Resource Guide
Brady JobNet
Serves primarily lower-income individuals and families in East Los Angeles and surrounding areas, but all persons are welcome.
Services:
* One-day employment readiness seminar in English and Spanish
* One-week intensive training in janitorial services
* Job-search mentoring
* Help with resumes
* Referrals to employers
* Placement and follow-ups
Cost: Free to participants and employers
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 717 S. Brady Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90022
Telephone: (213) 722-4495
Braille Institute
Nonprofit organization provides a wide variety of services to people who are legally blind. Offers more than 200 classes in independent living skills.
Career services:
* Learning Center for active job seekers. Offers classes covering resume writing, interview skills and adaptive equipment
* Career development
* Job search and placement
* On-site job analysis before and after placement
* Subsidy program for adaptive equipment
* Annual seminar for employers
* Free consultations to employers regarding visual impairment in the workplace
* School-to-work transition services for youths 16-20 years of age
Costs: Free to legally blind clients
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 741 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
Telephone: (323) 663-1111
California Conservation Corps
Hires young men and women to work for one year on a variety of environmental and community projects and to respond to emergencies such as forest fires, floods and earthquakes. Corps members learn job skills and gain work experience. Both residential and nonresidential positions are available.
Qualifications: Women and men between the ages of 18 and 23 who are California residents and not on probation or parole
Telephone: (800) 952-5627
Career Planning Center
Private, nonprofit, community-based organization offering one-stop career services.
Services:
* Career counseling and vocational assessment
* Job search workshops
* Job listings and job Internet access
* Vocational library
* Invterview preparation
* Resume writing
* Job training and re-training options
* Referrals to classroom training and employer-based training
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Costs: Job resource center, library, job listings, skills and resume assessments, and career counseling are free.
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Locations:
* Career Planning Center, 1623 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035, (310) 273-6633, Ext. 0
* Marina Del Rey/Mar Vista One-Stop Career Center, 13160 Mindanao Way Suite 240, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, (310) 309-6000
* Antelope Valley One-Stop Career Center, 190 Sierra Court, #B-8, Palmdale, CA 93550, (805) 538-2121
Call for appointment and schedule of activities.
City of Los Angeles Employment Opportunities
Listing of current job openings with the city (not including police officers and firefighters), updated weekly. “Challenging Careers” brochure available upon request.
Hours: 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 700 E. Temple St., Room 100, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Web site: https://www.ci.la.ca.us/dept/PER/index.htm
E-mail: LASystem@aol.com
Telephone: (213) 847-9240
Jobs hotline: (213) 847-9424. Call for 24-hour recorded message listing current openings.
City of Los Angeles
One-Stop Workforce
Development Centers
One-Stop Career Centers assist qualified adults (plant closures, layoffs, long-term unemployed, etc.) with job search, training and placement. Programs for youths and older persons are offered, and some services are available to the general public as well. The centers (formerly known as Comprehensive Jobs Assistance Centers) are sponsored by the city of Los Angeles Private Industry Council and Community Development Department.
Services:
* Counseling and assessment
* Workshops on resume writing, interviewing skills, networking and economic survival
* Supportive services, such as stress and financial management, and if qualified, transportation and
* Remedial skills training
* Job training and placement
* Retraining opportunities, such as classroom, on-the-job and customized training
* Job resource centers, including job listings, telephones, faxes, copiers, computers and laser printers
* WorkLink computer network matching employers and job opportunities to job seekers
Downtown:
* Chicana Service Action One-Stop Center, 134 E. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 253-5959
* Chinatown Service Satellite Center, 767 N. Hill St., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 253-0880
Crenshaw and South Central:
* Watts Labor Community Action Committee One-Stop, 10950 S. Central
Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059, (213) 563-5639
* United Auto Workers--Labor Employment Training Commission One-Stop, 3500 S. Figueroa St., Unit #201, Los Angeles, CA 90007, (213) 743-3950
* Community Centers Inc One-Stop, 7522 S. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044, (310) 538-4259
* Los Angeles Urban League West Adams/Baldwin Hills One-Stop Workforce Development Center, 3450 Mount Vernon Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90008, (213) 299-9660
* NAACP Classroom Training, 4324 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016, (213) 735-8211
* St. Francis Medical Center Classroom Training, 3680 E. Imperial Highway, Suite 500 Lynwood, CA 90262, (310) 603-1830
