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2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Emergency Resources
JVS SoCal has compiled a list of emergency resources for those impacted by the fire, or those who want to help. The list includes shelters, food resources, animal services, emergency response services, and volunteering/donation opportunities.
CAREERS CHANGE LIVES
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. The JVS Scholarship has distributed over $14.3 million to more than 6,200 students.
Ezra Network
The Ezra Network is an initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in partnership with JVS SoCal, offering career coaching, job search and placement support and is located in various synagogues in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and the South Bay.
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BankWork$ was a godsend for Ervin Torres
In the summer of 2022, Ervin Torres was a Business and Economics major at Santa Monica College, struggling to make ends meet and support his family. During a Job Fair, one of his professors told him about JVS SoCal’s BankWork$ program, which immediately lit a flame inside of Ervin. “I went online to the JVS…
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JVS SoCal statement on the Los Angeles wildfires
Southern California is facing an unprecedented emergency throughout our region that is impacting all of us in one way or another. JVS SoCal stands in solidarity with all those directly affected by the fires. Our hearts are with the individuals, families, and communities who have lost everything in this devastating event. We are committed to…
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Scholarship opened a path to the ER for Dean Paz
Dean Paz had always wanted to be a doctor. The Los Angeles native had his heart set on health professions since graduating from De Toledo High School in West Hills. After completing his bachelor’s degree from UC Davis, where he studied neurobiology, physiology, and behavior, he set his sights on enrolling in medical school. Dean…
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ApartmentWorks helped Francisco Lopez get a career and a home
Like many others in Southern California and the rest of the country, Francisco Lopez’ economic outlook became grim when he was laid off from his job at an industrial factory due to COVID-19 budget cuts. Francisco drained his savings to buy an RV as he was forced to leave his apartment, store his belongings and…
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JVS SoCal Veterans Peer Access Network team recognized with awards from the L.A. Veterans Collaborative
JVS SoCal’s Supervisorial District 5 Veterans Peer Access Network (VPAN) team in Palmdale was recognized as the District of the Year by the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative, which brings together community groups and organizations who work on behalf of former members of the armed forces. Among those recognized individually were Program Manager Jimmy Guevara, program…
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Scholarship supports Hannah Carmi’s dream of becoming a physician assistant
Hannah Carmi knew she wanted to be a doctor since she was very young as a way to take care of others and give back to those in need. As she was starting college, she realized how expensive it would be for her to achieve her dream. She decided instead to pursue a career in…