Taller San Jose
Who We Are
In Spanish, a ?taller? is a workshop, a place to build and repair things. ?San Jose? is Spanish for St. Joseph, the patron of workers. At Taller San Jose, troubled young people work to both turn their lives around and develop job skills for a brighter future. The program offers 16-week paid training programs in construction, medical, and office careers, and admits young adults aged 18-28. Students are surrounded by support services, like counseling, legal assistance, and job placement, that enable them to establish a strong work ethic and assist with their successful career progression
What We Do
Taller San Jose is an innovative program that walks Orange County?s young people out of poverty. Founded in 1995, the program provides undereducated and unskilled young adults who have gotten off track in life with the education, job training and rehabilitation necessary to find employment at a living wage. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange established Taller San Jose in 1995 in response to the high rate of crime and gang violence among the City of Santa Ana?s youth and the lack of resources available to young people who had either dropped out of school or been incarcerated. Taller San Jose has helped more than 4,000 young people restructure their lives, develop marketable skills and find employment. Roughly 82% of graduates find employment within 30 days of completing the program and 89% remain in the workforce a year later. Moreover, 92% of graduates with a criminal record will not be re-incarcerated.