Wilshire, Hollywood and West Los Angeles:
* Community Career Development One-Stop, 635 S. Harvard, Los Angeles, CA 90005, (213) 365-9829
* Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment One-Stop, 1541 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 407, Los Angeles, CA 90017, (213) 353-1677
* Career Planning Center, 1623 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035, (310) 273-6633
* Palms-Mar Vista One-Stop, 11821 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064, (310) 477-8272
* MCS Rehabilitation Satellite, 6381 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 430, Los Angeles, CA 90028, (323) 960-1300
* Advanced Computing Institute, 3470 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 11, Los Angeles, CA 90010, (213) 383-8999
* Career Encores Satellite (serves people 55 and older), 3700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90010, (800) 833-6267
East Los Angeles:
* United Community Resources Agency One-Stop, 1400 S. Goodrich Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90040, (213) 727-0409
* Charo Community Development Corp. One-Stop, 3951 E. Medford, Los Angeles, CA 90063 (323) 268-1100
* Mexican American Opportunities Foundation Classroom Training, 401 N. Garfield Ave., Montebello, CA 90640, (323) 890-9600
* United Community Resources Agency (UCRA), 1260 S. Soto St., #16, Los Angeles, CA 90023, (323) 265-2278
Valley:
* Valley One-Stop at Van Nuys, 14546 Hamlin St., Suite 305, Van Nuys, CA 91411, (818) 781-2522
* Canoga Park/West Hills One-Stop, 21515 Vanowen St., Suit 116, Canoga Park, 91303, (818) 884-2522
* Sun Valley One-Stop Workforce and Industry Center, 9024 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818) 504-0334
* Verdugo Jobs Center: 706 W. Broadway, Suite 202, Glendale, CA 91204, (818) 409-0476
* Goodwill Industries Career Resource Center, 342 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031, (323) 223-1211, Ext. 131
* BUILD One-Stop Career Center, 20500 Nordhoff St., Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 701-9800
* Arbor Career Center, 106 N. Ave. 56, Highland Park, CA 90042, (213) 259-9778
* Career Encores Satellite (serving workers 55 and older), 6180 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Suite 165, North Hollywood, CA 91806, (800) 833-6267
Harbor and South Bay:
* One-Stop Career Center at One Civic Plaza, One Civic Plaza, Suite 500, Carson, CA 90745, (310) 518-8100
* Harbor One-Stop Career Center, 1931 N. Gaffey St., Suite F, San Pedro, CA 90744 (310) 732-5700
* Community Centers Inc One-Stop, 3405 W. Artesia Blvd., Torrance CA, 90504, (310) 538-4259
* Westchester One-Stop Career Center, 8929 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90045, (310) 665-0540
* Torrance One-Stop Career Center, 1220 Engracia Ave., Torrance, CA 90501 (310) 782-3200
Web site: https://www.ci.la.ca.us/dept/PIC
-links to employment Web sites throughout the nation
Cost: Free
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Telephone: 800-FOR-A-JOB (for 310, 213 and 818 area codes only)
Employment Development
Department
State agency offering a variety of services to job seekers and employers.
Services:
* CalJobs, a statewide computer network matching applicants and openings accessible through the Internet at www.caljobs.ca.gov
* Job-search workshops
* Experience Unlimited job clubs geared toward professional, managerial and technical workers seeking jobs
* Referrals to training or educational facilities and social service agencies
* Unemployment and disability insurance
Cost: Free
Telephone: Look for nearest EDD Job Service office, listed under “California, State of” in the government listings section at the beginning of the telephone directory white pages.
Goodwill Industries of Southern California
Nonprofit organization helps people with barriers to employment (disabilities, social disadvantages) to reach vocational potentials. Clients may also include those with limited work skills, little or no work history, no permanent shelter, poor self-esteem and self-confidence, a history of substance abuse or incarceration.
Services:
* Work evaluation and work adjustment training
* Occupational skill training and placement, including on-the-job training. Skills training includes computer and clerical, truck and forklift, janitorial and food service.
* Job coaches
* Job club
* Career Evaluation Center offers specialized testing and vocational counseling for disabled and at-risk youth.
* Goodwill Temporary Services job placement service, 235 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 625-7194
* Career Resource Center provides job hunting resources free to the public, (323) 224-6030
Eligibility: Applicants must meet certain requirements for some programs
Cost: Free
Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 342 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Web site: www.lagoodwill.org
Telephone: (323) 223-1211
Job Starts
Nonprofit, privately funded organization assisting individuals and families in South-Central Los Angeles to achieve economic stability through work.
Services:
* Employment readiness workshops
* Job placements, including 90-day follow-ups
Cost: Free
Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 3010 W. 48th St., Los Angeles, CA 90043
Telephone: Call (323) 291-2812 for appointment
JVS (Jewish Vocational Service)
Nonprofit, nonsectarian service organization offering job search and career counseling services.
