i'm rabbi eric wiesen, honored to be your host this morning. throughout the country, communities are taking a very deep work at issues of work and its economy and ways in which a community can contribute by working an economy to the common good. we are pleased to have in this conversation this morning, lisa countryman who works with jcs to talk about this important issue, lisa, so let's jump in and ask you what is jvs? >> we believe in the power of work to transform live. we're a non-profit, nonsectarian organization that's grounded in jewish values but serves the entire bay community. our mission is to open up opportunity for those who have been left behind. >> so it's a big beautiful mission statement and i want you to give a couple of examples of how does it actually find its way to the ground? of course. yes, so we work closely with employers and sectors that are showing very strong growth, and particularly in sectors that have a large percentage of what we call middle skill, middle wage jobs. one of the things that has happened since the g