jobs for veterans state grant (jvsg). november 22 nd, 2010 2 jvsg primary goals interpret and...
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Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG)
November 22nd, 2010
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JVSG Primary Goals• Interpret and implement info in Veteran
Program letters and regulations provided by DOL/VETS
- Maine’s DVET, Debbie Kelly, oversees program
• Develop policies and procedures to increase
employment opportunities for veterans
• Ensure that veterans are given priority of service in
referrals to job openings and other services.
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Maine’s JVSG Program Delivery Structure
• 16 Veterans Reps – 12 DVOPs and 4 LVERs– 95% are Veterans with disabilities
• JVSG Program is delivered through Maine’s Network of CareerCenters – 12 Full Service CareerCenters and
numerous itinerant sites
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JVSG - DVOPs and LVERs
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialists – DVOPS: – Provide intensive services to veterans with significant
barriers to employment
Local Veterans Employment Representatives – LVERS: – Conduct employer outreach and job development in
the local community, on behalf of all American Job Center veterans
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1. Special disabled or disabled veteran as those terms are defined in 38 U.S.C § 4211(1)
2. Homeless or at risk of homelessness3. Recently-separated service member, who at any
point in the previous 12 months has been unemployed for 27 or more weeks
4. An offender, who has been released from incarceration
5. Lacking a high school diploma or equivalent certificate
6. Low-income7. Transitioning service member8. AND Veterans between the ages of 18 and 24
JVSG Focus on Veterans with Significant Barriers to Employment
(SBE)
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• About 8,000 Veterans served per year at Maine’s CareerCenters and in Maine Job Bank
Veterans Served at Maine CareerCenters
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Maine Job Bank• Of the 19,365 active
jobseekers in Maine Job Bank in Sept 2014
12% were Veterans–47% between ages of 50
and 64–29% between ages of 35
and 49–13% between ages of 18
and 34
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Best Practices / New Initiatives
• Partnerships with all of you!• Partnerships with Chambers
- Free memberships & visibility
• Job Fairs (over 75 in 2014!)• 2014 Compliance Rules for
Federal Contractors - VEVRAA (Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act)
• Hilton Honors Program- Free overnight
accommodations
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Partnership with RVCP• CareerCenter staff including DVOPs and
LVERs will work closely with Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot (RVCP) staff to make referrals to prospective services, trainings and resources.
• LVERs will meet with appropriate RVCP staff at least quarterly to discuss strategies for improving employment opportunities for veterans.
• JVSG staff will work with RVCP staff to implement sustainable strategies beyond the grant period to improve access to services for service members, veterans their families.
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Contact Information
Auta MainVeterans’ Program Manager
BES, [email protected]
(207) 623-7975
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Thank You!