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JVS can help you find a job and career path

We understand you may have barriers to making that happen. As a workforce development organization, we help you develop the skills and training you need to achieve your goal, whether it’s through training for a specific job, learning English, earning your GED, or learning how to craft your resume and interview to put your best foot forward.

For 85 years, we've been helping people help themselves.

Career Services

Many people begin in our Career Services department working with career specialists to plot out a plan for the future. 

Refugee Services

Our multilingual staff helps refugees gain stability in their new homeland and learn English. 

Disability Services

We offer individualized assistance to adults with disabilities to enable them to fulfill their potential, contribute to society and be successful in the workplace. 

GED Exam Preparation

Our classes help you earn your high school graduate equivalency diploma. 

English as a Second Language

JVS offers three levels of classes to help foreign-born people learn English. 

Citizenship Classes

We help Lawful Permanent Residents prepare to take the Citizenship exam and interview. 

Student Loans and Grants

Through our Perlmutter Student Loan and Shapiro Grant program, JVS helps Jewish students pay for post-high school education.

SNAP

Through a partnership with NJ, JVS can offer SNAP recipients assistance with training programs. When you apply for services, let us know if you receive SNAP benefits. 

Unsure What You Need?

Take a look at all the programs and services JVS provides.

Fund My Future

Live in Northern NJ? You may qualify for a state program that will pay up to $9,600 for job training.

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Impact in One Year

4518

individuals


served across all programs
and services
2245

participants


served individually
118

trainings


completed
183

individuals


learned English for
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
91

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attended Citizenship classes
in pursuit of obtaining US citizenship
89

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obtained credentialing
200+

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APPLY NOW | Certified Home Health Aide Training Program | Starts May 5 | East Orange, NJ

Enroll in this popular training program to learn how to provide health care services and personal care to patients in their homes. Upon successful completion, students earn licensing and certification in this rewarding field.

This profession is in high demand as people who become ill, have a disability, and advance in age need help if they want to remain in their homes. A career as a home health aide professional is impactful. You will help improve patients' overall quality of life and enable them to live more comfortably.

TRAINING DETAILS

• Training Name: Certified Home Health Aide
• Start Date: Monday, May 5
• Training Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, Lower Level, East Orange, NJ
• 60 hours of classroom instruction
• 16 hours of clinical/lab training
• 20 hours of Life Skills and Career Services

CLASS TOPICS

• How to use medical equipment and mechanical lifts
• Basic nutrition
• Checking vital signs
• Dressing wounds
• Maintaining patient care records
• Helping with physical therapies
• Personal hygiene standards
• Collecting routine specimens
• Assisting with personal activities, domestic and household tasks
• Transporting and/or accompanying patients
• Providing companionship and emotional support

REGISTER NOW! 

For more information, requirement details, and to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/home-health-aide

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JVS of MetroWest—Our Impact Continues to Grow!

For the period of July 2024 through February 2025, we TRAINED 1,285 people.

This represents a 50% increase, or 428 individuals, compared to the same period of the previous year.

We are excited to continue expanding our impact and helping the people we serve in 2025.

If you would like to support JVS’s ongoing work, please consider making a donation. See all the options available at: jvsnj.org/other-ways-to-give

Thank you!

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We would like to wish all who celebrate a Happy Passover.

—JVS of MetroWest

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN | Certified Home Health Aide Training Program | Starts May 5 | East Orange, NJ

We are pleased to announce that we our now accepting applications for our next Certified Home Health Aide class that starts on Monday, May 5.

Enroll in this popular training program to learn how to provide health care services and personal care to patients in their homes. Upon successful completion, students earn licensing and certification in this rewarding field.

This profession is in high demand as people who become ill, have a disability, and advance in age need help if they want to remain in their homes. A career as a home health aide professional is impactful. You will help improve the patient’s overall quality of life and enable them to live more comfortably.

TRAINING DETAILS

• Start Date: Monday, May 5
• Training Location: 7 Glenwood Avenue, Lower Level, East Orange, NJ
• 60 hours of classroom instruction
• 16 hours of clinical/lab training
• 20 hours of Life Skills and Career Services

CLASS TOPICS

• How to use medical equipment and mechanical lifts
• Basic nutrition
• Checking vital signs
• Dressing wounds
• Maintaining patient care records
• Helping with physical therapies
• Personal hygiene standards
• Collecting routine specimens
• Assisting with personal activities, domestic and household tasks
• Transporting and/or accompanying patients
• Providing companionship and emotional support

REGISTER NOW! 

For more information, requirement details, and to apply, please visit: jvsnj.org/home-health-aide

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JVS of MetroWest—Measuring Impact in a Big Way!

We are pleased to share that during the period from July 2024 through February 2025, compared to the same period of the previous year, JVS served 3,604 individuals—a 10% increase, which is 318 more people!

We could not achieve this without your support.

Please help us continue to help others by donating today. See all the options available at: jvsnj.org/other-ways-to-give

Thank you. 

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We thank Atalanta for their hospitality as they welcomed us to their offices last week. We look forward to helping them with their workforce needs while creating job opportunities for JVS clients. 

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Join us during April as we celebrate Autism Acceptance Month, beginning with World Autism Awareness Day on April 2.

This year marks the 18th annual World Autism Awareness Day, established by the United Nations to raise awareness about autistic individuals within our communities.

Over the years, the focus has shifted from awareness to acceptance, fostering a society where autistic individuals are supported and understood. During Autism Acceptance Month, we also celebrate autistic individuals and their positive contributions to society. 

At JVS of MetroWest, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to fulfill their own potential and contribute to society, including people with disabilities. 

Through our Disability Services department, we offer vocational rehabilitation to adults with physical, emotional, developmental, and social disabilities, including adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). 

We provide the individualized assistance necessary to enable them to be successful in the workforce—and the larger world.

You can find out more about our disability services at: jvsnj.org/disability-services

Please share the link with anyone you feel may benefit from our services, and help us spread acceptance and understanding throughout our community.

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Applications for Student Loans and Grants are Now Open

To help local Jewish students make their higher education experience more affordable, JVS provides two forms of financial assistance to qualified students:

• Perlmutter Student Loans: Interest-free loans of up to $3,000 are available to Jewish college students from the MetroWest area who need financial assistance to pursue their full-time college education or graduate program. 

• Shapiro Grants: One-year grants to help Jewish students pursue post-graduate degrees in medicine, medical science, graduate nursing, and/or rabbinical studies.

Learn more and apply on our website: jvsnj.org/loans-and-grants

Applications must be submitted by June 1, 2025.

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