Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend

What Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend does

Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend (WFSCB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Local Workforce Development Board serving an 11-county region of South Texas — Nueces, San Patricio, Kleberg, Aransas, Kenedy, Bee, Refugio, Live Oak, Brooks, Duval, and Jim Wells counties. It is one of 28 such boards in Texas, selected by the Chief Elected Officials Council and operating under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) with Texas Workforce Commission oversight. The organization delivers integrated employment, training, child care, vocational rehabilitation, veteran, and youth services through seven physical Career Centers (Corpus Christi/Mission Plaza, Alice, Beeville, Kingsville, Rockport, Sinton, Falfurrias), virtual workforce professionals (phone, text, email, Zoom workshops), self-serve digital kiosks, and partner referral pathways including the American Job Center Network and the South Texas Career Connection K-12 program.

WFSCB's technology stack is built primarily on integrations with state-administered platforms rather than proprietary IP: WorkInTexas.com for job matching, the TWC TX3C child care system (currently being migrated to), EMSICC Career Coach for career exploration and labor market data, Metrix Learning for self-paced online training, Zoom for virtual workshops, and Jotform for customer satisfaction data capture. Its flagship event product is the annual YOU! Choose Career Expo at Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds, connecting students with employers across Business, Healthcare, Skilled Trades, and Public Service industries. The Board of Directors is required to maintain 51% private-industry representation, with the remainder drawn from education, economic development, literacy, and community agencies.

The business model is non-commercial: all primary services (job seeker support, employer services, career coaching, training scholarships, child care financial assistance, vocational rehabilitation referrals) are delivered at no direct cost to end users. Funding flows from U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grants administered through the Texas Workforce Commission, with FY2025 operations governed by the Local Workforce Development Board Plan PY2025-2028. Major employer co-organizers include Port Corpus Christi, Tesla, Valero, and Jobs Y'all, while education partners span Del Mar College, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and Coastal Bend College. Headcount is reported in the 51-100 range and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend

Legal name

Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend

Website

https://workforcesolutionscb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend is a 501(c)(3) Local Workforce Development Board delivering free employment, training, child care, vocational rehabilitation, veteran, and youth services across an 11-county South Texas region through seven Career Centers, virtual channels, and event-driven employer partnerships, funded by U.S. DOL ETA grants via the Texas Workforce Commission.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Workforce Development Programs (WIOA/One-Stop Career Centers) (EDAAAOAA)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Job seeker services
• Employer recruitment services
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Child care assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Corpus Christi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grant Funding (U.S. Department of Labor / Employment and Training Administration): Primary funding source. WFSCB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit local workforce board that receives grant funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, with service delivery channeled through the Texas Workforce Commission. Workforce products are explicitly credited to this federal grant.
2. Texas Workforce Commission / State Workforce Funding: WFSCB is one of 28 local workforce boards in the State of Texas, operating under TWC oversight and receiving state-administered workforce, child care, and vocational rehabilitation funding to deliver services across 11 counties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend (WFSCB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Local Workforce Development Board that delivers an integrated platform of employment, training, child care, youth, vocational rehabilitation, and employer services across an 11-county South Texas region. Services are funded by U.S. Department of Labor ETA grants administered through the Texas Workforce Commission and delivered free of charge through seven Career Centers, virtual workshops, online tools, and community partnerships.

Product overview

Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend (WFSCB) is not a packaged SaaS product but a 501(c)(3) Local Workforce Development Board serving an 11-county region in Texas, offering its offering as an integrated platform of programs anchored by seven physical Career Centers. The core platform combines Employer Services (recruitment, Skills for Small Business, Skills Development Fund, Tax Incentives, Fidelity Bonding), Job Seeker Services (Hot Jobs, Career Coach, WorkInTexas.com integration, SNAP E&T, Ticket to Work, Training Scholarships, workshops), Child Care Services (Texas Rising Star, Early Childhood Development Quality Services, TX3C application), Veteran Services, Youth Services (Coastal Bend Career Pathways, YOU! Choose Career Expo, Job Corps, Educator Externship), and Disability Services (Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation, Summer Earn & Learn, JAN). Surrounding modules include the YOU! Choose Career Expo annual event, the South Texas Career Connection (STCC) K-12 partnership program, Rapid Response Services, Kiosk self-service stations, the EMSICC Career Coach tool, and the WFSCB Annual Report series, all tied together by the Local Workforce Development Board Plan PY2025-2028 and funded by U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration grants via the Texas Workforce Commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employer Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Operates 7 Career Centers serving 11 counties
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and moderate.

• Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFSCB operates as one of 28 local workforce boards under Texas Workforce Commission oversight. TWC provides state-administered workforce, child care (TX3C), and Vocational Rehabilitation Services funding. WFSCB tracks occupational/industry shifts and updates employment information through TWC. TWC funds the Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS) program that WFSCB delivers locally.
• American Job Center NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFSCB is a "Proud Partner of the American Job Center Network," co-branding and referring customers through the federal AJC infrastructure (dol.gov/ajc).
• WorkInTexas.com (Texas Workforce Commission job-matching platform)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationWFSCB integrates WorkInTexas.com as its primary job-matching and employer referral platform; prominently cross-promoted on homepage and from kiosk. Dedicated Zoom workshops train users on the platform.
• Texas Association of Workforce Boards (TAWB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association of which WFSCB is a member; logo displayed on homepage.
• Tracer Texas LMI (Texas Labor Market Information)moderateTechnology or IntegrationWFSCB links to TexasLMI.com (texaslmi.com) for regional labor market intelligence data and resources.
• Texas Workforce Solutions-Vocational Rehabilitation Services (TWS-VRS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTWS-VRS transferred from DARS to TWC on September 1, 2016; WFSCB hosts the local TWS-VRS team that helps eligible Texans with disabilities prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in competitive integrated employment. VRS continued at Staples Career Center during the May 2025 Mission Plaza transition.
• South Texas Career Connection (STCC) partner ISDs: Benavides ISD, Jim Hogg County ISD, San Diego ISDmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher-education and industry collaboration providing career pathways to high school students; co-developed by WFSCB, the three ISDs, public community colleges/universities, employers, and community organizations. Contact: [email protected], (361) 563-2740.
• Del Mar CollegeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor education partner at YOU! Choose Career Expo with multiple Del Mar College divisions participating (College Outreach, Continuing Education, Corporate Services, Dual Enrollment, Aviation Maintenance, Construction Trades, Industrial Instrumentation, Nursing, etc.). Co-hosts law enforcement hiring events (Del Mar College Emergency Training Building / FEMA Dome).
• Coastal Bend CollegemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partner at YOU! Choose Career Expo; multiple programs including Admissions/Continuing Education, Law Enforcement and Forensic Science, Industrial Technology, Nursing and Allied Health/Dental.
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education partner; Harte Research Institute, College of Engineering and Computer Science, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Army ROTC all participate in WFSCB programming.
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher education partner; College of Business Administration, College of Engineering, Industrial Management and Technology, Chemical Engineering, Workforce Development, Counseling Services, and Admissions/Recruitment all participate in WFSCB programming.
• Job CorpsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth workforce partner; offers Job Corps referrals via the WFSCB youth page and exhibits at YOU! Choose Career Expo.
• U.S. Border PatrolmoderateGTM or Marketing PartnerLaw enforcement hiring partner co-hosting hiring events with Del Mar College at the FEMA Dome (July 28-29, 2026).
• YOU! Choose Career Expo Co-Organizers (Port Corpus Christi, Tesla, Valero, Jobs Y'all)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor employer co-organizers of the YOU! Choose Career Expo, providing funding, exhibitor booths, and industry leadership across Business, Skilled Trades, and Public Service industries.
• Adult Education and Literacy providers (Texas Workforce Commission)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFSCB maintains community partner pages linking Adult Education and Literacy programs as part of integrated workforce service delivery.
• Texas Rising Star Certified Child Care ProvidersmoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWFSCB maintains a referral network of Texas Rising Star Certified Child Care Providers across the 11-county region for child care financial aid recipients.
• Goodwill Industries of South TexasmoderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCommunity-based workforce services partner listed as a community resource and exhibitor at WFSCB events.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Robert Half International: Global staffing and recruiting firm competing for the same employer and job-seeker relationships that WFSCB serves through its free employer recruitment and job seeker services. Represents the private-sector staffing alternative to WFSCB's no-cost public services.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider offering recruitment, training, and career services to employers and job seekers. Competes for the employer services and job placement relationships that WFSCB delivers at no cost via WIOA funding.
• Indeed: Dominant online job-matching platform competing for employer job postings and job-seeker traffic against WFSCB-promoted platforms like WorkInTexas.com. Represents the private-sector digital alternative for the same employer-candidate matching function WFSCB provides.

Broad incumbents

• American Job Centers: Federally-funded network of physical workforce centers operated in partnership with state and local boards; WFSCB is itself an American Job Center partner. Represents the broader federal workforce system against which WFSCB's local delivery is benchmarked.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit that operates workforce development, job training, and placement programs, including Goodwill Industries of South Texas (a WFSCB community partner). Adjacent service portfolio with overlapping employer and job-seeker relationships.
• Texas Workforce Commission: State-level agency that oversees all 28 Texas local workforce development boards (including WFSCB), administers WIOA funding, and operates the WorkInTexas.com job-matching platform that WFSCB integrates. Acts as both regulator and upstream system provider.

Direct peers

• Workforce Solutions for North Texas: Largest Texas workforce development board, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth region under the same TWC/WIOA statutory structure as WFSCB. Operates Career Centers and employer services across multiple counties with the same funding and governance model.
• Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast: Houston-area local workforce development board operating under the same Texas Workforce Commission/WIOA framework as WFSCB. Comparable Career Center footprint, employer-driven board governance, and child care/VR service integration.
• Workforce Solutions Panhandle: Panhandle-region local workforce development board serving the Amarillo and surrounding counties under the same Texas WIOA structure as WFSCB. Operates Career Centers and workforce programs with comparable service portfolio.
• Workforce Solutions Capital Area: Local workforce development board serving the Austin/Travis County area as one of the 28 Texas workforce boards under TWC. Operates the same WIOA-funded statutory model for employment, training, child care, and vocational rehabilitation services as WFSCB.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WorkforceCB
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/workforcesolutionscb
• Facebookfacebook.com/workforcesolutionscb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workforce-solutions-of-the-coastal-bend
• Instagraminstagram.com/wfscb

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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