Meet Jessica Camarillo, our Director of Technology Partnerships!
Technology is a growing industry in the Austin area. As more tech employers grow their presence and develop their workforce here, WFS Capital Area will be helping to build connections and opportunities for tech businesses and workers to be more productive. Leading our... Service Industry Workers: Apply Now for One Year of Free Child Care
In order to address the impacts of COVID-19 and to support Texas’ continued economic recovery, our partners at the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) approved funding to support a new child care program to help workers in TWC-specified service industries. Workforce...
Texas’ extended unemployment benefits for jobless Texans will end in September
Texas will soon stop paying State Extended Benefits (EB) because of a decline in the state’s unemployment rate, announced by Texas Workforce Commission last week. With the end of Extended Benefits, all enhanced unemployment benefit programs are no longer...
Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Austin Public Health Support Travis County’s Child Care Providers with PPE Donations
The ongoing COVID-19 Delta variant surge reminds us of the importance of creating safe and nurturing spaces for the children of working parents in Austin becomes more apparent. Across Travis County, many providers seek to continue offering care but have limited...