dinero para necesidades esenciales como alimentos y renta. ¡Nuestro equipo está buscando voluntarios para VITA (Asistencia Voluntaria en la Preparación de Impuestos) para el año fiscal 2025! 📢 No se necesita experiencia previa en impuestos, y la capacitación se llevará a cabo de forma presencial y en línea a través de Zoom a partir de enero de 2025. Visita www.cset.org/vita para obtener más información sobre cómo aplicar. ✨ #CondadoDeTulare #CSET #PreparaciónDeImpuestos #VITAPrep #VoluntariosVITA

We’re just 21% away from meeting our #GivingTuesday goal—help us reach it by the end of the year! 🌟 Your generosity has the power to transform lives in Tulare County. By supporting CSET, you’re creating lasting impact across our five key departments: ✨ Energy Services – Keeping families safe and comfortable with energy assistance and weatherization. ✨ Sequoia Community Corps – Empowering young adults with job training while protecting our environment through recycling and conservation. ✨ Community Initiatives – Providing critical resources to seniors, unhoused individuals, and families, including tax assistance through VITA. ✨ Workforce Development – Equipping youth and adults with skills, training, and opportunities for stable employment. ✨ Visalia Navigation Center – Offering shelter, meals, and services to help unhoused neighbors rebuild their lives. We’re so close—every gift gets us closer to our goal! Donate today at https://ow.ly/ynur50Usi2P 💙 Together, we can end the year by making a powerful difference!

🌟 Big Wins for the Sequoia Community Corps Recycling Team! 🌟 This year, we’ve made a huge impact: ♻️ Recycled an incredible 137,000 pounds of CRV material! 📍 Worked 12 CRV events, connecting with our community to promote sustainability. 🎉 Celebrated three Corps Members who transitioned to full-time jobs with benefits—proof that our program opens doors to new opportunities! 💚 Together, we’re building a greener future and empowering lives along the way. #RecyclingSuccess #SequoiaCommunityCorps #SustainabilityInAction