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Working Veterans l WorkingWorld.com
North Los Angeles County
14917 Victory Place
Van Nuys, CA 91411
(310) 562-0357
South Los Angeles County
11301 Wilshire Blvd, Building 212
Los Angeles, CA 90073
(310) 478-3711 x 48707
www1.usw.salvationarmy.org/usw/www_
usw_haven.nsf
VETERAN CAREER TRANSITION
ORGANIZATIONS
Silhouettes for Vets
Silhouettes for VETS educates and coaches
Veterans and their families for employment
transition by understanding the hiring cycle
to… "GET A JOB"
http://www.silhouettesforvets.org
Hire Heroes USA
Hire Heroes USA provides training and
coaching for veterans transitioning
to civilian employment. Each week
appointments are available to meet with a
Veteran Transition Specialist. Hire Heroes
USA has a local office in Torrance.
www.hireheroesusa.org
JVS Veterans First
JVS Veterans First provides the following
services: Professional career coaching
to navigate the civilian business and
workplace culture; Assessments to help
identify transferable skills for civilian jobs;
Job placement assistance and Veterans
Job Club; Referrals to other VET programs
to maximize VET benefits and other
services; and Occupational skills retraining.
www.jvsla.org/programs-and-services/
career-services/veterans-first
New Directions for Veterans
New Directions for Veterans (NDVets)
provides comprehensive services to
thousands of veterans in Los Angeles
County. NDVets offers a wide array
of services, including job training and
placement. Veterans who use the programs
leave NDVets with a savings account,
housing, a job or other income, computer
skills, renewed self-confidence and the
support of mentors and peers.
www.newdirectionsinc.org
Volunteers of America HVRP
Volunteers of America's Homeless Veterans
Reintegration Program HVRP (also known
as Helping Veterans Receive Paychecks)
helps ensure that male and female veterans
receive the employment and training
services they need to get good, sustainable
jobs. The programs offer job counseling,
resume preparation, job placement, and
follow-up. HVRP also provides immediate
transitional housing on-site and through
referrals to VOALA Pathways to Home.
www.voala.org/services/hvrp.htm
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VETERANS'
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
The Southern California Veterans'
Employment Committee covers all of
Southern California from Kern County to
the Mexican Border. The mission of the
Committee is to join the 12 local Veteran
Employment Committees as well as
work along side California Employment
Development Agency in addressing the
concerns of Veterans.
www.linkedin.com/company/southern-
california-veterans'-employment-
committee
www.facebook.com/socalvec/
Local Veteran Employment Committees in
the Southern California Region
• High Desert VEC
• Inland Empire VEC
• Kern County VEC
• Los Angeles VEC
• Mid-Cities VEC
• Orange County VEC
www.ocvec.org
• San Diego VEC
www.sdvec.org
• San Fernando Valley VEC
www.sfvvec.us
• San Gabriel Valley VEC
www.sgvvec.org
• South Bay VEC
www.sbvec.org
• VEC of Imperial County
• Western Ventura County VEC
VETERAN INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
Los Angeles County Veteran's Internship
Program
The program is administered by the County
of Los Angeles Department of Human
Resources and provides paid internships
for qualified veterans of the Armed Forces
of the United States. The internships are
designed to afford veterans with on-the-
job training and work experience with the
County of Los Angeles that will enable
them to effectively compete for permanent
County jobs.
http://dhrdcap.co.la.ca.us/veterans/
Veteran%20Intern.htm
VETERAN JOB FAIRS
The Valley Economic Alliance
Annual Honor a Hero Hire a Vet Job &
Resource Fair
www.thevalley.net
Recruit Military/ DAV (Disabled American
Veterans)
Recruit Military/DAV Opportunity Expos
(local job fairs held through the year)
https://events.recruitmilitary.com/
schedule
www.dav.org/veterans/employment-
resources/job-search-events/
CalVets Job Fair
Regular sponsored Veteran Job Fairs held
through the year.
www.calvet.ca.gov/VetHomes/Pages/
Job-Fair.aspx
StubHub Center Veterans Job Fair
Sun, Jan 3, 2016, 12:00 PM
www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-job-fair-
2016-tickets-19126620236?aff=ebrowse
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The LA Veterans Portal and Veterans
Resource Corps (211la.org)
The LA Veterans Portal is an innovative,
web-based platform where local veterans
can research services, call 211 directly, or
receive direct assistance from a member
of the "Veterans Service Corps" (VRC) who
operate out of our LA City Libraries. VRC
consists of 20 veterans who work out of 10
of our libraries and provide other veterans
"peer support" while they identify/access
services. The portal has the most extensive
and vetted veterans resource directory in
the region.
www.211la.org/
lacommunityveteransportal/veterans-
military-services/employment/
"VetsGo511" Mobile
LA County Metro in partnership with the
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti has developed
the "VetsGo511" phone app which will
provide instant access to transportation
and social services for veterans and
military personnel. With this application,
veterans can have easy access to public
transportation.
www.vetsgo511.com
Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative
The USC Center for Innovation and
Research on Veterans & Military Families
administers the Los Angeles Veterans
Collaborative, which comprises community
stakeholders and representatives from
organizations serving veterans and military
families in the Los Angeles area.
http://cir.usc.edu/community-
engagement/la-vet-collaborative
