Diversity Job Casting™

9to5, National Association of Working Women, is a national, grassroots membership organization that strengthens women's ability to work for economic justice. Founded in 1973, 9to5 has activists in more than 200 cities and members in every state. 9to5 Bay Area was organized in 1999. We're involved in the fight against job discrimination and harassment, and for equal pay, immigrant rights, and better working conditions for temporary workers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) helps job seekers improve their skills, obtain training, and find a job. If you're 55 or over and meet the income guidelines, we can help you enter-or re-enter-the job market. SCSEP helps you improve your skills and gain work experience and self-confidence so that you can succeed in your job search.

The Actors’ Fund’s Actors’ Work Program (AWP) assists entertainment industry professionals in identifying and finding sideline work and new careers. AWP is a comprehensive employment and training program committed to fostering resiliency and self-reliance for industry professionals as well as providing a resource for referral of highly skilled and creative workers to the larger employment community.

The African Immigrant and Refugee Resource Center aims to successfully resettle and integrate African and non-African refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers and low-income people in the United States of America by providing comprehensive services like cultural orientation, counseling, crisis intervention, English language skills, citizenship, translation, immigration, employment services and legal aid and referral services.

The Arab Cultural and Community Center (ACCC), founded in 1973, is the largest organization in California dedicated to promoting Arab Culture and a leading resource for services and referrals for Arab and Arab American communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every year, the ACCC provides hundreds of families and individuals with services like, health referrals, immigration assistance and ESL classes. ACCC is committed to strengthening the understanding of Arab culture by providing organizations and communities in Northern California with educational programs and cultural events.

The Arriba Juntos mission is to promote economic self-sufficiency for San Franciscans and their families through occupational training and employment opportunities.

Asian Neighborhood Design was incorportated in 1973 as a California non-profit corporation by a group of Asian American UC Berkeley students who were determined to improve the environment in low-income housing and community spaces in Asian neighborhoods. Today, A.N.D. provides architecture and community planning, employment training, and family and youth services to low-income multicultural communities throughout the Bay Area. A.N.D. has also developed 74 units of housing and spun off businesses that created many jobs for the formerly unemployed or underemployed.

The Bay Area Career Center (BACC) offers credentialed career counselors and coaches, relevant workshops, job support groups and networking opportunities to help you find your direction and make successful changes in your work life.

BACED is the Bay Area Coalition for Employment Development. It is a continually growing network of local nonprofit organizations dedicated to increasing competitive employment for individuals who may have barriers to obtaining employment.

In the heart of San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, the Bay Area Women's and Children's Center is a unique presence. In this multi-ethnic neighborhood, BAWCC focuses entirely on the needs and issues of low-income families, children, and women. BAWCC offers a variety of direct services that address immediate needs and assists with achieving long-term stability. BAWCC's advocacy, planning and policy work on issues of low-income children and families has had a positive impact on the lives of thousands since we opened in 1981.

The mission of Bay Area Young Positives (BAY Positives) is to help young people (26 and under) with HIV/AIDS to live longer, happier, healthier, more productive, and quality-filled lives. BAY Positives encourages all youth to know their HIV status. We provide referrals to free test sites, accompany youth through the entire testing process, and award gifts to those who test through our agency.

The Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center opened its doors on March 1, 1981 in a two-room storefront on Keyes St. in south downtown San Jose. Today the Billy DeFrank Center serves a large and diverse community. Our mission is to provide a broad array of opportunities and programs, a dedicated and caring staff, a corps of volunteers, and a spirit of community that celebrates the many facets of our broad-based Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender constituency.

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. Since 1970, ACORN has grown to more than 220,000 member families, organized in 850 neighborhood chapters in over 100 cities across the U.S. and in cities in Canada, the Dominican Republic and Peru. ACORN's accomplishments include successful campaigns for better housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions, and more.

The Employment Development Department promotes California's economic growth by providing services to keep employers, employees, and job seekers competitive. We are one of the largest state departments--with employees at hundreds of service locations throughout the state. For more than 60 years, we have connected millions of job seekers and employers in an effort to build the economy of this Golden State.

The California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce's (CHCC) primary goal is to represent the interest of over 600,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in the State of California. With a network of over 60 Hispanic chamber and business associations throughout the state, the CHCC is the premier and largest regional Hispanic business organization in the nation that promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs.

Because many people with epilepsy experience difficulties with career options, the California Pacific’s Epilepsy Program, and the State Department of Rehabilitation, have established an employment program called PEP Jobs. Many persons with epilepsy need a helping hand and some extra support with the basics of employment preparation, such as résumé development, interviewing techniques, appropriate dress and, as they conduct a job search, guidance in seeking and selecting a job that is right for them.