City to Host New Horizons: A Career Fair for Second Chances
Release Date: 2025-08-07
This career fair will offer opportunities for people with justice-involved backgrounds to learn about and get connected with meaningful pathways to employment and supportive services. Mental health, health care, housing and other services will be available for attendees. While the job fair will focus on resources for those who have been formerly incarcerated, the free event is open to the public.
The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Long Beach Workforce Innovation Network Adult Career Services Center (4811 Airport Plaza Dr.).
Those interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP online.
Participating employers and organizations include International Paper, Long Beach City College Justice Scholars Program, ReIGNITE Hope Welder Training, ROADS Community Clinics, SMART Local 105 (Sheet Metal Workers), U.A. Local 709 Sprinkler Fitters Union, Western States Regional Council of Carpenters and Women In Non-Traditional Employment Roles.
For additional information about New Horizons: A Career Fair for Second Chances, contact Jennifer Angeles Weyh, at 562.570.4705 or Jennifer.Angeles@longbeach.gov.
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