Sandra Ornelas let fear hold her back for far too long. At 40 years old, she weighed almost 500 lbs. and had been out of work for 5 years. That feeling is a thing of the past for this JVS SoCal CareerWork$ Medical program graduate, who had always dreamed of helping children when she discovered our program.
Like many of our nation’s restaurant industry workers, Citlali Salazar was feeling vulnerable and frustrated during the pandemic. He had dedicated years of his life to restaurants and suddenly his was closed, open, then closed again …
JVS SoCal is pleased to announce that Jeff Carr has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the agency. He joins the agency after having most recently served as the Chief Executive for Albertina Kerr Centers, a prominent human services agency in Oregon…
Every time Sandra Gonzalez heads to work, she’s reminded of just how blessed she is and how far she’s come.
JVS SoCal’s VPAN team provided U.S. Air Force Veteran Ashley Bell with living essentials and they introduced her to the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program…
With JVS SoCal’s help, Lynn Segerblom achieved financial stability after the Great Recession collapsed the economy. She returned for help from a JVS career coach 2022 when she realized it was time to change her work environment…