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Type of note Outdated or incorrect resource information Broken provider link Suggest a resource General question Collaboration inquiry Resource (optional) Not about a specific listing R002 · San Diego Workforce Partnership — Career Centers R012 · Electrical Training Institute of San Diego and Imperial Counties — Electrical apprenticeships R014 · Goodwill Industries of San Diego County — Community employment services R016 · Second Chance — Adult reentry and job readiness R048 · Zero8Hundred — Military transition navigation R003 · San Diego College of Continuing Education — Digital Media and Programming R009 · Southwestern College — Career education and student support R020 · San Diego Futures Foundation — Affordable technology and digital skills R021 · City of San Diego — Public Library career development R022 · City of San Diego — Digital Navigator Program R028 · Workshops for Warriors — Manufacturing training R023 · SCORE San Diego — Small-business mentoring R024 · Southwestern College — San Diego and Imperial SBDC Network R025 · U.S. Small Business Administration — San Diego District Office R045 · San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program — Microbusiness and Nonprofit Support R001 · 211 San Diego — Community resource navigation R029 · San Diego Housing Commission — City rental assistance and housing resources R031 · Father Joe's Villages — Get Help services R035 · San Diego Food Bank — Food Locator and assistance programs R036 · Feeding San Diego — Find Food R040 · Family Health Centers of San Diego — Community healthcare R042 · TrueCare — Community healthcare R044 · Legal Aid Society of San Diego — Civil legal help R050 · San Diego Metropolitan Transit System — Transit fares and reduced-fare access R055 · County of San Diego — CalFresh R056 · County of San Diego — Medi-Cal R057 · County of San Diego — CalWORKs and Employment Services R059 · Brother Benno Foundation — North County basic-needs services R060 · Women's Resource Center — Domestic-violence and sexual-assault support R061 · City of San Diego — Five Key Steps to Starting a Business N001 · U.S. Office of Personnel Management — USAJOBS federal job search N002 · U.S. Department of Labor — Apprenticeship Finder N003 · LearnFree — Free online practical skills courses N004 · United Way Worldwide / 211 — Find your local 211 N005 · U.S. General Services Administration / USAGov — Government benefits finder N006 · U.S. Small Business Administration — Find local business assistance What should be reviewed? Include a public source link if useful. Leave out names, case numbers and personal or medical information. Nothing is sent automatically.
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