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Program serves to assist in the recovery of wounded members until they return to active duty or are medically retired. Includes finding them jobs in government civilian positions or making arrangements for higher education.
This project focuses on the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Designed for employers and the workforce development system, this Web site offers information and tools to help returning service members affected by TBI and PTSD succeed in the workplace.
Provides severely disabled soldiers and their families with a system of advocacy and follow-up to provide personal support that assists them in transitioning from military service and into the civilian community.
Information from the General Services Administration (GSA) regarding opportunities for service-disabled Veteran-owned businesses to sell to the federal government.
Provides programs and services that address legislative and legal advocacy, business development, health care and information access for service disabled Veterans and prisoners of war.
Center offers comprehensive career services including employment information for wounded service members and veterans. 24 hour a day, 7 day a week family support from the Center is available by calling 1-888-774-1361.
Assistive technology and services for people with disabilities, wounded service members returning with dexterity impairments including upper extremity amputees, vision or hearing loss and cognitive injuries such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Do the CAP Online Needs Assessment.
Links to congressionally-chartered VSOs and the dates of charter.
Provides Veterans and transitioning military personnel with employment training and reemployment rights, information and assistance.
Through this initiative, civilian work experience is made available to eligible service members pending medical separation from active duty at major Military Treatment Facilities. Participants work with a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor to obtain un-paid work experience in a Government facility.
Information from VA's Office of Human Resources and Administration on recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities.
National employment resource designed to provide trained, educated and experienced veterans with disabilities in line with employers' human resources requirements.
Information on services available to help veterans with service-connected disabilities prepare for, find and keep suitable jobs.
Provides information about veteran benefits and services administered by VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to veterans, employers and the general public.
VA listing of chartered and non-chartered VSOs.
Home page of the organization that is the official voice of America's service-connected veterans with disabilities, their families and survivors.
Program for enlisted soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen and officers making the transition back into civilian life.
Locator provides the user with the ability to quickly locate other veterans' service professionals in a particular geographic area.
Information for veterans with disabilities on scholarships and other financial aid, education and training opportunities, grants and loans and access to transition centers.
Helps active duty personnel, veterans, reservists, Guard members and their family members sort through the vast amount of resources available on the Internet, including job search tools and tips, career assessment and education benefits.
Offers cutting edge, experiential training in entrepreneurship and small business management to soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with disabilities.
The Veterans Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran) allows veterans to acquire a franchise at a discounted rate that is established by the franchisor.
Designed to welcome home Service Members who, because of injuries sustained, can no longer serve in the military.
Provides free job-placement services to Veterans with service-connected disabilities. A non-profit organization that serves as a bridge to rewarding careers for returning Veterans, specializing in the career placement of those wounded or with any level of disability.
A comprehensive career Web site for hiring veterans of America's military.
Provides career information for active duty service members, the National Guard, the Reserve and spouses of service members separating or retiring from the military. Visit the Getting Started link which explains how to navigate through the website.
Certified nonprofit rehabilitation program to utilize federal government procurement requirements to initiate managed employment opportunities for service disabled and prisoner of war veterans.
Assists in reintegrating homeless Veterans into employment. Read the Fact Sheet on how State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs can be a valuable resource for reintegration efforts leading to employment for Veterans who are homeless and disabled.
A job board specifically for American veterans with disabilities and enables you to search for jobs or post a resume for free.
Resource library for military spouse employment, education and relocation information. Offers thousands of links to employment related information and other resources for military spouses and military families.
Provides detailed information and resources about military and Veteran benefits, including pay, GI Bill, VA home loans, health care, retirement benefits and more for active duty, Veterans and retirees.
Designed to help America's troops and their families deal with life's issues. Offers access to articles, educational materials, interactive tools and more.
One-stop resource for information for service members and veterans. Includes information on benefits, employment and educational opportunities.
The central, trusted, up-to-date source for Service members and families to obtain information about all Quality of Life programs and services. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you need!
A partnership among the U.S. Departments of Labor, Defense and Veterans Affairs, the NRD is an online directory that offers resources and information to help wounded warriors, their families and those who serve them as they transition back to civilian life.
Develops and enhances the professional skills of veterans' employment and training service providers throughout the United States.
The Navy's non-medical case management program for wounded, ill and injured sailors and their family members, which supports and assists sailors through recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration.
An employment recruitment program targeting military spouses, retirees, injured veterans and other ex-military personnel. This links open in PDF format.