Services:
* Skills assessment, job-search, resume and interviewing workshops
* Job club support group geared to professionals
* Job listings
* Research library
* Career testing and counseling
* Job placement services for the disabled
* Career Focus: a six-session workshop for people interested in exploring a career change
* SAGE: workshop and support group for people 55 years and older
* Free employment service for the city of West Hollywood
* Entertainment Networking Group: geared to people either in or seeking to enter the entertainment industry
* Skills Plus: computer training
Cost: Call for costs of various programs.
Hours: For more information, call 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Thur.; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Fri.
Locations:
* 5700 Wilshire Blvd., Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036, (323) 761-8888 Ext. 106
* 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills, CA 91307, (818) 464-3222 (closed Fridays)
* West Hollywood City Hall, 8300 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, (213) 761-8888 Ext. 131
Los Angeles County
JTPA Hotline
Job Training Partnership Act service delivery areas provide a variety of employment and training programs and services designed for the economically disadvantaged, including programs for adults, youths, older workers (55 or older) and dislocated workers (those who have been laid off or are scheduled to be laid off). The Los Angeles County JTPA Hotline directs eligible applicants to service providers within their areas.
Types of Training:
* Classroom training designed to provide job-related and technical skills for specific jobs such as bank teller, accounting, clerical and health-care occupations
* On-the-job training with employers
* Work experience paying minimum wage for adults and youths at governmental or nonprofit work sites
Costs: Free to eligible applicants
Address: County of Los Angeles, Department of Community and Senior Services, 3175 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90020
Hotline: (213) 738-2598; (800) 204-6444
Los Angeles County One-Stop Career Centers
Offers training to adults who are long-term unemployed (15 weeks or more), laid off, economically disadvantaged; older workers (55 years and older); out-of-school youths (18-22 years old). Also assists in finding employment after completion of training.
Services:
* Aptitude, basic skills and interest-inventory testing
* Referrals to vocational classroom training
* Job development
* Job readiness workshops
* Basic reading and math skills
* Job placement and retention services
Costs: Free to qualified applicants
Locations:
* East Los Angeles One-Stop Career Center, 215 W. Pomona Blvd., Suite 300, Monterey Park, CA 91754, (213) 887-7122
* South-Central One-Stop Career Center, 2930 W. Imperial Highway, Suite 515, Inglewood, CA 90303, (213) 779-2199
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
L.A. County Regional Occupational Program
Students learn entry-level skills in a wide variety of occupational fields, including animal care, banking, nursing, food service, retail sales and electronics. Programs are offered in business, marketing, health, trade and industry, home economics and agriculture.
Services:
* Classroom instruction
* Paid and unpaid, on-the-job training
* Resume writing
* Job networking techniques
* Career counseling
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least age 16
Cost: Free to high school students; adults are asked to pay a $20 registration fee and a $20 materials fee (minimum)
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. (office hours; classes offered day and night)
Telephone: (562) 922-6850
Los Angeles Urban League
Seeks to secure social and economic opportunities for African Americans and other minorities through a variety of programs, including counseling, training, placement and community development.
Services:
* Employment Services Department assists job-ready applicants who are professional, skilled or semi-skilled and seeking employment or a career change. Applicants are served through counseling, workshops and a job bank.
* Ron Brown Information Technology Center offers courses in computer programming, computer operations and automated office procedures.
* Pomona Valley TEC conducts specialized vocational training in electronics, machine-tool technology, word processing and data entry. Displaced workers program.
* Milken Family Literacy & Youth Training Center provides instruction in reading, writing, math and problem solving to assist youth and their families in developing skills to compete for employment.
* Pasadena-Foothill branch offers career counseling and job placement.
* Automotive Training Center
* Ron Brown Business Development Center
* Independent living program
* HeadStart state pre-school
Cost: Free
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Headquarters address: 3450 Mount Vernon Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90008; call for addresses of other locations
Web site: https://www.career
mosaic.com:80/cm/ul/
Telephone: (323) 299-9660
LA Works
Career center providing job training and placement services.
Services:
* Orientation and assessment to qualify for JTPA assistance
* Career counseling
* Vocational training
* Job club
* Job placement
* Small business start-up programs
* Human resources and consulting services to businesses
* Community services ranging from home improvement and energy conservation to transportation for the elderly and physically disabled
* Online information centers
* Access to telephones, faxes, copiers and computers
Eligibility: Some programs have eligibility requirements.
Cost: Free to applicants who qualify for JTPA assistance; nominal fees for others
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 5200 Irwindale Ave., Irwindale, CA 91706
Web site: https://www.laworks.org
Telephone: (626) 960-3964
Portals Mental Health Rehabilitation Services
Employment services and vocational training for adults with psychiatric disabilities.
