DOL-09/08/07-1E: Veterans Employment

Improve the employment outcomes for veterans who receive One-Stop Career Center services and Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program services.

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VETS Grants to State Workforce Agencies and to Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) Grantees - The Department helps veterans find jobs by funding grants to State Workforce Agencies for the delivery of employment services through One-Stop Career Centers in local communities. These grants support Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists dedicated to serving veterans who need special employment assistance due to disabilities or barriers to employment. These grants also support Local Veterans Employment Representative (LVER) staff members, who conduct outreach to area employers to identify their employment needs and develop employment opportunities for veterans. Through the Recovery and Employment Assistance Lifelines program, State Workforce Agencies also serve seriously injured veterans who need individualized employment assistance in order to reenter the workforce. The Department also funds competitive grants to community-based and faith-based organizations to operate the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP). HVRP grantees coordinate their delivery of employment services with the delivery of other services to the homeless by local service providers in order to assist homeless veterans to achieve self-sufficiency.

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• State Workforce Agencies: Grants to State Workforce Agencies - Strategies: * Deliver employment and workforce information services through One-Stop Career Centers. * Support Disabled Veteran Outreach Program specialists to serve veterans who need special employment assistance due to disabilities or barriers to employment. * Support Local Veterans Employment Representatives (LVER) who conduct outreach to area employers to identify their needs and develop employment opportunities for veterans. * Develop and implement refined State Workforce Agency performance standards. * Provide transition employment assistance workshops to service members prior to separation. * Expand the Recovery and Employment Assistance Lifelines program and its crosscutting efforts with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to provide individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services to seriously injured or wounded veterans.
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• Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program: Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP) Competitive Grant Program - Strategies: * Fund competitive grants to a wide range of program operators, including State and local governments, faith-based organizations, and other community-based organizations. * Target veterans such as homeless veterans and seriously injured veterans who need individualized employment assistance. * Link grants with other service providers to optimize their effectiveness in delivering employment services.
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