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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 – BankWork$, HealthWorks, ApartmentWorks and CareerWork$ 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 $14.3 million to more than 6,200 students.
Mentoring for Women
Our innovative six-month career development program offers women with defined career objectives the unique opportunity to be paired with a mentor who has an established career in the participant’s chosen field.
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Stories from an innovative non-profit and the people who make it work.
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Resilience has driven this BankWork$ graduate to thrive in the banking industry
BankWork$ graduate Joselyn Cuevas is thriving in her career as a Sales Regional Manager at BMO Bank. She consistently outperforms her goals, supports her colleagues, and works diligently to care for the underserved in her community. But this wasn’t always Joselyn’s reality —a few years ago, she was alone, unemployed, and fearful for her future. …
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WeHoWorks LinkedIn workshop was a ‘game changer’ for this TV producer
Suzanne’s entertainment industry career took her places. From cable news to magazine-style shows. Unscripted television landed her a gig in the true crime genre, which embodies law enforcement, court cases, and detective stories. A few years back, the industry was running dry, and job opportunities became scarce. Then strikes from screenwriters and actors halted production,…
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ApartmentWorks enhanced the skills of this homeless shelter manager
Claudia Mendoza started working as a porter at Upward Bound House, a homeless shelter in Santa Monica, over 10 years ago. Little did she imagine that she would become resident manager and develop a knack for apartment maintenance. Five years into the job she was promoted to be the facility’s resident manager, serving as the…
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Mother and son share unique Scholarship bond
Irina and Ryan Feldman have a very special and unique bond, besides being mother and son. They are both recipients of college scholarships from the JVS Scholarship Program. This marks the first time, along with father and son Richard and Michael Oelberger, that the program has had multigenerational recipients. For Irina, a 1997 scholarship recipient,…
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Persistence drove this Antelope Valley CareerWork$ Medical graduate to landing her first administrative job
Jessica Curiel’s persistence has helped her achieve many of her goals. A graduate from the CareerWork$ Medical program, Jessica commuted daily from the Antelope Valley to take the eight-week course that prepares students with the fundamental knowledge to work in administration roles in the healthcare industry. “I feel that when you are persistent and you…
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From food services to financial services: “Everything I learned in the BankWork$ program is what I do now!”
At just 18 years old, Karoll Cortez was trying to become fully self-sufficient, which is hard enough for anyone in today’s world, but especially for someone so young with no trade or college education. “Time goes by while you work a job that sustains you but doesn’t necessarily fulfill your career goals,” she says. She…