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Virginia Career Works hosts job fair May 31

Former Tyson workers, immigrant communities encouraged to attend

Free Press staff report | 5/25/2023, 6 p.m.
Virginia Career Works-Capital Region will host a job and resource fair Wednesday, May 31, that is open to all job …

Virginia Career Works-Capital Region will host a job and resource fair Wednesday, May 31, that is open to all job seekers, but largely tailored to former employees of the closed Tyson plant in Glen Allen and members of immigrant communities, the organization has announced.

The fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave. More than 40 employers and community organizations will be onsite, including GRTC, AutoZone, Walmart Distribution, The Jefferson, Direct Mail Solutions, MedExpress, Stone Brewing, Henrico County general government and Henrico County Public

Schools. Translation assistance will be available for those speaking Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Spanish.

In addition to Virginia Career Works- Capital Region, the fair will be hosted by Henrico County and the City of Richmond’s Office of Community Wealth Building.

For more information, visit vcwcapital.com.