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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 ...

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 ...

After retiring from a 26-year Marine Corps career in 2014, combat veteran Dr. Paul T. Archie, pictured, embarked on seven years as a JROTC Instructor at a public school in Chicago, Illinois. Archie wanted to come home to Texas and resume fulfilling his passion for leadership training. He reached out to the Texas ...

After 16 years of service, David Deitt decided to leave Active Duty Army, in the fall of 2021. Deitt, pictured, attained a Project Management Professional Certification from Onward to Opportunity (O2O) before his End Term of Service in February 2022. However, Deitt found it challenging to create a viable resume and needed to develop good interview techniques. ...

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 ...