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Josefina Santiago: Helping Refugees Build a Brighter Future

JVS SoCal is joining the “World Refugee Day: Building a Brighter Future” event taking place today at the Gloria Molina Grand Park in Downtown LA. This event is open to the public to celebrate our refugee community…

Regina Lucas: From Inner City Struggle to Independence

At 21 years old and with a baby on the way, Regina Lucas saw social services as a bridge that could take her away from a life of misfortunes and into a stable situation in which she could thrive. But growing up in the 90s in South Central, Los Angeles, the odds of overcoming hardship seemed to stack against her…

BankWork$ 100th Graduation “I’m ready to become a banker!”

Celebrating its one-hundredth graduation since its launch in 2006, JVS SoCal’s BankWork$ program proudly graduated ten more students, motivated and ready to start their banking careers after completing eight weeks of intensive training.