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Welfare to workwelfare to work programs assist thousands of clients transitioning from welfare to work through los angeles county's gain program. This program offer full-service case management under the supervision of los angeles county. Offices are located in chatsworth, palmdale, santa clarita and glendale.

Jvs workstraining services include both soft skills and technical skills training that foster growth and job readiness in individuals seeking new career opportunities. These programs provide customized job training, job placement assistance and ongoing coaching for careers in the healthcare, building maintenance, and financial services sectors.

Immigrant and refugee programs serve refugees on welfare by offering english as a second language workshops, job search skills, job placement and workshop training in los angeles, glendale and san fernando valley. The goal is to foster acculturation and move clients quickly into education, training and employment.

The disability and assessment programs serve clients with barriers to employment, including physical, emotional and developmental disabilities. Jvs offers state of the art assistive technology for job seekers with vision or hearing impairment with the most comprehensive resources in the southern california area. These programs, which operate out of several sites, assist with assessment and identification of employment and education opportunities. The jvs assessment center provides vocational evaluation and assessment services for the california department of rehabilitation, for los angeles county consumers in the gain (greater avenues for independence) and grow (general relief opportunities for work) programs, and for the department of veterans affairs.

The jvs scholarship fund grants scholarships to low-income jewish students who require financial assistance to pursue post-secondary education. Scholarship awards are funded by contributions received by jvs, as well as income earned on endowments held by both jvs and the jewish community foundation (the "jcf"). These financial statements exclude funds held by the jcf for which jvs has no rights to the principal.

Career services offers assistance to clients in developing their job search skills, career counseling, coaching, outplacement services to individuals and corporations and career- related informational and educational services to specific segments of the los angeles community.