Center for Career Alternatives

The Agency

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Founding Director Alan Sugiyama speaks to a group of prospective employers and members.
Center for Career Alternatives is a non-profit, human service organization established in 1979. The agency has successfully provided no cost education, employment, training and career development services to over 26,000 residents of King and Snohomish Counties. CCA has received numerous awards for excellent services that include:

Project REACH - Snohomish County Workforce
Development Council - Honorable Mention
Seattle Human Services Coalition Outstanding
Innovative Program Award
Darryl Burrows Cultural Competence in Workforce Development Award
National Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Award
Washington State JTPA Award
U. S. Presidential Summer Jobs Program Award
United Way Crystal Award
McDonald's Corporation Award for Outstanding Service to the Community and Private Industry
Snohomish County Private Industry Council Certificate of Recognition
Joint Action Community Service (JACS) Award
Governor's Award for Distinguished Volunteer Services


Our Mission

The mission of Center for Career Alternatives (CCA) is to provide the highest quality education, employment, training and career development services; leading to individual self-sufficiency and self-worth for a culturally diverse population of disadvantaged youth and adults.


Languages and Dialects spoken by CCA Staff

Amharic
Arabic
Burmese
Chinese
French
Indonesian
Italian
Tagalog
Khmer (Cambodian)
Kikuyo
Laotian
Oromo
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Somali
Spanish
Swahili (Kiswahili)
Thai
Visayan
Vietnamese

Seattle
901 Rainier Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 322-9080
TTY (206) 322-6044
Kent
13111 SE 274th St.
Kent, WA 98030
(253)639-1162


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