Madera County Helps Community Connect with Jobs at First Career and Resource Fair

On the last day of August, Madera County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) held its very first Career and Resource Fair to help connect community members with local employers.

The event hosted 20 vendors from employers, training programs, health department representatives and Energy Savings Programs and connected approximately 60 members of the community. At least two of those who attended the job and resource fair participated in final interviews, and both are likely to land the jobs.

The Madera DCSS also had the local McDonalds attend the fair, at the end of the day the representative said he had three applicants that he is sure will be hired. 

Representatives from a local temporary staffing agency said they received some impressive resumes and believe they will find work for the applicants quickly.

Attendees also had the opportunity to learn about lost-cost energy savings through the electric company. 

Madera DCSS also provided opportunities for attendees to connect with employers who couldn’t attend the employment fair by providing two computers for attendees to submit online applications.

“We are very proud that in the three-hour event we were able to help members of our community,” Sarah Honeycutt, Deputy Director of Madera DCSS said. “We look forward to doing it again next year for Child Support Awareness Month.”

Child Support Awareness Month (CSAM) is recognized during the month of August every year. Check out more CSAM stories on the InsideDCSS blog.


For more photos of the event, check out Madera DCSS's Facebook photo album here: http://bit.ly/2cd9HHL

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By: Sarah Honeycutt

Deputy Director, Madera County DCSS