:: ACVEC Overview ::
- Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation is partnering with Walmart to recruit, hire and retain
women veterans for retail management positions.
- Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) initiative.
- Dept. of Labor V.E.T.S. enrolling 300 Veterans ages 20-24 in a new one-year-long, all-expense paid Demonstration
Project with ETA's Job Corp that provides training, a credential or certificate, stipend, housing, meals, employment
and post-employment support! To sign up call (800) 733 - JOBS / 5627 or contact Tim Winter (202) 693-4705
- VETcentral is brought to you by JOBcentral and publishes job openings daily to Bay Area One Stops. These jobs
appear in CalJobs within 48 hours. Contact your One Stop career advisor for more info or Oneida Hendrix of the
Oakland One-Stop Career Center - East (510) 563-5240.
- East Bay Stand Down August 5th to 8th at the Alameda County Fairgrounds is in need of volunteers. Pre-screening
and registration required for homeless veterans and their families and pets requiring services. Volunteers can sign-
up online.
- Harbor House now has a veterans program focused on OIF and OEF; we are working with newly returned men and
women with children, who have served our country. Contact Marcy Orosco 415-503-3022.
- Welcome, Veteran Employment Committee of San Mateo, CA to our efforts in finding meaningful employment for our
U.S. Military Veterans. Contact Sheryl Shaffer (951) 654-7307 to exchange resources and ideas.
- U.S. Military Veterans have the opportunity to take advantage of many benefits. Don't forget some of the smallest
ones like discounts at your local shopping venues just for showing your military I.D.
- HONOR A HERO, HIRE A VET JOB AND RESOURCE FAIR Thursday, September 23rd, 10am to 3pm at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, 45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, CA 94520. Contact Ray Mark for more information 510-259-3510
- Veteran's Opportunity Expo hosted by RecruitMilitary, Thursday July 29th from 11am to 3pm at the Oakland
Coliseum.
- Swords To Plowshares Green Career Training programs in Energy Sales and Energy Systems are starting in
August and September. Contact Anthony Chandler ASAP before seats are filled: 415-558-8870 x202
achandler@stp-sf.org
- Oakland EDD Veteran Representative office has moved to 1212 Broadway Suite 100, Oakland, CA 94612.
Point of contact: Oneida Hendrix 510-622-4327. Click here for an updated Bay Area EDD representative list.
- The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service has announced that 22 grants, totaling
more than $9 million, are being awarded nationwide to provide thousands of veterans with green jobs training.
- Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) has announced a new telephone hotline to provide emergency support
and resources to homeless veterans. The hotline of the new National Call Center for Homeless Veterans is 1-877-
4AID-VET (1-877-424-3838). Click here for more info.
- Inter City Services will be opening a facility in Berkeley, CA by September 2010 dedicated to veterans. They have
collaborated numerous programs to fund quality vocational training and numerous resources. For more information,
contact Montell Currin (510) 655-3552.
- ReBoot Camp is your 1st Civilian Division. It connects you with other Veterans who share your civilian goals – to
reconnect with family, friends, community, and career. Welcome back! If you’re feeling disconnected give ReBoot
Camp a try. Contact Joy Montgomery by clicking here
- WANTED: 200 OIF/OEF veterans that have separated in the last 2 years. We have FREE benefits for you! Not sure
if you are OIF/OEF? Contact Ben Casey for more info.
- Greener Dawn has collaborated with the Tri Cities One Stop for veterans training programs on the internet in
Residential Energy Efficiency.
- Veterans in the San Francisco Bay Area who have a LinkedIn profile, please contact us to be added to the
Veteran's STP and/or Fremont STP groups for daily information concerning military veterans.
| Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering. We welcome any and all people and organizations that would like to assist veterans in their employment endeavors. |
| What is on this Website: |
| The ACVEC (Alameda County Veterans Employment Committee) is focused on working with the State of California Veterans EDD representatives, private industry, and educational and government institutions to support Veterans in finding meaningful employment opportunities. |
- The mission of the Veterans Employment Committee (VEC).
- Frequently asked questions and information you may not know.
- Great job search resources and links to help you find opportunities.
- A page that pulls together key contacts and sites for Veteran benefits & assistance.
- A calendar with information on Job Fairs and other important events.
- A page for Employer resources and support for hiring & supporting Veterans.
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| Last updated: 7/30/10 |
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August 2010
- 8/1 ABC Channel 7 airs 30min segment on Women Veterans at 10:00am.
- 8/2 “Designing Your Own Future” presented by Robert Glenisterat at the Newark One-Stop, 1:30-3:30pm.
- 8/4 CALVET Corps Program: Electrical Systems Certificate Training Program Orientation, San Mateo College,
JobTrain, 1200 O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, 5-6pm. - 8/5 - 8/8 East Bay Stand Down. Those requiring services must pre-screen and register (homeless veterans
and their families and pets). Volunteers can sign-up online. - 8/6 F.B.I. Foreign Language Recruitment Fair, San Francisco.
- 8/10 Military Collaboration meeting at Moffett Field. Speaker: Lily Casura, creator of www.
healingcombattrauma.com, and Stephanie Capodanno, Certified Healing Touch Practioner. - 8/14 "Honoring the Path of the Warrior" is hosting a day of hiking, lunch, and meditation for Veterans who
have served since 2001. - 8/24 East Bay Collaborative meeting. Speakers: Ken Crawford of Swords To Plowshares, and Michael Porter
of Veteran Farmer Coalition. Guests are encouraged to attend. - 8/25 Alameda County Veterans Employment Committee meeting. Guests are encouraged to attend.
