Community Services Employment Training is a non-profit agency established in 1976 to fight the War on Poverty. We are the Community Action Agency for Tulare County, joining a national partnership of agencies that assist individuals and communities to achieve self-reliance.
Energy Services
Are you behind on your gas or electric bill? CSET’s Energy Services team can help! We can also help weatherize your home to make it more energy efficient.
Learn more about Energy Services by clicking the button below or calling 1-844-224-1316.
"We must open the doors of opportunity. But, we must also equip our people to walk through those doors." - President Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964
OUR MISSION
Community Services Employment Training combats poverty by providing individuals, families, and communities with the resources, skills, and opportunities to thrive.
OUR VISION
CSET envisions a community equipped with the tools, resources, and confidence to pursue a better quality of life.
OUR VALUES
Belonging: Embracing diversity and inclusion so that all people are treated with dignity and respect.
Hope: Providing resources and opportunities to individuals to reach their full potential.
Growth: Fostering continuous learning and development for both our staff and the communities we serve.
Connection: Believing in the power of collaboration and partnerships to create lasting change in the community.
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
CSET is a proud member of the National Community Action Partnership. The nation’s Community Action network – including 1,000 plus Community Action Agencies – are a robust, national, state, and local force, reaching children and families in 99% of America’s counties with life changing services that create pathways to opportunity and prosperity. The Community Action network:
Connects individuals and families to approaches that help them succeed – including high quality education programs for children, job retraining for adults, stable and affordable housing for families, utility assistance for seniors, and so much more.
Promotes community-wide solutions to seemingly stubborn challenges throughout our cities, suburbs, and in rural areas – whether it’s the lack of affordable housing or the need to promote economic growth that benefits all families.
Shares expertise with national, state, and local leaders looking for evidence on what works to promote greater economic opportunity for children and families.
The Promise of Community Action:
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community, and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
WHAT WE DO
CSET serves to reveal the greatness that is in everyone by providing education and training, facilitating youth and community development, and creating jobs and resources. Our purpose is to reduce the causes of poverty. We envision healthy, prosperous and safe communities- communities where a good life can be found and native sons and daughters return to raise the next generation of Tulare County citizens.
WE CAN HELP YOU
Share your resources
Find a job or receive training
Learn how to start a business
Earn your high school diploma
Provide housing assistance
Get involved in your community
And more!