US VETS: housing job development education training for homeless veterans through a public private partnership

U.S. VETS - A public private partnership for homeless veterans.

Friday | November 20 | 2009

Over 200,000 veterans will sleep on the streets of our nation tonight.

Our VISION is that one day there will no longer be homeless veterans in America...

U.S. VETS provides housing, counseling, job assistance, and HOPE to thousands of homeless veterans each year. Our programs foster the skills necessary for every veteran to return to the community and remain self-sufficient.

3rd Annual "Honor A Hero, Hire A Vet" - Career Expo and Resources Fair
November 10, 2009
By 10am, veterans were lined up outside of the ballroom eager to enter the career expo. The event began with a patriotic welcome message by Dwight Radcliff, U.S.VETS’ President and CEO and Michael Dolphin, Employment Development Department, Division Chief, Los Angeles-Ventura Workforce Services Division. Congresswoman Maxine Waters gave a message to the job seekers, “I came by to encourage you to take advantage of everything that U.S.VETS is offering. Those of us who happen to be elected officials appreciate you, we honor you, and we must do everything that we can to support you with the good quality of life and that means having a job, having a career…given your sacrifice, given what you have given to all of us.” Veterans had a chance to interacted with companies and organizations who believe that the best way to honor a veteran is to give them a job.

Among those present were ExxonMobil, University of Southern Californa, the U.S. Census Bureau, Securitas, and Kaiser Permanente. Throughout the entire event RealPolitech (Link Live) and Pink Slip Mixer provided live streaming video and Twitter feeds to keep people updated. Click here to see Pink Slip Mixer interview with Michael Dolphin

Event Sponsors included: New Directions, VONS, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, West Basin Water District, Jobing.com, PV Jobs and Vietnam Veterans of America - Southbay Chapter 53.

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters presents a certificate of
appreciation to Michael Dolphin and Dwight Radcliff.

Job Seekers and Employer/Exhibitors during opening ceremony
Job seeker gathering information.

5th Annual U.S. VETS - HAWAII Patriot Walk/Run 5k

Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8 a.m.

You can still register for the Patriot Run ON RACE DAY or at the following locations:

11/12/09 BOCA HAWAII, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., 330 Cooke Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 or 11/13/09 Waterfront at Puuloa, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., 5105 Iroquois Ave, Ewa Beach, HI 96706.

Please fill-out the form in the following link and bring $30 cash or check with you. Forms will also be available at the race site and these two locations on these days. If you can't do the run please show up, bring a flag and support our veterans! For more information call 682-0111.

The Waterfront at Puuloa
5105 Iroquois Ave,
Ewa Beach, HI 96706

Download Flyer & Registration Form

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2nd Annual "Honoring Those Who Served" Veterans Day Luncheon of Riverside County
U.S.VETS - Riverside

John Bianchi, Major General (CA Ret) The 2009 Honoree

Please join U.S.VETS-Riverside
November 11, 2009,
for the 2nd Annual "Honoring Those Who Served"
Coachella Valley Veterans Day Luncheon

Honoring
John E. Bianchi, Major General (CA Ret.)

Entertainment
Patrica Welch, Sing Sensation of the Stage

Keynote
Stephen Peck, a Marine Corp Veteran
Community Development Director, U.S. VETS

Location
The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa
Ambassador Grand Ball Room

Download Invitation
ONLINE REGISTRATION

For reservations and sponsorship information contact DeAnn Lubell at 760-324-2900.

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2nd Annual "Honoring Those Who Serve" Luncheon
U.S.VETS - Long Beach

Please join U.S.VETS-Long Beach
Friday, November 6, 2009 for the 2nd Annual
"Honoring Those Who Serve" Luncheon, at The Grand.

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Honoring
Supervisor Don Knabe
Los Angeles County, 4th District

Keynote
Dr. Heidi Squier Kraft, Author
The keynote message will be delivered by Dr. Heidi Squier Kraft the author of Rule Number Two "Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital." Dr. Kraft, earned her Ph.D in clinic psychology from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 1996. During her clinical/medical internship at Duke University Medical Center, she joined the U.S. Navy as an aviation psychologist. In February 2004, she deployed to Iraq for seven months with the Alpha Surgical Company, First Medical Battalion, First Marine Logistics Group, First Marine Expeditionary Force. To Learm more about Dr. Kraft visit rulenumbertwo.com.

Individual Tickets $75, DOWNLOAD INVITE

ONLINE REGISTRATION

For reservations or sponsorship information contact Linda Maldondo 562-338-8015.

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More News Briefs...

Federal employees, please check your CFC code list to donate to U.S. VETS.

United States Veterans Initiative salutes the Disabled Veterans Charities

The United States Veterans Initiative salutes the
Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Honoring all our military veterans is a wonderful place for each of us to begin our own process of "giving back!"

Find out how you can help support U.S. VETS.