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Verdugo Job Center reports training numbers, job fair turnout and pending layoffs support

Glendale Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission · April 21, 2026
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Judith Velasco reported the Verdugo Job Center provided no‑cost skills training to about 4,880 clients since July, hosted a health‑care job fair with roughly 19 employers and 330 attendees, and said the center is seeking additional grant support to assist workers from recent large layoffs (JPL notices).

Judith Velasco, workforce administrator, presented the workforce development section activity report and described the Verdugo Job Center's services and recent events.

Velasco said the center, primarily federally funded under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), has provided short‑term vocational skills training to approximately 4,880 clients since July. She highlighted a recent health‑care job fair held at Pacific that…

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