Local, National Companies Will Participate in Village Job Fair
Employment Brings St. Vincent’s Clients One Step Closer to Self-sufficiency

   SAN DIEGO — St. Vincent de Paul Village will host a job fair at its 1501 Imperial Avenue location on Thursday, June 28, at 12:30 p.m. in an effort to broaden job-search opportunities for clients currently accessing services at the downtown homeless rehabilitation center.

   As many as 12 companies and organizations will participate in the fair, including Viejas Casino, Coca Cola Bottling Co., the City of San Diego, YMCA and Sodexho Marriott Services.

   The job fair is one of the many services St. Vincent’s offers its clients who are accessing its Career and Education Center, says Jack Yang, program supervisor of the department.

   "The job fair is an important tool for us because it brings potential employers to the Village to interact with and interview our clients," says Yang. "In addition, we offer a multitude of programs such as GED, adult-basic-education, resume-writing and dress-for-success classes as well as job-training and job-search tools. A number of our clients are pursuing or have completed their college education."

   Yang says while finding employment is an integral part of rehabilitation, it’s not the end-all solution.

   "Many of our clients have other issues which contribute to their current homelessness," he says. "Fortunately, the Village’s approach to helping people regain their self-sufficiency offers clients solutions to every contributing factor – if there’s an addiction problem, abuse problem, medical problem we have the services to address it. Putting people in a position to earn a livable wage is part of that consortium of programs."

   For more information on St. Vincent de Paul Village’s Career and Education Center or Thursday’s job fair, call (619) 233-8500, ext. 1463. For more information on other programs at St. Vincent’s, call (619) 687-1000.

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