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Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS)
Veterans Succeeding in the 21st Century Workforce.
The mission statement for VETS is to provide veterans and transitioning service members with the resources and services to succeed in the 21st century workforce by maximizing their employment opportunities, protecting their employment rights and meeting labor-market demands with qualified veterans today.
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Ministry Story:
Recently, I spoke before a group of veterans about our programs at, the Veterans Restoration Quarters. As I was ending my presentation, one of the attendees raised his hand and stated he had something to report.
This gentleman went on to say that he knew a man who was a Vietnam veteran and this man had really been struggling mentally and spiritually. He went on to say that this man looked terrible and appeared to be close to suicide, based upon things he was saying and his apparent frame of mind. The man had lost everything and felt there was little reason to live anymore.
That was a number of months ago. Then a few weeks back, the gentleman telling the story stated that he ran into this man again after not having seen him for over two months. The gentleman stated that this Vietnam vet looked like a different man. He was bright looking, smiling and feeling 100% better about his life. When the gentleman asked him what had happened to turn things around for him, he quickly stated that he had been living at the Vet’s Quarters and that God was helping him deal with the issues of life in a new way. This man was happy and excited about life again. Thank you, Lord Jesus!
Program Director-Jimmy Vestal
259-5300 x 334
jimmy.vestal@abccm.org
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Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program(HVRP)
The purpose of the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) is to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.
Grantees provide an array of services utilizing a case management approach that directly assists homeless veterans as well as provide critical linkages for a variety of supportive services available in their local communities. The program is "employment focused" and veterans receive the employment and training services they need in order to re-enter the labor force. Job placement, training, job development, career counseling, resume preparation, are among the services that are provided. Supportive services such as clothing, provision of or referral to temporary, transitional, and permanent housing, referral to medical and substance abuse treatment, and transportation assistance are also provided to meet the needs of this target group.
The emphasis on helping homeless veterans get and retain jobs is enhanced through many linkages and coordination with various veterans' services programs and organizations such as the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program and Local Veterans' Employment Representatives stationed in the local employment service offices of the State Workforce Agencies, Workforce Investment Boards, One-Stop Centers, Veterans' Workforce Investment Program, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services.
Employment Specialist- Donna Wilson dwilson@abccm.org
Employment Specialist- Dag Bergrud dbergrud@abccm.org
VETERANS WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAM
(VWIP)
The VWIP is to support employment and training programs, through grants or contracts, program to meet the needs for workforce investment activities of veterans with service-connected disabilities, veterans who have significant barriers to employment, veterans who served on active duty in the armed forces during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, and recently separated veterans.
The intent of VWIP is to provide employment and training services to eligible veterans in the attempt to place veterans into gainful employment.
For more information on our ABCCM services
please email or call us at (828) 259-5300.
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