JOBS.
VISION.
SUCCESS.
CAREERS CHANGE LIVES
We help underserved Californians—like veterans, youth, refugees—turn job struggles into success. Offering free job training & placement, mentoring, coaching & more so communities can thrive.
We are building better lives, one job at a time, by empowering individuals to achieve sustainable employment and financial independence.
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.
No cost career training programs
Launch your professional career in the growing banking, healthcare and apartment management industries. In partnership with local and national employers, our career training programs – ImagingWorks, BankWork$, HealthWorks, ApartmentWorks and MediWork$ (formerly known as CareerWork$ Medical)– prepare graduates for their first step on a career ladder that offers extraordinary potential. Class sizes are limited. Apply now!
Job & WorkSource Centers
We partner with LA City & County to operate several America’s Job Centers of California (AJCC) / WorkSource Centers, where we provide employment and training services to job seekers at no cost.
We connect job seekers to employers and trainers and provide access to Veteran transition services, a career resource library, workshops, on-site interviews with local employers, job leads, resource referrals and access to computers and other office equipment.
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 $14.3 million to more than 6,200 students.
WoMentoring
The WoMentoring program pairs women entering a career with a seasoned professional to help guide them and provide support throughout the career search process.
Disability and Assessment
The Disability and Assessment program provides a comprehensive evaluation and review of an individual’s skills, aptitudes, and interests to determine the next best career step. Assistance also includes job placement services such as resume review.
IMMIGRANTS and REFUGEES
Since 1931, JVS SoCal has helped immigrants and refugees from around the world. From German and Shanghai immigrants at the end of WWII to Cuban refugees in the 1970’s and Soviet Jews in the 1980’s, followed by Cambodians, Vietnamese and those impacted by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, we assist refugees and their families from all over the world, including Ukraine, Iran, Armenia, Cuba and elsewhere.
Ezra Network
The Ezra Network is an initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in partnership with JVS SoCal, offering career coaching, job search and placement support and is located in various synagogues in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and the South Bay.
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Stories from an innovative non-profit and the people who make it work.
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From refugee to community leader: How JVS SoCal helped rebuild a man’s career and serve others again
When Omar (not his real name) arrived in the United States in 2023, he carried with him something that could not fit inside a suitcase: a lifetime of experience helping others. A refugee from Afghanistan, Omar fled his homeland with his wife and five young children in search of safety and a new beginning. Before…
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From film production to patient care: Karl’s life- changing journey through MediWork$
For years, Karl Leone pursued a career in the entertainment industry, working behind the scenes on television and film productions for some of Hollywood’s biggest studios. After moving from New York to Los Angeles in 2016, he built an impressive résumé, working on productions for Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, and Paramount while following his passion…
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Mayra’s journey to financial stability through BankWork$
Mayra Garcia had already built years of experience in customer service. After leaving high school as a teenager and becoming a young mother, Mayra returned to school years later determined to earn her GED and create a different future for herself and her children. She worked in phone sales for 13 years before staying home…
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How JVS SoCal Scholarships helped three siblings achieve their college dreams
Cole, Ella and Livia Ivie have been truly blessed by the JVS Scholarship Program. These amazing siblings, whose parents are both self-employed, faced the financial challenge of entering college a couple of years apart from each other. The COVID-19 pandemic made this burden even more taxing on the family, as it depleted their income. At…
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If AI data centers are coming, communities should set the terms
JVS SoCal CEO Jeff Carr recently published a timely discussion in Capitol Weekly on the matter of how communities should be empowered with the responsibility of deciding the conditions for allowing data center construction, stressing the importance of local control and the rights of residents. AI is like a bullet train speeding down the track…
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ApartmentWorks opens the door to a new career for José Gonzalez
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the economy, José Gonzalez suddenly found himself facing an uncertain future. After working as a maintenance technician for Clear Development, where he handled repairs ranging from plumbing fixtures to electrical work, José was laid off as businesses downsized. Although he found temporary employment at a local Vons supermarket, he knew he…