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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.
"HONOR A HERO, HIRE A VET" CAREER EXPO - JOB RESOURCE FAIR
October 15, 2008, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA
U.S. VETS and the California Employment Development Department are hosting the 2nd Annual "Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet" Career Expo - Job & Resource Fair that will be one of the State's largest and most distinctive. More than 125 employers are expected to participate. Tom Johnson, Secretary of the California Department of Veteran Affairs, will be the opening speaker. The Expo is open to all job seekers, but is especially designed for veterans and is part of the Governor's Statewide Initiative, "Honor a Hero, Hire a Vet," to help veterans make a successful transition from military service to civilian life. For information click here
Employer Registration available now, click here.
Sponsorships are available, contact Jerlene Tatum at (562)388-8020, or jtatum@usvetsinc.org.
U.S. VETS - Houston Inaural 5K Run/Walk Success
Houston area veteran Felix Lugo crosses the finish line carrying the flag he ran with to honor veterans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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On Saturday, May 17th, U.S. VETS - Houston held its 1st Annual 5K Fun Run/Walk at Bear Creek Park. More than 110 runners participated in the inaugural U.S. Vets Houston 5k. Sponsors included Panjo Investments, McLane Advanced Technologies, The City of Houston, Watermill Express, The Kolache Factory, and VFW Post 8790. Among the participants were veterans from U.S. VETS Midtown as well as members of The Houston Striders Running Club.
The overall male winner was 15 year old Brian Alvarado who finished with a time of 17:16.7 while the overall female winner was Diana Hirst who finished with a time of 19:14.4. All involved reported having a great time at the event and vowed to participate next year.
Congratulations to the Race Director Omar Sesay who in his other job is Clinical Director at the Houston Site for a job well done!
U.S. VETS partners with HomeAid to help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
Left to right: Stephen Peck, U.S. VETS, Pat Riley, Team President and Coach, Miami Heat; David Hoppe, former Army Sergeant and Iraq veteran; Dwight Radcliff, CEO, U.S. VETS.
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HomeAid has launched the "Wounded Veterans" program, a nationwide effort to create housing with educational services, job-skills training and nurturing support for veterans returning from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. "America's you veterans are our gatekeepers, they take care of us; now it is our responsibility to take care of them". On February 27th, CEO Dwight Radcliff and Community Development Director Stephen Peck attended the launch event at the Creative Artists Agency in Los Angeles. One of the pilot programs in this effort will be located at U.S. VETS' Long Beach site, Villages at Cabrillo.
U.S. VETS has served more than 175 recently returned veterans and the new 20 bed program in Long Beach will offer specialized services that will prepare these veterans for employment and independence. The road to independence will include a combination of: counseling, peer support, education, job training, employment assistance, psychotherapy, therapeutic groups, medical care from the VA Health Care System, family counseling/reintegration and the establishment of an ongoing support system.
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