Services:
* Job training and placement
* Resume writing and interview skills training
* Job coaching, follow-up services and vocational pre-employment training.
Locations:
* Mariposa Clubhouse, 269 S. Mariposa Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004, (213) 381-8400
* Community Connections Clubhouse, 3881 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90062, (213) 299-7525
Private Industry Councils Job Training Programs
The Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 provides federal funding for locally managed employment and training programs. Private Industry Councils within 52 service areas in California plan job training and employment programs to meet the needs of their local labor markets.
Services:
* Educational, vocational and on-the-job training
* Job-search skills and placement
* Dislocated workers program
* Older workers program (55 and older)
* Youth training programs
Eligibility: Applicants may qualify for one or more reasons, including layoff, long-term unemployment or income below poverty levels.
Benefits to employers: Pre-screened and trained applicants andinitial wage reimbursement (for on-the-job training)
Cost: For qualified applicants, training and placement services are free. Services provided to employers are also free.
Locations:
* Verdugo Private Industry Council, 141 N. Glendale Ave., Glendale, CA 91206-4996, (818) 548-2053
* San Bernardino City Employment and Training Agency, 599 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92401-1201, (909) 888-7881
* Foothill Private Industry Council, 234 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 205, Pasadena, CA 91101, (626) 405-4219
* Long Beach City Economic Develpment Bureau, 200 Pine Ave., Suite 400, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 570-3811
* City of Anaheim Job Training Division, 201 S. Anaheim Blvd., No. 1003, Anaheim, CA 92805, (714) 254-4342
* South Bay Consortium Job Training & Development Department, 1 Manchester Blvd., Fourth Floor, Inglewood, CA 90301, (310) 412-5558
* Riverside County Private Industry Council, 1151 Spruce St., Riverside, CA 92507, (909) 275-3133
* Ventura County Private Industry Council, County of Ventura WDD, 505 Poli St., Ventura, CA 93001, (805) 648-9521
* Southeast Los Angeles Consortium, 10900 E. 183rd St., Suite 350, Cerritos, CA 90701, (562) 402-9336
* San Bernardino County Jobs & Employment Services Department, 851 S. Mount Vernon Ave., Suite 22, Colton, CA 92324, (909) 422-0488
* Orange County Private Industry Council, 1300 S. Grand, Building B, Santa Ana, CA 92705, (714) 567-7370
* Carson/Lomita/Torrance Private Industry Council, One Civic Plaza, No. 500, Carson, CA 90745, (310) 518-8100
* Los Angeles City Youth and Employment Services Division, 215 W. 6th St., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014, (213)485-5019
* Los County Department of Community & Senior Services, 3175 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90020, (213) 738-2611
* San Diego Workforce Partnership, Inc., 1551 4th Ave., Suite 600, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 238-1445
* Santa Ana City Division of Employment Services, 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd., Room 200, Santa Ana, CA 92701, (714) 565-2600
Telephone: (800) FOR-A-JOB (Los Angeles area only)
Southern California Regional Occupational Center
SCROC offers programs that support the transition from school to career and continuing education. Programs also provide opportunities to receive advanced career training or to upgrade technical job skills.
Services:
* Classroom instruction in 70 different classes in six career clusters: agricultural; arts, media; business; consumer and family services; health sciences; industrial and technology
* Some classes offer career-related internships in local business and industry.
* Self-service job listings board
* Counseling available to high-school and adult students
* Career information
* Career interest and aptitude assessments
* Certificates of proficiency and achievement may be earned
Eligibility: Open to adults and junior and senior high-school students who are at least 16 years of age. High-school students must attend school in one of the following school districts: Centinela Valley, El Segundo, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach and Torrance.
Cost: Classes are free to high-school students; adults pay a minimum fee.
Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Mon. and Wed., 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Tue. and Thur.; 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri.; 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Sat.
Address: 2300 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90501
Telephone: (310) 224-4200
Spotlight on Jobs
Offers unemployed professionals an opportunity for information technology job training and placement assistance.
Services:
* Intensive eleven-week training curriculum
* Business communications and customer service skills
* Latest PC applications training
* Job search techniques
* Placement assistance by PDQ Personnel, Inc.
* Training in motivation, positive mental attitude and self-esteem
* Individual counseling
* Post-training certification
Costs: Free to employers and job seekers
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Telephone: (213) 368-1468
UAW-Labor Employment
Training Corp.
A private, nonprofit corporation that provides human resource services to employers, employees and others.
