United Way Agencies

Today's featured agency is JVS Toronto .  "Originally founded by the Jewish community at the end of the Second World War, we have evolved into a broad-based community organization whose name is synonymous with helping people of diverse backgrounds to meet their educational and employment goals.  We have grown from a staff of three to approximately 200 talented and committed professionals, and are still growing to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow…Through our responsive career, employment, training and psychological services – we assist more than 20,000 people annually – newcomers, youth, women, people with disabilities, mature workers, the unemployed and the underemployed.  JVS Toronto proudly continues the tradition of bringing services to people in their own neighbourhoods, and now operates out of 14 locations in the GTA.  Our clients and our staff are true mosaic of the changing face of Toronto."

The agency assists thousands of people with diverse needs including women, youth, newcomers to Canada, people with disabilities, those seeking a change in career, and the underemployed/unemployed. JVS Toronto was founded in 1947 to help returning war veterans and Holocaust survivors. The agency continues to emphasize education, career, employment,and rehabilitation counselling. JVS now serves all of Toronto with no limits on age, disability, faith, nationality, and racial origin.

For information on United Way agencies, please visit the United Way of Greater Toronto web site under "Who We Help" .

"Without you, there would be no way!"

Submitted by Jennifer Schmitt and John Puusa 

Today's featured agency is JVS Toronto .  "Originally founded by the Jewish community at the end of the Second World War, we have evolved into a broad-based community organization whose name is synonymous with helping people of diverse backgrounds to meet their educational and employment goals.  We have grown from a staff of three to approximately 200 talented and committed professionals, and are still growing to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow…Through our responsive career, employment, training and psychological services – we assist more than 20,000 people annually – newcomers, youth, women, people with disabilities, mature workers, the unemployed and the underemployed.  JVS Toronto proudly continues the tradition of bringing services to people in their own neighbourhoods, and now operates out of 14 locations in the GTA.  Our clients and our staff are true mosaic of the changing face of Toronto."

The agency assists thousands of people with diverse needs including women, youth, newcomers to Canada, people with disabilities, those seeking a change in career, and the underemployed/unemployed. JVS Toronto was founded in 1947 to help returning war veterans and Holocaust survivors. The agency continues to emphasize education, career, employment,and rehabilitation counselling. JVS now serves all of Toronto with no limits on age, disability, faith, nationality, and racial origin.

For information on United Way agencies, please visit the United Way of Greater Toronto web site under "Who We Help" .

"Without you, there would be no way!"

Submitted by Jennifer Schmitt and John Puusa