The Nonprofit That Finds Angelenos Jobs Plans to Cut 106 of Its Own

JVS SoCal's notices list 63 layoffs in Palmdale and 33 in Chatsworth at county GAIN job offices, effective Dec. 31.

During the Great Depression, a small downtown Los Angeles office started finding work for Jewish job seekers who faced prejudice at work. Nearly a century later, that nonprofit, now called JVS SoCal, is cutting 106 jobs of its own.

JVS SoCal filed state WARN notices on Nov. 4 for permanent layoffs at four L.A. County sites, effective Dec. 31, What Now Los Angeles reported on Nov. 6. Palmdale takes the biggest hit with 63 jobs, and Chatsworth loses 33. Offices in Canyon Country and Glendale lose five apiece.

What Now reported that JVS runs county GAIN offices at all four addresses. GAIN is the county's job program for people enrolled in CalWORKs, according to the county's listing for the Plummer Street office in Chatsworth. JVS says on its website that its GAIN work with partner Maximus serves more than 15,000 people a year in Chatsworth, Palmdale and Santa Clarita.

Workers losing those jobs may be able to turn to the state's Rapid Response program, whose teams offer job-search help, training and information on unemployment benefits. It's the same kind of help their own offices give out every weekday.

Source: whatnow.com, retrieved November 9, 2026. Other sources: Los Angeles County, jvs-socal.org, State of California.