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2021
SF Chronicle–No degree? No problem. New initiative finds jobs for people with nontraditional backgrounds.
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