Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County ~ About Us

About Us:

Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County is responsible for overseeing nearly $55 million in employment and training dollars to benefit businesses and citizens in Tarrant County. The Board became operational on July 1, 1998 upon approval by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Officially, the Board is responsible for all workforce development programs that have been consolidated under Texas Legislation S.B. 642 as amended by H.B. 1863.

Programs over which the Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Board currently has responsibility include:

Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
Choices (program which assists individuals who receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families benefits)
Food Stamp Employment & Training Program
Employment Service (ES)
National Emergency Grant (NEG)
Project RIO (Re-Integration of Offenders)
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)
Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services
Veterans Employment Services
Child Care Services

The Tarrant County Workforce Development system consists of eight area Workforce Centers, the Alliance Opportunity Center and twenty-four sub-contractors providing targeted services to adults and youth. Two of the sites have been recognized by national organizations as “model one-stop centers.”

The Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Board strives for continuous improvement in the workforce system and actively fosters economic development efforts throughout the region. We are committed to a philosophy of innovation, strategic and functional integration that enables us to meet the needs of our customers now and in the future.

Selected Recent Accomplishments

2007: Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County awarded a $1 million dollar grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to further the work of the Aerospace Cluster.
2007: Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County selected to present the “Gotta Jet?” program at the NAWB Innovations Forum in Washington D.C.
2006: Workforce Improvement Director Sal Adamski has served as the Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) for two terms. NAWDP was founded to provide professional development and representation to the individuals who work in the workforce development field, with a special emphasis on front-line staff. NAWDP now has over 4,500 members across the United States.
2006: TWC Statewide Conference – John Peter Smith Hospital in partnership with Family Pathfinders of Tarrant County, Inc., a WSTC subcontractor receives the Service to Transitional Workers statewide award.
2006: Commissioner Rath presented Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County with $50,000 for services to workers award in recognition of innovative fatherhood initiatives in collaboration with other community organizations.