Services:
* Job search and placement
* Classroom training in basic skills and office automation/word processing
* On-the-job training
* Human resource management, development and support
* Customized training
Cost: Free to eligible employers, employees and other applicants
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Address: 790 E. Willow St., Long Beach, CA 90806 (corporate office), 12 field offices in Southern California
Telephone: (562) 989-7700
UCI Extension Women’s Opportunities Center
Career development center. Open to men and women in the community.
Services:
* One-on-one career counseling
* Workshops
* Resume counseling
* Weekly job-search support groups run by Orange County executives
* Career-education resource library
* Job listings
* Discounts to specified UCI Extension courses
* Career and vocational aptitude testing
* Job search Internet access
Cost: $75 annual membership fee; additional fees for workshops and career/vocational aptitude testing.
Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Mon.-Thur.; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fri.; 9 a.m.-noon, Sat.
Address: The center is at the UCI Extension complex on the UC Irvine campus.
Web site:
https://www.unex.uci.
edu/woc
Telephone: (949) 824-7128
UCLA Extension
UCLA Extension offers more than 80 certificated programs to help job seekers become more marketable.
Topics include:
* Business and management
* Computers and information systems
* Entertainment studies
* Graphic design
* Hospitality and food service
* Interior and environmental design
* International business
* Journalism, public relations and fund-raising
* Landscape architecture
* Legal interpretation and translation
* Personal financial planning
* Screenwriting
* Arts
* Education
* Fitness
* Outdoor recreation
* Humanties
* Foreign languages
Offerings in emerging technologies:
* Client-server networks and object-oriented programming
* Computer graphics, emphasizing interactive, multimedia design
* Entertainment studies courses in multimedia and digital technologies
* Writing for interactive media
* Online course
* Writer’s program
Cost: Varies
Address: UCLA Extension, 10995 LeConte Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Web site:
https://www.unex.ucla.edu
Telephone: (800) 554-UCLA (catalog requests); (310) 825-9971 or (818) 784-7006 (for registration)
Venice/Oakwood Jobs Programs
Programs:
* The Job Bank, a Santa Monica/Venice-based employment service, offering workshops on resume writing and job search techniques, skills training opportunities, monthly bulletin for employers listing jobs for local workers. (310) 822-8687
* St. Joseph Center Restaurant Training Program. Regular classes in food service, with certification and jobs placement assistance. (310) 450-9095
* Venice Community Housing Corp. develops affordable housing and offers construction jobs training program for at-risk youth. 318 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 225, Venice, CA 90291 (310) 399-4100
* Venice Skills Center offers job-training and job-placement assistance. Contact Cynthia Moore at (310) 392-4153, Ext. 108. Fees range from free to $35, plus nominal material fees.
Cost: Free, except where noted
Verdugo Jobs Center
JTPA-funded jobs center providing resources to eligible displaced workers and employers to bring the two together.
Services:
* Job postings
* Vocational assessment
* Retraining assistance
* Job search counseling
* Computer access to statewide job listings
* Professionally prepared resumes and correspondence
* Newsletter with client advertising
* Stress management and counseling for anxiety, anger, discouragement and other emotional issues of unemployment for clients and their families
* General job search assistance
Cost: Free to qualified clients
Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Thur.
Address: 706 W. Broadway, Suite 202, Glendale, CA 91204
Telephone: (818) 409-0477
Women at Work
Nonprofit organization focusing on career concerns of women, but men are welcome.
Services:
* Drop-in resource room featuring a library and job listings
* Counseling, testing and resume writing
* Specially funded programs for single parents, displaced homemakers, Latina professionals with limited English and laid-off workers
* Evening workshops on career planning, resume writing, interview techniques, networking and job hunting after age 50
* Various computer classes * Basic office services
Costs: Drop-in resource room, suggested donation $2; counseling and resume writing, $60; occupational testing, including counseling, $120; evening workshops, range from free to $20; computer classes, $40; Internet $5 per hour
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon., Tue. and Thur.; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Wed.
Address: 50 N. Hill Ave., Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91106
Telephone: (626) 796-6870
Women Helping Women Services
A nonsectarian community service agency sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles.
Services:
* Job-hunting support group
* Talkline (telephone counseling service; spring and falltraining to become a volunteer counselor)
* Community referrals for networking and education
* Job postings
* Low-fee psychological counseling for job seekers
* Job board
* Women in transition support group
Cost: Low fees based on sliding scale and individual income; Talkline, free
Hours: Talkline, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Mon.-Thur. and 6-8 p.m., Tues.-Thur.; 24-hour voicemail
Address: NCJW/LA Women’s Center, 543 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Telephone: (213) 655-3807