Founded in 1931 in the midst of the Great Depression, the legacy of today's JVS SoCal began with a single desk in a Bunker Hill office in downtown Los Angeles, serving job seekers who were struggling to survive amid overt workplace discrimination. Eight decades later, the agency is a recognized regional leader in the field of workforce development, advocating on issues of public policy that impact the people we serve and offering a broad range of innovative programs to job seekers each year.