From left: Jewish Vocational Service Board Member Caren Ford, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey President Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, Jewish Vocational Service Board President Michael Goldberg, Mayor Lester Taylor of East Orange and CEO Addy Bonet cut the ceremonial ribbon on the organization’s new headquarters in East Orange.
By Joshua Burd
A nonprofit community health and human service organization has moved into a new 14,000-square-foot facility in East Orange with the help of a regional philanthropy group.
The nonprofit, the Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest New Jersey, has relocated to 7 Glenwood Ave. with the help $1.2 million in funding from the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey, according to a news release from the latter. The space is a short distance from its former location at 111 Prospect Street in the city, allowing it to remain close to public transportation and minimize the impact of the relocation on current clients.
The new building will consist of classrooms and computer labs that have been customized for each of the vocational service group’s core programs, the news release said. Those programs include vocational training, education and literacy training, English as a second language, adult basic education, citizenship exam preparation and refugee services.
“Our Federation has long recognized and supported the wonderful work that JVS does in our community,” Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, president of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey, said in a prepared statement. “We’re glad to have been able to provide the $1.2 million to facilitate the move. It’s an investment in the future of Jewish Vocational Service and in the many people in our community who they serve.”
JVS has also recently opened a 7,800-square-foot office in Livingston, located at 354 Eisenhower Pkwy. The news release said the space will better accommodate its clientele in the Jewish community by offering services such as home care, corporate training and career counseling.
“The Federation has been a longtime believer in JVS and we thank them for the continued encouragement,” said Addy Bonnet, CEO of the Jewish Vocational Service group. “Their support has allowed us to successfully meet the needs of a diverse clientele that is constantly increasing in size.
“This new space will provide both current and new clients with the proper resources required for JVS to efficiently serve each individual and enhance its services.”
