Employment

New Veterans Food Bank Foundation addresses food insecurity in Katy area

To address food insecurity of veterans and their families in Katy and the surrounding rural areas, Vietnam veteran Sheryll Jones started The Texas Veterans Food Bank Foundation. To understand how to reach those veterans and the barriers they face to access services, Jones contacted Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Employment Services Director and Air Force veteran Anna Baker, who Jones had met at an American Legion event. From that, Myeshia Wilcox, Army veteran and TVC Employment District Outreach Coordinator, Gulf ...

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Employment Services connects with those in poverty & homeless in Dallas

When nonprofit Operation Care International held an annual event in Dallas to assist those in poverty and the homeless, the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veteran Employment Services (VES) North Texas District Team and Woman Veterans Program joined this opportunity to connect with veterans.

The annual event, Christmas Gift held Dec 19, 2022, provided employment networking as well as financial, healthcare and housing assistance plus other services.

The TVC team assisted with identifying veterans at the point of entry to the event. ...

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Marine veteran maps his way to Texas employment

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Marine Corps veteran Christopher Francis, pictured, moved to Texas in June 2022, having successfully completed his Vocational Readiness & Employment (VR&E) Program. His VR&E Counselor referred him to the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC). Receiving the referral was Jim Grisham, Air Force veteran and TVC Employment Services North Texas District Coach and Rural Veteran Career Advisor (RCVA)  at ...

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Congressional Veteran Commendation presented to Rural Veteran Career Advisor Baillio

Texas Fourth District Congressman and Air Force veteran Pat Fallon presented his Congressional Veterans Commendation to Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Rural Veteran Career Advisor Katie Baillio.  The presentation was made November 10, 2022 at a ceremony held at the Plano Flags of Honor.

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“Katie has done an outstanding job assisting veterans in the Denison area. She ...

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Veteran employment success overcomes barrier of homelessness

Navy veteran Belinda Wright, after honorably transitioning in May 2022, became unemployed, homeless and with little savings for her and her child. She met TVC Employment Services Veterans Career Advisor (VCA) and Army veteran Beverly “Bev” Davis at the Workforce Solutions Center in Irving in August. Davis immediately connected Wright with needed support services to find housing and alleviate her immediate financial burdens. Davis found that Wright’s Navy experience matched construction industry project management. Together, they began tailoring a resume ...

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Veteran leverages his experience & overcomes Service Connected Disability to find employment

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Bernard Noel’s 14-year Navy career provided him extensive experience in the field of Safety and Service Operations. However, being economically disadvantaged and having a service connected disability were barriers to his employment. Noel, pictured, met Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veteran Career Advisor (VCA) and Army veteran Bobby Lee Williams at his Workforce ...

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U.S. Secretary of Labor Walsh meets with Texas Veterans Commission Employment Services

U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin “Marty” Walsh visited the American GI Forum-National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) https://www.agif-nvop.org/ in San Antonio on August 30, 2022. Meeting with Secretary Walsh in a roundtable discussion were members of the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veteran Employment Services (VES) South District team. “At the roundtable, TVC VES staff showcased the partnerships in Military City USA (San Antonio), the relationships with DOL (Department of Labor) programs, and service delivery to veterans in the area,” said ...

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