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April 21, 2009
For Immediate Release
Second Chance Presents Community Job and Resource Fair
Contact People: Vince Heald, (vheald@behmedia.com)
Nicole Heldt, (nheldt@behmedia.com)
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San Diego, CA -- Second Chance will present its Community Job & Resource Fair on Friday, May 15, 2009. Events of the day start with the graduation of STRIVE class #131 at 11:00. The Fair itself runs from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will
feature employer and community resource information and individual resume critiques by human resource professionals. The event will take place at 6145 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114.
"This Fair comes at an important time for San Diegans seeking employment," said Scott H. Silverman, Second Chance Founder and Executive Director. "The current unemployment rate in San Diego has risen to 9.3% and it's more crucial than
ever for applicants to understand what they need to do to get a job."
Silverman, along with Mark Cafferty, Director of the San Diego Workforce Partnership and Phil Blair, CEO of Manpower, will speak on this topic at the Fair at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. They will offer tips and tricks for finding a job in this
difficult economic climate.
Employers at the Second Chance Community Job & Resource Fair include Allied Barton, Army National Guard, City of San Diego, Essential Support Services, Job Options, MTS, Neighborhood House Association, San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld, UPS and
Wells Fargo. Schools represented include Springfield College, Knowledgeocity, and Technical Professional Career College.
Community resource agencies participating at the fair include 211 San Diego, ARC of San Diego, A New Path, Building Bridges Together, Council on Literacy, Legal Aid Society, Primerica, San Diego County Access & Crisis Hotline, San Diego
Urban League, Stepping Higher and the YWCA.
Sponsors for event are the Karen and Jeffrey Silberman Family Fund, Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, Manpower, Nordstrom, Potiker Family Foundation, San Diego Workforce Partnershio, SP Direct Printing, Union Bank of California,
Wells Fargo, and West Rhodes & Roberts.
For additional information, visit Second Chance online at
secondchanceprogram.org or call (619) 234-8888.
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Founded in 1993, Second Chance creates opportunities for self-sufficiency by providing job readiness training, employment placement, and affordable housing and life skills for homeless and unemployed men, women and youth.
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