TALKING POINTS: WE CAN'T WAIT - NEW INITIATIVES TO GET VETERANS BACK TO WORK
· The President will continue to urge Congress to pass the American Jobs Act, piece by piece, to put folks back to work and strengthen the economy.
· This week, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the Returning Heroes and Wounded Warrior Tax Credits – two pieces of the American Jobs Act – that would provide tax credits to businesses that hire veterans.
· Today, major veterans’ service organization including American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars announced their support for the Returning Heroes and Wounded Warrior Tax Credits and urged Congress to act on these common-sense proposals that will help get veterans back to work.
· Veterans shouldn’t have to fight for a job once they’ve come home and President Obama will continue to pressure Congressional Republicans to put country before party and pass these tax credits.
· But we can’t wait for Congress to Act. That’s why today, the President announced three initiatives that will help get veterans back to work. Those initiatives include:
Veteran Gold Card: Effective today, Post-9/11 veterans will be able to download the Veteran Gold Card, which entitles them to enhanced services including six months of personalized case management, assessments and counseling, at the roughly 3,000 One-Stop Career Centers located across the country. This could help serve the more than 200,000 unemployed Post-9/11 veterans. The President directed the Department of Labor to launch this initiative in his August 4, 2011 speech at the Navy Yard.
My Next Move for Veterans: The Department of Labor will launch My Next Move for Veterans, a new online resource that allows veterans to enter their military occupation code and discover civilian occupations for which they are well qualified. The site will also include information about salaries, apprenticeships, and other related education and training programs.
Creating a Veterans Job Bank: The Administration will launch the Veterans Jobs Bank, at National Resource Directory, an easy to use tool to help veterans find job postings from companies looking to hire them. It already searches over 500,000 job postings and is growing. In a few easy steps, companies can make sure the job postings on their own websites are part of this Veterans Jobs Bank.
· All of these services can be accessed by visiting www.whitehouse.gov/vets.
· Together, these initiatives and the tax credits will lower veteran unemployment through increased hiring, improve resources for veterans to translate their military skills for the civilian workforce, and provide veterans with new tools to aid their search for jobs.
Habitat for Humanity Builds Homes for Veteran/Military Families
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County is currently building a home in Huntington Beach, CA. Anyone interested in this property should contact SSgt Medrano, Marcelo:
Marcelo Medrano, Realtor
Hablo Espanol
4000 Barranca Pkwy, Ste 110
Irvine, CA 92604
Marcelo.Medrano@Century21.com
949-861-1824