Job center for Pacoima

Before the end of the year, Pacoima residents will see ground broken on a job center that developers hope will combat poverty, crime, gangs and school dropouts in one of the poorest areas of the San Fernando Valley.C.J. Lin in the Daily News.

Scheduled to open next fall, the $1.2 million Job and Training Opportunity Center will offer violence prevention, gang intervention, parenting advice, therapeutic counseling, life skills and job development tailored to each client.