A large, communitywide We Care Job Fair, sponsored by more than a dozen synagogues and numerous Jewish Federation agencies, is scheduled for Sept. 23 at a Westside location to be announced.
“The job fair is our attempt to reach out and help those in our community who were downsized, laid off or find themselves out of work for other reasons,” said Matt Davidson, program director at Kehillat Israel.
The Reconstructionist congregation in Pacific Palisades is the chief organizer of the project, together with the Jewish Vocational Service/ParnossahWorksLA.
Most urgently needed now are sponsors to help underwrite the fair and employers or recruiters who have jobs to offer. Display or interview booths will be provided without charge.
Davidson said that the project evolved during his congregation’s Business Network breakfast meetings and the realization that more and more congregants throughout Los Angeles are turning to their rabbis with problems related to job losses.
Potential sponsors, employers or other organizations and individuals interested in participating are asked to contact Matt Davidson at (310) 459-2328, ext. 258, or {encode=”matt.davidson@kehillatisrael.org” title=”matt.davidson@kehillatisrael.org”}.
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