JVS Los Angeles Helps Individuals Launch Careers in Banking

Since 2013, Jonathan “Jon” David has served as CEO of Tapstone Holdings, LLC, an advertising company with offices in Santa Monica and West Hollywood, California. Alongside his pursuits at Tapstone Holdings, Jonathan David gives back to the community through his support of organizations such as Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) Los Angeles.

In its efforts to help individuals gain economic independence, JVS Los Angeles oversees a variety of career training programs and services. For those with an interest in the financial services industry, the organization offers BankWork$, an eight-week program that trains job seekers for careers in banking. 

To be eligible for the program, prospective applicants must be 18 years old, speak and write English, and have a high school diploma or GED. Those accepted into the program learn about proper professional conduct and are trained in banking topics such as identity theft and cash handling. Many trainees who complete BankWork$ advance to careers with JVS’ partner banks, including Banc of California, US Bank, and Wells Fargo.

Since it was founded more than a decade ago, BankWork$ has helped hundreds of people launch careers in banking. For more information about the program, visit www.jvsla.org.

Jewish Vocational Services Los Angeles Helps People Find Jobs and Hope

As founder and CEO of Tapstone Holdings, LLC, Jonathan David oversees strategy, product and business development, and day-to-day operations of the media buying and optimization company. With extensive media buying experience working with both tech start-ups and fortune 500 companies, Jonathan David ensures that Tapstone Holdings is well positioned to provide diversified digital media strategies for it clients. Jon David also avidly supports a number of charitable organizations, including Jewish Vocational Services Los Angeles (JVSLA).

Founded in 1931 in response to the Great Depression, JVSLA helps people in their search for employment with the goal of empowering them and transforming their lives. JVSLA does this by helping people overcome all types of barriers to finding employment, including economic, vocational, and personal barriers. Among those served are at-risk youth, people with disabilities, and executives.

Help begins with an assessment of the client’s skills and interests, after which the organization provides resources such as mentoring, vocational training, and career guidance. JVSLA also offers programs that focus on refugees and immigrants, veterans, women, and youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. JVSLA is guided by the Jewish values of respect for the individual, the imperative of moral action, and the belief that we all have a responsibility to “repair the world.”

House of Ruth Offers Help to People Who are Homeless in Los Angeles

Jonathan David’s Tapstone Holdings focuses on creating effective marketing plans and media buys. As the CEO, Jonathan David operates Tapstone Holdings on a basis of mutual respect with his clients. Jon David’s charitable giving includes the House of Ruth in Los Angeles.

The House of Ruth’s vision statement promotes independence and stability for homeless women, including those in abusive relationships. It accomplishes this by finding temporary, transitional, and permanent housing for them and their children.

Many agencies address the problem of homelessness by providing two weeks of shelter with little follow-up. However, the House of Ruth offers an approach that is aimed to prevent families from needing to return to shelters.

The organization believes in providing a range of services that go beyond sheltering, such as supportive programs and an aftercare program. The agency addresses mental health issues, child care, crisis counseling, and life skills development. Most importantly, the House of Ruth establishes a peer atmosphere, in which people who have overcome homelessness share their hope and strength.

This process has proven to be successful. Fully 95% of the families served by the House of Ruth remain housed for the long term.

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.