JVS, Jewish Vocational Service
Cause Area
- Education & Literacy
- Employment
- Immigrants & Refugees
Location
75 Federal St3rd floorBoston, MA 02110 United StatesWebsite:
http://www.jvs-boston.org
Organization Information
Mission Statement
JVS empowers individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers, and partners with employers to hire, develop, and retain productive workforces.
Description
Our Impact
For 75 years JVS has been helping people secure financial independence through educational and employment services. Each year, JVS empowers more than 21,000 individuals through more than 36 services that guide clients on a pathway to meaningful employment; some of which include educational testing, skills training, English for Speakers of Other Languages, job search training, career counseling, Adult Basic Literacy and Adult Diploma Program instruction, citizenship education and financial literacy.
For several years, JVS has been recognized as a leading agency in the workforce development field, serving individuals such as professional-level job seekers, entry-level employees, welfare recipients, individuals with disabilities, refugees, immigrants, and career changers, and partnering with employers to help fill vacancies and provide the education their employees need to ascend their career ladders.
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(2025-05-15 10:49:54.0)
JVS Boston is an excellent place to volunteer. You will make an immediate and tangible impact on recipients of JVS' programs and services, and the volunteer engagement staff and others are helpful and communicative.
(2025-03-14 08:07:38.0)
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(2025-02-10 07:06:58.0)
I've been working with JVS in ESOL classes for 6 or 7 years, at all levels from complete beginners to advanced medical personnel at local hospitals. The teachers have been wonderful: not just competent, but compassionate. Class content is appropriate, and creative, and the students are engaged. As a volunteer, it feels great to be appreciated, and also have the opportunity to learn more about my own culture and that of my students!
(2025-01-21 16:42:45.0)
The curriculum is STRICTLY limited to the goal of helping new immigrants get jobs, vocational English: vocabulary, interview skills, not broader communication skills, e.g. conversation with native speakers, citizenship, getting medical attention, basic grammar... Anything not geared to get them jobs and on their way is not a priority, if not actually discouraged.
(2024-05-20 16:51:05.0)
I want to be volunteer