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Veterans 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. The JVS Scholarship has distributed over $14.3 million to more than 6,200 students.
Ezra Network
The Ezra Network is an initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in partnership with JVS SoCal, offering career coaching, job search and placement support and is located in various synagogues in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and the South Bay.
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Former film editor joins the medical imaging industry thanks to CareerWork$ Medical
Earlier in her career of many years in film editing, Laura Behary was part of large crews that cut and spliced film in darkrooms. Laura took some time away from the workforce to raise her young children in the early 2000s, one of whom has special needs. When she wanted to get back into the…
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AW graduate: “It feels amazing that I am contributing to people’s careers”
Luis Hernandez knows what’s it like to have a full-circle moment when he speaks to JVS ApartmentWorks career training program participants. In 2017, Luis was in their same shoes- trying to gain knowledge and skills that would lead not just to a job, but a career. Today, Luis’ determination and hard work has paid off…
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Scholarship Committee was a perfect fit for Ryan and Ali Gagerman
Ryan and Ali Gagerman feel blessed to be part of the JVS SoCal Scholarship Committee, which every year awards Jewish students the opportunity to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Although both lead busy lives– Ali leads an award-winning Real Estate team at Douglas Elliman and Ryan works in development and licensing in the entertainment industry…
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From jail to Intake Specialist: Gabino’s path to re-entry
Gabino Mendez spent most of his life as a teenager in and out of jail, a victim of a dysfunctional family, forced to live out in the streets of East Los Angeles. “Growing up seeing movies of gang members and stuff like that, I would want to mimic that,” explains Gabino. “Then I have family…
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JVS SoCal honors First Citizens Bank with Corporate Partnership Award
Los Angeles — JVS SoCal will present First Citizens Bank with the prestigious Corporate Partnership Award at its 26th Annual Strictly Business Awards Dinner held on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the Skirball Cultural Center. This award recognizes First Citizens Bank’s exceptional commitment to supporting JVS SoCal’s mission to provide life-changing career services and employment…
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Scholarship Fund opens the way for future retinal surgeon
A few weeks shy of graduation from Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and her residency at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, first generation Simms-Mann Scholarship recipient Rachel Israilevich was very clear eyed about what she wants to do as a retinal surgeon. The Simms-Mann Scholarship has helped Rachel achieve her undergraduate studies at…