PIMA AREA LABOR FEDERATION

Pima County ONESTOP is a system of organizations that provide career development services for youth and adults and support to employers in recruiting, staffing and training a viable workforce. The ONESTOP conducts special outreach to low-income, dislocated worker and high-school dropout populations. While services are coordinated centrally, they are delivered through a network of more than 50 organizations ranging from community-based non-profits to governmental agencies to private technical schools.

The ONESTOP Career System offers the following types of services:

• Adult Education and Training
• Employer Services
• Job Seekers Services
• Youth Services

• Linking services across agencies and programs
• Universal access by both employers and job seekers
• Consolidation of resources at a central location, thereby enhancing services to both employers and job seekers
• Accountability of programs and services based on results produced

The ONESTOP system is funded with local Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds administered by Pima County.  The Pima County Local Workforce Investment Area includes the City of Tucson; however, the Indian Tribal Reservations are not covered.

The system delivers services provided by WIA Titles I, II, II, IV, and Unemployment Insurance.  It also delivers Welfare to Work programs and other employment services.  WIA funds are allocated by formula to the Pima County local area in separate funding streams for adults, dislocated workers and youth.  State and Federal discretionary grants are pursued to help fund ONESTOP services also. Each ONESTOP Mandated Partner also contributes in-kind resources to the ONESTOP system.  Finally, the ONESTOP receives significant support from County General Funds allocated by the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

ONESTOP Partners:

ONESTOP Partners have established written Memorandums of Understanding with the ONESTOP System and are held accountable for the results produced by the programs. ONESTOP Partners include:

• Local Training Facilities and Schools
• Private and Nonprofit Organizations
• Other Organizations delivering workforce development services