AMVETS Career Centers

1. AMVETS Career Centers TM Powered by:

2. What are the AMVETS Career Centers? • AMVETS Career Center is a program funded by CODE to help veterans, who have served America honorably, find employment. • AMVETS Career Centers will provide free of charge employment assistance for veterans, active duty service members, national guard & reserve and spouses TM Powered by:

3. What is the Call of Duty Endowment (CODE)? • CODE is a non-profit public benefit corporation which funds agencies working to help soldiers transition to civilian careers after their military service. • AMVETS is grateful to have received a grant from CODE to expand our Career Centers across the country. TM Powered by:

4. AMVETS Career Center: Goals • Open 20 Career Centers nationwide by the end of 2013 • Place a minimum of 200 veterans in jobs by the end of 2013 • Enhance AMVETS Warrior Transition workshops by adding a career component. • Measure outcomes and Best Practices to be shared with other organizations and agencies. Powered by: TM

5. AMVETS CODE: Services • Career assessment to help veterans decide on good career choices • Find training and educational options that will help the veteran develop their work-related skills employers want • Help obtain licensing and certification assistance to help veterans document their work-related skill • Interview skills that helps veterans know what to expect during employment interviews TM Powered by:

6. AMVETS CODE: Services • Claims and benefits assistance. • Resume writing to help veterans market themselves to employers • Job search assistance to help veterans maximize their job search effectiveness • Support services to help veterans find employment with veteran friendly employers • Interview clothing that will provide veterans that need wardrobe for their interviews TM Powered by:

7. AMVETS Career Center Post Mission/Goals • To work towards assisting 20 veterans in their jobs search by the end of 2013 • Conduct outreach to the community to find potential employers • Report daily activity to the AMVETS CCRS • Find volunteers to help staff the AMVETS Career Centers • Operate the Center a minimum of 4 days a week, including evenings and weekends TM Powered by:

8. AMVETS Headquarters Provides Posts • $5,000 stipends to help out the volunteers of the Career Centers with meals and gas • Two computers and a printer to equip your AMVETS Career Center • Professional promotional brochures that will help create awareness in the community • Daily telephone and internet support to your post with the Career Center Specialist from AMVETS headquarters. TM Powered by:

9. As of Today AMVETS has: • Opened up 19 career centers in 13 states • There are 373 veterans in the Career Center Reporting System • 24 veterans have been placed in jobs. • Held a Warrior Transition Workshop in CA and have scheduled 2 more for the fall in DC in Oct. CT in Nov for females veterans. • Established the Career Center Reporting System

10. Screen Shot of the CCRS

11. Career Center Success Stories • Mr. Bailey went from being homeless to earning $19/hr as an electrician • Career Center helped him with his job search, resume writing, transportation issues and clothing.

12. Career Center Success Stories • Mr. German was laid off with a newborn baby at home, he had no phone or computer to help with his job search. • The Career Center helped him look for work. The volunteer at the CC received phone calls for him from potential employers. He now has a full time job as a landscaper.

13. Career Center Success Stories • Mrs. Kauzlarichwas a house wife until the age of 57 when her husband, also a veteran, lost his job. • Career Center helped to train her with computers, was signed up for the VRAP program and found a part–time job to help with the bills.

14. Contact the Career Center Specialist Gema Moreno gmoreno@amvets.org O. 301-683-4032 C. 305-978-4231 F. 301-683-3032 TM Powered by: