Ezra Network and Other Programs Offer Employment Aid in Los Angeles

 

The CEO of Tapstone Holdings, Jonathan David has initiated more than 100 advertising campaigns for his clients. Jonathan David founded Tapstone Holdings to provide effective optimization and marketing. As a philanthropist, Jon David supports the Jewish Vocational Service (JVS).

For 85 years, JVS has offered employment-related initiatives to a diverse community of Los Angelenos. Its programs not only help participants to find jobs, but also meaningful careers.

One of JVS’s premier projects is the Ezra Network. Based in several synagogues, this group focuses on occupational counseling and provides coaching for career advancement. Coaches show clients how to present themselves in person and on social media. The Ezra Network receives grant support from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.

JVS supplements the Ezra Network with other forms of job-finding assistance, such as workshops on resume writing and informational interviewing. One workshop teaches participants how to use LinkedIn to build a network of possible employers, and another describes how to job-hunt in a stressed economy. Employment seekers can also devise 30-second messages to present their skills and experience.

Youth Services at JVS Los Angeles

Jonathan “Jon” David is founder and CEO of media-buying and optimization company Tapstone Holdings, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Outside of his responsibilities at Tapstone, Jonathan David is active in charity work and is a supporter of Jewish Vocational Services (JVS).

Established in the early 1930s after the Great Depression, JVS continues with its work of helping individuals overcome obstacles to finding jobs so that they can support their families, regain their dignity, and become productive members of their communities.

At JVS Los Angeles, Youth Services are programs designed to help at-risk youth receive job training as well as assistance in setting education and career goals so that they will be prepared to lead productive lives. One such service, A Girl’s Place, partners with the Los Angeles County Department of Probation to offer individualized services to high-risk high school girls, encouraging positive living and helping them improve their self-esteem. Another program, the Community Service Block Grant, provides career-planning and job placement assistance to youths aged 16 to 24 from low-income backgrounds.