SOWIB Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board

Coos · Curry · Douglas Counties, Oregon

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What SOWIB can offer you depends on which of these three counties you are in. Pick yours to see what is open, how many reports cover it, and who is there to help.

WorkSource Curry sits at 16261 Highway 101 S. in Brookings. Umpqua Community College sits at 1140 Umpqua College Rd. in Roseburg. The two are about four hours apart over the Coast Range, which is why this page exists: what is reachable from Brookings is not what is reachable from Roseburg, and the county you start from decides the answer.

Where SOWIB staffs an address, along the coast highway and inland over the Coast Range A schematic of the three-county service network, not drawn to scale. Six towns sit on the coast highway from Coos Bay in the north to Brookings in the south, and one inland leg crosses the Coast Range to Roseburg. Five of the eight staffed addresses SOWIB publishes are in Coos Bay: WorkSource Coos, Alternative Youth Activities, Recruit HIPPO, Southwestern Oregon Community College and South Coast Business. Roseburg has two, WorkSource Douglas and Umpqua Community College. Brookings has one, WorkSource Curry. Coquille, Bandon, Port Orford and Gold Beach have none, and two of those four are county seats. Coos Curry Douglas Coast Range about four hours across Coos Bay WorkSource Coos Alternative Youth Activities Recruit HIPPO Southwestern Oregon Community College South Coast Business (SCB) Coquille county seat no staffed address Bandon no staffed address Port Orford no staffed address Gold Beach county seat no staffed address Brookings WorkSource Curry Roseburg county seat WorkSource Douglas Umpqua Community College
Five of the eight staffed addresses SOWIB publishes are in Coos Bay. Roseburg, over the Coast Range at the eastern end of this diagram, has two. Brookings has one. Coquille, Bandon, Port Orford and Gold Beach have none, and two of those four are county seats. Schematic, not to scale.

Pick your county

What is open, and who is nearby, in each county

Coos County seat · Coquille

Coos Bay, Bandon, Coquille, Charleston, Myrtle Point, Powers, North Bend

2 of 4 apprenticeships open · 50 indicator reports · 4 providers

Serves here: Alternative Youth Activities, Recruit HIPPO, Southwestern Oregon Community College, South Coast Business (SCB)

Curry County seat · Gold Beach

Brookings, Gold Beach, Port Orford

2 of 4 apprenticeships open · 50 indicator reports · 1 provider

Serves here: South Coast Business (SCB)

Douglas County seat · Roseburg

Roseburg, Sutherlin, Reedsport, Winston, Myrtle Creek, Drain

1 of 4 apprenticeships open · 72 indicator reports · 2 providers

Serves here: Umpqua Community College, South Coast Business (SCB)

Where to go

Providers serving the region

  • Alternative Youth Activities

    575 S. Main St. Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-888-2432 Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Coos County

    Adult, Dislocated Worker & Youth (In/Out) - Career Counseling, Job Search Assistance, Workforce Prep, Work Experience, On-the-Job Training, Occupational Skills Training, and Support Services.

  • Recruit HIPPO

    519 S 7th Coos Bay, OR 97420 844-532-6893 Mon - Fri: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Coos County

    Youth (In/Out) - Career Counseling, Job Search Assistance, Workforce Prep, Work Experience, On-the-Job Training, Occupational Skills Training, and Support Services.

  • Southwestern Oregon Community College

    1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-888-7026 Mon - Fri: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Coos County

    Adult & Dislocated Worker - Career Counseling, Occupational Skills Training, and Support Services.

  • Umpqua Community College

    1140 Umpqua College Rd. Roseburg, OR 97470 541-440-7779 Mon - Fri: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Douglas County

    Adult & Dislocated Worker - Career Counseling, Occupational Skills Training, and Support Services.

  • South Coast Business (SCB)

    990 S. 2nd Street Coos Bay, OR 97420 800-974-4054 All three counties

    Adult & Dislocated Worker - Career Counseling, Job Search Assistance, Workforce Prep, Work Experience, Transitional Jobs, On-the-Job Training, Occupational Skills Training, and Support Services.