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Last year, tens of thousands of people turned to JVS SoCal for help. With your support, we directly assisted over 30,000 clients, with thousands of additional individuals accessing our job training and career services. We are building better lives, one job at a time, by empowering individuals to achieve dignity and economic independence through sustainable employment.
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Veteran Services
We assist all military Veterans with a special focus on women veterans and post-9/11 veterans by providing professional career coaching, assessments to identify transferable skills, training in high growth career sectors, plus job search skills and job placement assistance.
Career Centers
Our skilled and dedicated team is here to help you in your job search. Whether you are currently unemployed, working part-time, looking for training or certification opportunities, transitioning to a new career or re-entering the workforce, we have resources to assist you.
Mentoring for Women
Our innovative six-month career development program offers women with defined career objectives the unique opportunity to be paired with a mentor who has an established career in the participant’s chosen field.
Scholarship Program
In partnership with private donors, the JVS Scholarship Program provides qualified Jewish students whose primary residence is in the Greater Los Angeles area with need-based financial aid, in the belief that education represents the first step to career success.
Ezra Network
The Ezra Network is an initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in partnership with JVS SoCal, offering career coaching, job search and placement support and is located in various synagogues in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and the South Bay.
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Forging Success: Wells Fargo’s Partnership with JVS SoCal
Gonzalo Aguilar, Jr., manager of Wells Fargo’s Westlake South Branch in Los Angeles, recently posted about his most recent hires on LinkedIn. “Please join me in welcoming Paul and Rosalinda to our amazing team.” The post includes a photo of him posing with two graduates of JVS SoCal’s BankWork$ program. This is not the first… Read…
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JVS Scholarship Helps Father and Son Share Passion for Sports Psychology
Richard Oelberger had a specific goal in mind when he started his PhD degree in Behavioral Psychology. His son Michael had just been born and he wanted to finish his education as soon as possible to be able to have as much time as he could with his infant son. As a JVS SoCal Scholarship… Read…
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Nesha Price: A mother determined to build a better life
Nesha Price is an administrative professional who has faced many challenges in life including near homelessness, depression, and having to raise her daughter as a single parent. “I was going through a lot,” she says about the time she became pregnant, “I wasn’t financially prepared for a child.” Nesha was 21 years old at the… Read…
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Tina Weathers: “I’m living proof that the program works”
When Tina Weathers decided to end an abusive relationship, she was not only left with a broken heart. She was left without savings, an income, and could not afford the apartment where she had been living with her ex-fiancé. “I had nobody to help me out,” says Tina, “I had to fend for myself.” Tina’s… Read…
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Edison International Named 2024 Corporate Partnership Honoree for JVS SoCal’s 25th Annual Strictly Business Awards Dinner
LOS ANGELES, CA – March 12, 2024 – JVS SoCal, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to Workforce Development and Social Services, is proud to announce that Edison International, parent company of Southern California Edison, will be the 2024 Corporate Partnership Honoree at the upcoming 25th Annual Strictly Business Awards Dinner. The highly anticipated event will… Read…
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Promoting Equity, Inclusion and Career Success for Women
This year, Women’s History Month is dedicated to the women who advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. We take this opportunity to highlight the impact of the incredible JVS SoCal Women’s Leadership Network. The WLN is a philanthropic membership group dedicated to serving women in career crisis or transition, including women launching their careers. This… Read…