Pomona Economic Opportunity Center Centro Jornalero de Pomona(909) 397-4215
pomona.eoc@verizon.net
Welcome!
The PEOC is a non-profit day labor organization whose mission is to provide an opportunity for day laborers to find safe work at a fair wage, to organize and advocate for themselves, to obtain new trades and skills that improve their employability and quality of life, and to improve the overall conditions for all workers.
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Get Involved
Are you an advocate for day laborer and/or immigrant rights? Find out how you can get involved at the Center here.
Undocumented flock to Pomona DMV to apply for driver’s licenses
By Monica Rodriguez Published Jan. 02, 2015 Inland Daily Bulletin POMONA >> Atalia Cervantes walked out of the state Department of Motor Vehicles field office here Friday with a precious slip of paper in her purse. Not only did she pass the written portion of the DMV’s driver’s license application process, she was able to […]
California’s new license process has kinks but working
By Leslie Parrilla Published on January 1, 2015 San Bernardino Sun A month after the rollout of California’s massive effort to issue driver’s licenses to 1.5 million undocumented immigrants, the process is working overall in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Still, many applicants report a mixed bag of experiences. Local advocacy groups are […]
For many immigrants, driver’s licenses will be ‘an incredible relief’
By Kate Linthicum Published December 31, 2014 Los Angeles Times Claudia Bedolla never leaves home without making a calculation: Is this trip worth the risk? Bedolla has a car but no driver’s license. She hasn’t been eligible for one in California, having never obtained legal immigration status since arriving from Mexico at age […]
Immigrants surge to get educated on driver’s licenses under new law
By Monica Rodriguez Published December 20, 2014 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Saray Castrejon has been driving for 13 years and pretty much knows the rules of the road. But as an undocumented immigrant, she’s got nothing to show for it. She has no driver’s license, and she’s not alone. Castrejon and many immigrants like her […]
Pomona City Council OKs funding for Day Labor Center women’s program
By Monica Rodriguez Published December 2, 2014 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin POMONA>> City leaders approved allocating $25,000 to the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center this week that will allow the center to establish to two programs, including one that will assist women secure work. The allocation was approved on a 5-0-2 vote with Councilwoman Adriana Robledo […]
Support the struggle!
Join us as we honor important fighters for the cause of immigrant and worker’s justice! Les queremos hacer una cordial invitación para apoyar al Centro de Jornaleros y nuestra labor al reconocer a individos y organizaciones que han sido instrumental en la lucha durante este año. Tendremos una cena para reconocer a John Nolte, ex-presidente […]
