Employment

When Army veteran James Thomas’s injuries prevented him from being able to perform his job, TVC Veteran Career Advisor and Army veteran Eliseo Torres assisted him in finding another.

Thomas knew he could depend on Torres’s “guidance and encouragement” due to the previous success Thomas had with Torres’s assistance on his job hunt.

Pictured is Torres, at ...

TVC connected with Texas National Guard members at events hosted by Texas Military Department’s Soldier and Family Readiness Program in late February 2024.

Among the TVC programs there was Veteran Employment Services, represented by Homero Prado, Jr. He worked to connect job seeking Guard members and veterans with employment resources in their hometowns.

“Prado informed all the personnel with questions regarding employment to visit their nearest American Job Center or Workforce Solutions Center located near their hometown. Additionally, he encouraged them to ...

Katasha Gray and Mike Calhoun of the Texas Veteran Commission’s (TVC) Veteran Employment Services (VES) North Texas District team prepare justice involved veterans to return to their communities with job search skills and job readiness training, plus employment leads.

“Their workshops are very beneficial and have had an impact on justice involved veterans in Tarrant County. So much so, these veterans increase their chances of finding employment and significantly reduce the chances of recidivism, once released,” said Ron Abrams, VES North ...

Madison Covington, pictured, recently earned a Master’s Degree in Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. She had a goal of becoming a Federal Special Agent; however, she had no professional work experience.

Covington, a dependent family member of two veterans, was referred by the program manager of the Fort Cavazos Soldier Recovery ...

TVC Employment Services partners with other organizations in producing career advancing events for veterans. At the Texas VFW Foundation Veteran Career Expo, held mid-January in Corpus Christi, 31 employers were on site, 10 on-the-spot job offers were made, 8 interviews were scheduled and over 140 follow-ups were planned. The event attracted over 130 attendees, of that more than 60 were veterans and their family members.

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In just his first year of service, TVC Rural Veteran Career Advisor Theo Bell got 22 of 23 veterans he was intensively working with to participate in personal employment plans. He finished the year with a 100% employment outcome rate, exceeding the standard rate by 30%. Further, he connected with 61 employers in his efforts to get veterans hired. This included informing employers of the benefits of hiring veterans such as tax credits as well as great employee skills and ...

The recent Public Safety and Diversity Career Fair was so successful, another is already being planned for Spring 2024, possibly in the DFW area.

The first Public Safety and Diversity Career Fair, held in Austin in early December 2023, featured “42 predominantly ...

The Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) West Texas Veterans Employment Services (VES) team decided it was time to take Off-Base Transition Training (OBTT) from the big city and out to reach veterans in smaller towns.

The OBTT program consists of a series of employment-oriented workshops that were developed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The workshops are designed to assist U.S. military veterans in their efforts to reestablish themselves in civilian employment after separating from active military duty. OBTT workshops are ...

Veteran Jameson Miller is an example of how taking courses and programs to further one’s-self, plus the connectivity of the veteran community, can overcome barriers to employment. Plus, to find work in the career one is interested in.

It all began with Miller, pictured, being in the case management program U&I Spread the Light, a nonprofit organization offering veteran support services ...