Veterans often face unemployment challenges when entering the civilian job market. To support them and other members of the military community, Google has launched Career Forward, a program funded by a $10M grant. Learn more at goo.gle/2ZHUdYt
This link provides a list of organizations who help children of military servicemembers and Veterans.
St. Louis, Missouri
Job Training, Homeless Assistance, and resources to Gainful Employment
Their mission is to simplify the military transition experience using education and employment tools and resources to guide you to a successful career.
They assist Veterans in need find temporary shelter, food, clothing, mentoring and employer contacts so they can best present themselves to prospective employers. Self-sufficiency is their goal and their motto is: “Helping Others, Help Themselves.”
Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) connects the military community—service members, military spouses, and Veterans—with American businesses to create economic opportunity and a strong and diversified workforce.
Statewide
Missourians who leave their job and relocate to be with a spouse active in the military can file for unemployment benefits. This resource is there to assist with this.
Missouri's unemployment application system.
Missouri Job Centers are offering reemployment services. Those services include resume and interview preparation as well as assistance with job searching. The Job Centers also offer training assistance to those that qualify. For more information contact Mark Voss, Veteran Employment Representative, at 636-255-6060, ext. 5262
Resume Builder is a company based in San Francisco, CA that offers free online resume services. Their goal is to help a job seeker by providing the information, machine learning tools, and guides needed to build the best resume possible. POINT OF CONTACT: Nancy Johnson | EMAIL: nancy@resumebuilder.com | CALL: 800-301-9082
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Patrick Center helps homeless Veterans find employment, provide clothing, food and other forms of support. Contact Shelia Schneider at (314) 202-2164 for more information.
The Department of State has a good number of opportunities available which would fit well with experience gained in the U.S. Armed Forces, and they are committed to hiring Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce. They also have many Veterans working in the Department who could serve as mentors, a robust Veterans' affinity group, and a close working relationship with their DoD colleagues both domestically and abroad. For more information contact Dave Pernal, a national recruiter, at (202) 718-2615 or PernalDM@state.gov.