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2021
PR Newswire–New Collaborative Calls Upon Bay Area Employers to Create Career Opportunities for All
The Jewish News of Northern California–Our Pandemic Year: Change is here to stay, say heads of local Jewish agencies
The North Bay Business Journal–Coronavirus pandemic is speeding up rush to automate some California jobs
Mercury News—COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up rush to automate some jobs
2020
Brookings—Helping high schoolers prepare for a disrupted job market in San Francisco
J. Weekly—Jewish Vocational Service in high demand as pandemic unemployment skyrockets
New Profit Announcement–Aligning with Employers: Advancing Equity in Workforce Development With A Dual-Customer Mindset
City News Group–West Valley Water District Announces Career Pathways Program
Cruise Future Works–A Social Impact Program to Support Students and Jobseekers
San Francisco Business Times–Do or Die: Nonprofits adjust to the new normal posed by Covid-19
ABC 7 News–Coronavirus Impact: Laid-off workers seek new training, careers, post-pandemic
JVS Launches COVID-19 Emergency Fund.–We Were Built For This
COVID-19 Response.–A Message to our Community
2019
San Francisco Business Times–Jewish Vocational Service’s longtime CEO stepping down sooner than expected
The Hill — Building the on-ramps to the ‘Good Jobs Superhighway’
KCBS Radio —Forecasters Warn Low Unemployment Numbers Paradoxically Trimming Job Growth
San Francisco Business Times– How a Bay Area banker, hotelier and former salsa studio owner doubled their salaries
Fast Company —Ahead of its IPO, Postmates starts offering no-strings perks for couriers
Nextdoor Blog — How a Bay Area organization uses Nextdoor to prepare neighbors with tools to succeed in the workforce
2018
Postmates Blog — Postmates + JVS — Fund your dreams, your bills, or both
Division of Apprenticeship Standards — “Dogged” partnership launches the first apprenticeship in veterinary assisting
San Francisco Business Times — Wells Fargo invests in workforce development
Hoodline — SF SPCA Launches Vet Assistant Apprenticeship Program
Brookings — Investing in Water Infrastructure and Workers: Examining the Bay Area’s Regional Approach
KALW 91.7 — Looking At Education with Carol Kocivar
San Francisco SPCA — San Francisco SPCA and Jewish Vocational Service, in partnership with Foothill College, Launch First-of-Its-Kind Apprenticeship Program for Veterinary Assistants
Brookings — The future American workforce will have a lot of jobs to fill, particularly in infrastructure
San Francisco BayView — San Francisco SPCA to launch a free Veterinary Assistant Apprenticeship Program
2017
Business Wire — Cloud Co-Op Opens Veteran-Powered Help Desk to Support Salesforce Customers
ZDNet — Salesforce works with higher ed to roll out Trailhead for Students
PBS News Hour — Column: How to create a financial hardship support group
Salesforce’s TrailheaDX Conference — Video coverage of keynote featuring JVS at 7 minutes
Urban Institute — Research Report: Employer Roles in Building Pipelines for Middle-Skill Jobs in Health Care
2016
CA Workforce Development Board Policy Brief: JVS’s EXCEL program is a model partnership for CalWORKs participants
PBS News Hour — Women over 50? Help not wanted. (TV)
2015
ButtonClick Admin Blog by Salesforce — Giving Thanks for the Salesforce Community
New York Times — After Years Out of a Job, Older Workers Find a Way Back In
Comcast Newsmakers — BankWork$ Comes to Bay Area
J. Weekly — JVS Celebrates 30 Years of Kohn Interns
Financial Services Roundtable — Bank of the West Sponsored BankWork$ Program Supports Meaningful Employment
J. Weekly — Jewish agency helps nurses re-tool
J. Weekly — Business, professional & real estate | From two words of English to bank manager, 16 years and count
2014
Los Angeles Times — U.S. tackles long-term unemployment with $170 million in grants
Twitter for Good Blog — Guest post: helping San Francisco job seekers gain skills
Catalyst Magazine | Microsoft — Growing future employees: Partnerships forged between schools and industry yield results
KGO 810AM News | Finch Files: Jobless
San Francisco Business Times — Long-term jobless fly under radar
Examiner.com — Social media turns hiring upside down
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