Cross-sector partnership is how we scale
We work with the public workforce system, schools, health providers, employers and faith communities to wrap services around each participant.
Workforce development partner for Inland Empire employers
Pre-employment training, customized upskilling and a talent pipeline of job-ready candidates from San Bernardino County.
Pre-employment & job readiness training
Our 40-hour Career Readiness certificate prepares candidates in communication, leadership, digital skills and financial literacy before day one. Interview our graduates for entry-level roles.
Customized & incumbent worker training
Soft skills, customer service, public speaking and leadership workshops for your current team, on site or at our downtown San Bernardino center.
Second-chance & opportunity talent
We prepare reentry participants, CalWORKs participants, veterans, opportunity youth and dislocated workers, including dislocated tech workers, for their next job.
Small business capacity building
Our Government Contracting Academy helps small businesses register, get certified, find bids and write proposals. Partner with us on supplier diversity, DBE/MBE/WBE outreach and subcontractor mentorship.
Financial literacy & economic mobility
Sponsor financial literacy, entrepreneurship and small business training that supports your community investment and workforce equity goals, including Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) priorities.
Work experience & internships
Host interns and work-experience participants, join employer panels and mock interviews, or co-teach a session in your field.
Logistics & warehousing · Healthcare & patient access · Utilities & infrastructure · Retail & grocery · Banking & credit unions · Construction & government contracting · Technology & digital marketing
Training your team may cost less than you think
Public workforce programs can help pay for training. We'll help you find the right fit.
WIOA training
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, available through America's Job Centers of California and CalJOBS for eligible job seekers.
Employment Training Panel (ETP)
California's Employment Training Panel helps employers fund training for current workers. Ask us how a training plan for your team could fit.
Prison to Employment & CalWORKs
Programs that support training and hiring for justice-involved residents and CalWORKs participants in San Bernardino County.
Fund a program
Career Readiness & Employment Training
Sponsor a cohort of our 40-hour certificate program, with mentorship and public speaking coaching built in as support services.
Government Contracting Academy
Build a pipeline of certified, contract-ready small businesses in the Inland Empire.
Youth Substance Use Prevention & Leadership
Fentanyl awareness, naloxone training and a youth leadership council for ages 12–26, in partnership with community coalitions.
Let's build the Inland Empire's workforce together
Tell us about your hiring, training or giving goals and we'll propose a partnership that fits.
San Bernardino County Workforce Development
Approved work-experience (WEX) worksite. Referrals through America's Job Center of California.
School districts & colleges
Referrals, classroom space and dual enrollment.
Behavioral health providers
Naloxone supply, referral pathways and prevention co-delivery.
Employer partners
Mock interviews, hiring pipelines and guest speakers.
Small business advisors & lenders
Advising referrals and capital readiness.
Faith & neighborhood groups
Outreach, meeting space and trusted messengers.
Ways to partner
Partners make our work possible. Whatever your role, there is a meaningful way to invest in the young people and families we serve.
- Employers: Offer work-experience placements, interview program graduates, or share your expertise as a guest speaker.
- Funders: Sponsor a cohort or one of our program pillars, or join us as a lead or partner on a grant application.
- Schools and youth organizations: Bring our substance use prevention workshops to your students and members.
- Professionals: Mentor a program participant over a six-month period.
- Coalition members: Join our youth substance use prevention coalition and help shape community-wide prevention efforts.
PARTNERS & FUNDERS
Cross-sector partnership is how we scale
We work with the public workforce system, schools, health providers, employers and faith communities to wrap services around each participant.
Our partners
Workforce system — San Bernardino County Workforce Development. Approved work-experience (WEX) worksite. Referrals through America's Job Center of California (AJCC).
We are building partnerships with school districts and colleges, behavioral health providers, employers, the Small Business Development Center and local lenders, and faith and neighborhood groups.
Ways to partner
- Employers: host work experience, interview graduates, or speak at a session
- Funders: sponsor a cohort or a pillar, or co-apply on a grant as a lead or partner
- Schools and youth groups: bring prevention workshops to your campus
- Professionals: mentor a participant for six months
- Coalition members: join our youth substance use prevention coalition
Start a partnership
Email info@ayangbahfoundation.org or call (909) 454-7076. Tell us your organization and how you'd like to work together.