Contra Costa Cares - Careers in One Year
About this Event
Contra Costa Cares – Careers in One Year Event
"Choose a career where human skills remain critical and where AI is more likely to be a tool than a replacement."
The Contra Costa Cares – Careers in One Year Event is designed to equip 8th-12th grade and 2026 graduates, parents, caregivers, resource parents, and foster parents with the tools, resources, and opportunities needed to build successful futures.
Our goal is to create a lively, educational, memorable, and fun experience that helps reduce barriers to success and promotes pathways that can lead to a reduction in crime, homelessness, and recidivism among justice-impacted and system-impacted individuals.
Explore High-Demand Careers
Attendees will learn about career opportunities that are:
- More resistant to AI displacement
- Careers featured are attainable within 12 months or completion of a one - two year certification program.
- Union-supported
- Careers offering starting wages between $30–$50 per hour
- Accessible with a high school diploma, apprenticeship, or certificate program
Featured career pathways include:
- Construction & Skilled Trades Apprenticeships
- Medical and Healthcare Careers
- Law Enforcement
- Fire Service Careers
- Entrepreneurship Opportunities
- Local Colleges and Training Programs
Educational Panels & Resources
Expert speakers and panelists will discuss
- Educational Resources and Pathways
- Construction Apprenticeship Programs
- Medical Career Opportunities
- Law Enforcement and Public Safety Careers
- Fire Department Careers
- Services for Justice-Impacted Individuals
- Family and Community Resources
Free Admission Opportunities
- Free tickets for the first 300 registered 2026 graduates and students in grades 8–12
- Free tickets for the first 100 registered parents and caregivers
Complimentary Meals
All attendees will receive:
- Free Hot Breakfast
- Free Lunch
- Suvenior Booklet
- Free access to Back to School Event
Immediately following the Contra Costa Cares event, attendees are invited to attend our FREE Back-to-School Celebration: "Fun in the Sun" at Contra Loma Estates Park.
*Bonus Community Event*
Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
This family-friendly event will feature:
- Amusement Park Rides
- Free School Supplies
- Community Resources
- Fun Activities for Children and Families
Join us as we invest in our youth, strengthen families, and create pathways to meaningful careers and lasting success.
CONTRA COSTA CARES-Careers in one Year Event
August 22nd 2026 Antioch High School-8am-2pm
Vendor Sponsorship Opportunity Letter
Dear Community Partner,
On behalf of Back on Track Community Services, we thank you for your past service to our community members. We invite you to become a vendor or sponsor of our upcoming Careers in One Year Event, a community-focused initiative empowering youth, young adults, parents, caregivers, foster families, and justice-impacted individuals through career exploration, education, and access to valuable resources. We expect more than 400 youth, families, educators, and community members to attend.
The event includes free meals for attendees and vendors and concludes with a free Back-to-School Celebration.
Your tax deductible Vendor /Sponsorship donation helps provide free access to meals, supplies, outreach, and event operations. All attendees will receive a Souvenir Resource Booklet containing information on Trade Apprenticeship programs, State and Federal Employee opportunities, contact numbers and websites for social services, transitional foster youth support information, Union contact information, Private and Post-secondary schools, Certificate Programs, POST information, and Colleges that teach specialized One-Year Career courses.
Vendor Level- $200
Benefits:
- Tabling at Antioch High school or Back to school event
- Hot Breakfast and Lunch
- Hot and cold beverages
Sponsorship Levels
Bronze Sponsor – $500
Benefits:
- All vendor benefits - Both events
- Business name on sponsor signage
- Social media recognition
- Recognition during the event
- Certificate of Appreciation
- Priority vendor table placement
- Opportunity to address attendees
Silver Sponsor – $1,000
Benefits:
- All Bronze Sponsor benefits
- Logo on marketing materials
- Event recognition
- Premium T-shirt placement
- Vendor tables at both locations
- Quarter-page Souvenir Booklet ad
- Opportunity to address attendees
Gold Sponsor – $2,500
Benefits:
- All Silver Sponsor benefits
- Premium logo placement
- Promotional items in attendee bags
- Opening remarks recognition
- Half-page Souvenir Booklet ad
- Community Impact Sponsor recognition
- Billboard recognition
- Event banner and stage signage
- Opportunity to address attendees
Platinum Sponsor – $5,000 Plus
Benefits:
- All Gold Sponsor benefits
- Exclusive Presenting Sponsor recognition
- Opportunity to address attendees
- Full-page Souvenir Booklet ad
- Featured on social media and website
- Priority vendor booth placement
Ad space in the Contra Costa Cares: Careers in One Year event is not limited to those who cannot attend. Anyone can purchase ad space in this year’s Souvenir Booklet: A quarter page—$100—for those who want to touch the lives of our attendees and their families. A half page—$200—for those making a strong introduction in the community, letting yourself be known. A full page—$400—for those who want to make a deep connection with everyone! (The deadline for submitting print ready advertisement materials is 8/10/26 at 5 PM)
For questions related to sponsorship, vendor participation, Ad space or volunteering, please contact us to learn how you can make a lasting impact in our community.
Yvette Williams (925) 658-8278
Email: [email protected]
P.O.Box 3103, 2244 Oak Grove Road, Walnut Creek CA 94598
”Don’t judge me for the choices I make, when you don’t know the options I had to choose from.”
Where is it happening?
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