Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Support 100,000 Opportunities Hiring Fair & Forum in LA
The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, the nation’s largest employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to employment for young people, today announced that in one day, more than 1,000 Opportunity Youth were offered on-the-spot offers through the Los Angeles Hiring Fair & Forum on Feb. 11.
Hiring managers from more than 30 companies, including, Chipotle, HMS Host, Lyft, Nordstrom, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Sweetgreen, Taco Bell, Target, TOMS, and more, met with thousands of young people in an effort to connect Los Angeles County’s more than 200,000 Opportunity Youth – 16-24 year olds who are disconnected from school and employment – to meaningful job opportunities and resources. . .