A temporary assignment/internship program for Service Members convalescing at military treatment facilities in the National Capital Region. See Operation Warfighter Program Overview for more information about the program and benefits for service members and participating employers.
Program provides loans for Veterans and members of the military community wanting to establish or expand small businesses.
Text of a Presidential Executive Order regarding federal contracting for service-disabled veteran businesses.
A comprehensive program to provide individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services to Service Members and Veterans seriously injured or wounded in the War on Terrorism.
An online tool to help wounded and injured service members and veterans access valuable online resources and contact information for one-on-one employment assistance to help them successfully transition into the civilian workforce.
List of resources for those returning from deployment including information for active duty, reservists and National Guard members and their families.
Provides technical assistance, resources and training to individuals throughout the country who are interested in pursuing self-employment. Site offers a Web cast series in which successful entrepreneurs share their secrets for success and online seminars on topics including self-employment for individuals with disabilities.
Provides links to self-employment resources for military spouses, including home-based businesses, loans and more.
Information on the SDV/CROP that helps to create strong relationships between Service Disabled Veteran Enterprises (SDVE), federal, state and local governments to stimulate economic growth.
Develops and runs programs for all Veterans, including service-disabled Veterans, reserve component members and their dependents or survivors.
Resources and information from the Small Business Administration to assist small businesses who employ a National Guard and/or Reserve Member who has been called up to active duty, or National Guard and/or Reserve Member small business owners who have been called up to active duty.
Select a state from the map to find out about services and benefits for veterans.
A non-profit service organization committed to long term career development and life skills support for severely wounded veterans and their spouses. Web site includes a Job Center with job listings, resume guides and interviewing tips.
Employment can play a major role in the recovery of wounded and injured service members. This new fact sheet, available in PDF and Word format, describes programs at the U.S. Department of Labor for returning service members and their employers.
Veterans with service-connected disabilities have received in-depth training in their fields, as well as invaluable on the job experience. They also have transferable skill that can be applied to many industries such as information technology, telecommunications, management, office work, plumbing, construction, carpentry, truck driving, food preparation, health care and more.
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) on the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), which was established to meet the needs of separating Service Members during their period of transition into civilian life by offering job-search assistance and related services. Click here for a complete overview of the program.
Committee reviews veterans' programs, examines current laws and reports bills and amendments to strengthen existing laws concerning veterans and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Provides employment opportunities to Veterans with service-connected disabilities.
This Committee handles all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to veteran's issues such as compensation, pensions, readjustment of servicemen to civil life, medical care, vocational rehabilitation and education.
Online tool helps Veterans understand employee eligibility and job entitlements, employer obligations, benefits and remedies under the Act.
Employers are required to provide to persons entitled to the rights and benefits under USERRA a notice of the rights, benefits and obligations of such persons and such employers under USERRA. Employers may provide the notice, "Your Rights Under USERRA," by posting it where employee notices are customarily placed.
Fact sheet provides information on job rights for veterans and reserve component members.
The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service issued proposed rules implementing USERRA. This document sets forth the Agency's review of and response to comments on the proposal and any changes made in response to those comments.
Veteran Resource Information Web site designed to assist veteran entrepreneurs who want to start and expand their businesses in the federal and private marketplace.
Veterans can use this website from the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine what path to employment is best for them, including reemployment with previous employer, rapid employment services for new employment, self-employment and employment through long term services.
Information from the VA about services that the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program provides to veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Web site offers multiple tools and resources for all U.S. Veterans, including job opportunities, forms, benefits and program information as well as training assistance for private sector employment.
Guide from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) explains the hiring authorities and preference for Veterans, including disabled Veterans, in federal civil service employment.
Online seminar that discusses what the Veteran needs to know and understand in the transition from the military lifestyle to that of a business owner with a disability. For more online training resources see the brochure Self-Employment Webcast Series.
Fact sheet answers questions that Veterans with service-connected disabilities may have about the protections they are entitled to when they seek to return to their former jobs or look to find their first, or new, civilian jobs.
Guide explains how protections for veterans with service-connected disabilities differ under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the ADA, and then describes how the ADA in particular applies to recruiting, hiring and accommodating veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Information about the laws that entitle veterans to hiring preferences over others for federal government positions.
Helps individuals recovering from severe injuries received in the line of duty connect with the support and resources they need to build a career in the civilian workforce.
