Best Career Guidance Service Tucson Near Me

4worldlovers: The founding principles of Encourage Arizona is to empower youth and adults in gaining and sustaining meaningful employment. Our staff has collectively provided vocational services for over 30 years in the Tucson community. We collaborate with several local resources to assist individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment, education and independent living skills training. Encourage Arizona is conveniently located in central Tucson. Our agency is locally owned and operated.

We Provide: Resume writing, interviewing skills support, job leads, career assessment, work ethics and habits of successful employees, job search skills, conflict resolution and job coaching supports.

We Provide: A variety of Work Adjustment Training sites that offer interpersonal communication skills development, stress management, confidence building, personal image consulting, self-marketing, job preparation, time management tasks, goal setting and vocational skills inventory.

We Provide: Trial Work Experiences (TWE) . TWE is an exploration of a client’s ability and capacity to perform work duties in a realistic, integrated work setting for the purposes of eligibility decision. Trial Work Experience consists of short-term work experiences to determine a client's eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation services.

We Provide : Training in use of public transportation, wellness and personal goal setting, budgeting and money management skills and safety and situational awareness abilities.

We Provide: Training in data entry skills, problem solving, time management, communication skills, data protection, multi-tasking, record keeping, software updates, computer knowledge, and daily job duties and expectations for home based employment.

We Provide: Intermittent assistance in an education setting, orientation to school and campus services, resource utilization training, assistance applying for educational grants and funding, and coordination of special needs services.

We Provide: Interest and skills inventories, labor market surveys, job outlook, exploration of job sites, assessment of skill level, understanding labor laws, employee orientation and new hire paperwork.

We provide training, education and employment consulting services to assist individuals with vocational barriers . Encourage Arizona trains, supports and encourages persons with disabilities to reach personalized goals of being independent in their home, school and work environments.

Our mission is to provide career development services to empower individuals to achieve their employment objectives.

4worldlovers:
This has been our mission statement for over 35 years. We believe there is a job for everyone regardless of the obstacles, and it is our goal to help each person achieve their full potential and find their place in the world of work.

Do you need help finding a job? We can help you overcome your obstacles to employment with a personal job coach, short-term job internships, and skills classes at no cost to you as DKA's employment services are funded through Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and AHCCCS behavioral health services*. We have contracts with Arizona Complete Health (AZCH), Banner Health, American Indian, and United Healthcare.


If you are a local business looking to hire potential candidates, DKA can help you fill your staffing needs. Our participants are ready to work, motivated, and are supported by a personal employment specialist to establish long-term employment. Possible employer incentives include Federal and State tax credits and wage sharing with state Vocational Rehabilitation(VR) services.

We specialize in helping our clients look for employment by providing them with services according to the SAMHSA evidence-based best practice model. We offer ongoing assistance with career exploration and counseling, resume writing, job applications, introductions to employers, online job search tools, and preparation for interviews. We also help our clients improve the important "soft skills" needed to compete in today's job market.

We have several outstanding skills classes including our personal development class, employability skills class, and computer skills class. We have several programs including 3-month paid internships, our Justice program for returning citizens and our Working with Women program which seeks to help women who have struggled with substance use to become RSS certified. Explore our unique classes and programs by clicking on 'classes' or 'programs' at the top of the page.

Discover your company's perfect fit without the gamble. Our clients are equipped with real-world experience, and unwavering support that leads to long-lasting careers. Call now to hear about our qualified candidates.

We partner directly with local organizations that support and advocate for people looking to become employable and employed.