GROSSMONT COLLEGE TO HOST REFUGEE JOB FAIR

More than two dozen potential employers are expected at an inaugural Refugee Job Fair hosted by Grossmont College from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Among the employers registered to participate are the Cajon Valley Union School District, Sycuan Casino Resort, ConAm Management, Manpower San Diego, Amazon, San Ysidro Health, Logan Heights Community Development Corporation, Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley and Goodwill Industries.

The job fair will be held at Grossmont College’s Main Quad, 8800 Grossmont College Drive in El Cajon. Participants are asked to preregister at https://tinyurl.com/4whwzvv9, and must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to build awareness for our partnered employers and assist underserved participants with in-demand jobs,” said Career Services Supervisor Renee Nasori in a statement.

The Grossmont College Career Center and Grossmont College Career & Technical Education are organizing the event in partnership with the San Diego Workforce Partnership, International Rescue Committee, San Diego Refugee Forum, and Public Consulting Group.

The county’s Office of Refugee Resettlement reports that more than 3,100 refugees arrived in the region from October 2021 through March 2022. Nearly 2,500 of them came from Afghanistan. El Cajon also has one of the highest concentrations of Iraqi refugees in the nation.

Grossmont College’s Career Center (https:// www.grossmont.edu/careercenter) hosts weekly career workshops both on campus and via remote platforms. For more information, go to grossmont.edu; enter “Career Center” in the search bar.