Los Angeles Southwest College provides participants with educational opportunities that help enhance their self-esteem and sense of identity.  CalWORKs & GAIN

CalWORKs (California's Work Opportunities and Responsibilities to Kids Initiative) is a welfare-to-work program designed to move TANF recipients into unsubsidized employment. Acquiring job market skills is a component of this TANF legislation. Students who are in need of Skills upgrade and/or are allowed to acquire a vocational skill must complete the training within an individual time frame that depends on factors and guidelines established for the program. Students enroll in Basic Skills, vocational and occupational courses for certificate or degrees, and short-term vocational training classes which include VESL for the English-as-a-Second Language students.



GAIN (Greater Avenues for Independence) was the initiative from the Family Support Act that supported the former AFDC. Los Angeles County uses the established GAIN process to implement CalWORKs. Students who are referred to us from the Department of Public Social Services usually refer to themselves as GAIN students (who are participating in the CalWORKs program).


If you need any information or assistance about CalWORKs/GAIN, please use the numbers or address below. We are here to assist you.



General Information

Blanca E. Barajas BarajaBE@lasc.edu



Fall 2013 Hours

Monday:  8:00a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 8:00a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 8:00a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Thursday: 8:00a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Friday: 8:00a.m.- 4:30p.m.



Telephone
(323) 241-5477 | (323) 241-5479
FAX: (323) 241-5488



Address

1600 West Imperial Highway
Student Services Building, Office 217
Los Angeles, California 90047