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Category: Employment

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April 5, 2021

Veterans Column: Here’s What We Can Do Now to Prevent Veteran Homelessness

By Laura Thomas – mom of an active-duty servicemember; wife, mother-in-law and sister of veterans; and GCVF volunteer When addressing the topic of veteran homelessness, former President Barack Obama referred to our obligation to take care of our nation’s veterans as a “moral imperative.” I believe this obligation is best fulfilled long before a veteran […]

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August 21, 2020

Answers to Veterans’ Benefits Questions Just a Click Away with CalVet’s Updated Resource Book

CalVet Veterans Resource Book

Are you a service member or among the nearly 1.6 million veterans living in California? Do you want to buy a home? Do you want to return to school or find a new career in the civilian world? Do you need help navigating the VA’s medical system, or need information about any of your other […]

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April 15, 2020

Disabled American Veterans Offering $250 Grants to Veterans Left Unemployed by Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus veterans, coronavirus senior shoppers, Coronavirus rent relief, Coronavirus veterans financial relief

Service-connected disabled veterans who lost employment because of the coronavirus pandemic can apply for $250 grants from Disabled American Veterans, the veterans service organization announced Monday. “People are anxious, they’re worried about being able to take care of their families,” said Dan Clare, a Marine Corps veteran and DAV outreach officer. “We want to provide […]

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February 23, 2019

April 12, 2019: Oxnard Job Fair

2019 Oxnard Job Fair

Join the City of Oxnard, The Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, & Oxnard College as they host the Oxnard Job Fair Event Details Date: Friday, April 12, 2019Time: 10 am – 2 pm Location: Oxnard College  WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE OXNARD JOB FAIR  By attending this event, you will be able to meet directly with the […]

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January 25, 2019

Trump Recently Signed Two Veterans Bills into Law. Here’s How They’ll Affect You.

Coronavirus GI Bill; Transferring GI Bill Benefits; Veterans Benefits and Transition Act; Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act

On its way out the door, the 115th Congress passed a pair of bills aimed at improving education and other aspects of the transition from military to civilian life. Now that President Trump’s signature has made them law, here’s what the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act and the Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Actmean for veterans and […]

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November 5, 2018

JC Oberst: Veterans Courtroom Will Be Named for Former Judge Colleen Toy White

Judge Colleen Toy White Ventura County Veterans Court

The Ventura County Veterans Treatment Court recognition ceremony will be special, not only for the veterans who successfully completed the program but also for the judge who played a crucial role in standing up this treatment court. Courtroom 22 will be named the Colleen Toy White Courtroom during the graduation ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Nov. […]

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October 8, 2018

Veterans and Military Families Recruiting Night 2018

USC Veterans and Military Families Recruiting Night

MONDAY OCTOBER 15TH, 6:30PM TO 9:00PM USC Tutor Campus Center Ballroom, 3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles The Veterans and Military Families Recruiting Night at USC is a FREE community wide event open to all veteran students, alumni, community members and their spouses/families from multiple colleges. No USC affiliation is required. Over 40 hiring organizations from […]

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October 3, 2018

Operation Dress Code Helps Women Transition to Civilian Jobs

Operation Dress Code

UPDATE: Links and information have been updated to reflect 2018. Making the transition from military life to the civilian workforce can be tricky. It requires new skills. What’s the best way to conduct a job search? How will you ace the job interview? What will you wear? For women veterans, Operation Dress Code can help to answer […]

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August 10, 2018

Amazon Welcomes First Graduates of Program to Turn Veterans into Technologists

Amazon Veterans Apprenticeship

SEATTLE, Washington (Tribune News Service) — Mike Cooper and his four colleagues in Amazon’s inaugural class of veterans-turned-technologists won’t make a dent in the company’s roughly 17,000 job openings. But the five former armed service members represent the lengths the Seattle giant will go to satisfy its insatiable appetite for workers. Cooper, a 31-year-old Coast Guard […]

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May 7, 2018

JC Oberst: This Month, We Pause to Honor our Military

Military Appreciation Month

This month’s Bravo Zulu goes to our men and women in the military defending our nation. May is Military Appreciation Month. The military is in our backyard at Naval Base Ventura County. According to the base website, there are about 80 commands with a base population of more than 19,000 personnel. Commands that work on the base encompass […]

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May 4, 2018

Reinvesting in our Returning U.S. Heroes

Hire Veterans; Military Appreciation Month

By U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley Our men and women in uniform undertake enormous sacrifices every day to keep us safe. In return, we promise that they will have a fair shot at a good-paying job when they come home. Special to the Acorn While Congress has made bipartisan progress on fulfilling that pledge, there’s more […]

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May 4, 2018

Brownley Seeks Veteran for Wounded Warrior Fellowship in Thousand Oaks Office

Julia Brownley Wounded Warrior Fellowship

Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced that she is seeking a medically retired veteran for a two-year paid fellowship in her Thousand Oaks office. The person chosen for this fellowship will work with constituents who need help handling veterans-related casework and will act as a liaison between constituents and federal, state, […]

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April 2, 2018

It’s Time to Salute Those Who Help Our Veterans

VA Budget

There are several topics to cover today. First is this month’s Bravo Zulu. The second week of April is National Volunteer Week. This is a perfect time to recognize all your volunteers for their generosity donating their time and talents to your cause. There are more than 30 veterans organizations in Ventura County, and they all require volunteers […]

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March 23, 2018

Retired SEAL’s Company Puts DNA in Tattoos

DNA in Tattoos

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Boyd and Wanda Renner used to look at the stars at the same time to feel connected during their long months apart over his 28-year Navy career. Now, the retired SEAL takes a microscopic piece of his wife with him wherever he goes: her DNA. “I’m taking the part of my […]

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