Blog Post: New Nonprofit Organization Will Focus On Workforce Development

LOS ANGELES— The Jobing Foundation announced today that it will officially begin

providing locally-focused workforce development programs aimed at helping people improve

their lives through career development. The Jobing Foundation, a newly formed nonprofit

corporation, is dedicated to helping job seekers in Southern California prepare for and find

employment through outreach programs, partnerships, and volunteer activities.

"The Jobing Foundation's mission is focused on helping people find better job and career

opportunities so they can improve their lives," said Vicki Steere, Foundation Executive Director.

"The economic development of Southern California depends on ensuring that we have a skilled

and trained workforce to meet the growing demands of business. We believe that there is a

delicate balance. Our programs will be designed to help people take a look into their future,

educate them to become better job seekers, and help steer them towards those careers that both

fit their personal passion and fulfill the needs of tomorrow’s business."

Chartered with a donation from Jobing.com, the Jobing Foundation will serve as its primary

corporate social responsibility channel through innovative new community programs, providing

resources to nonprofit and community organizations, and a unique volunteer program.

Jobing.com has made a grant commitment of $1 million for the Foundation to pursue its mission

and launch initial programs. Additionally, Jobing.com employees are dedicating two days of

their paid-employee time per calendar year as Foundation volunteers.


Inaugural Foundation programs include Jobing.com product donations to community

organizations to help connect more job seekers to employment opportunities and a unique

speaker’s bureau focused on educating both the current and future workforce about career

options, education, and planning for their future.

"This is a very proud moment for all of us at Jobing.com," said Jobing.com Founder and CEO

Aaron Matos. "Our success as an organization is a direct result of our strong commitment to the

communities we serve. The Jobing Foundation will ensure that we continue to share our success

with those communities through a variety of support, specifically focused on workforce

development, which closely aligns with our mission of connecting organizations with great local

people in Southern California. We believe that when we focus our social responsibility efforts

towards mission-driven activities, we can have a greater impact as well as make an investment in

our local Jobing Communities’ workforce."

A core value at Jobing.com since its founding has been community spirit, and Matos says

supporting non-profit and community organizations has been part of its regular business

activities from day one. "In addition to donations and other support, Jobing.com staff have given

hundreds of hours of volunteer service and provided countless free community workshops to

help job seekers throughout the greater Los Angeles area," he said.

For more information about the Jobing Foundation, visit www.jobingfoundation.org