Veterans' Employment Representative

James Warner

Veterans Employment Representative

Division of Employment & Training, Office of Veterans Services

Telephone:

*Office: 920.448.5315

*Cell: 920.360.0573

*Email: james.warner@dwd.wisconsin.gov

Call for appointments

Services

• Individual employment assessment, job searching guidance and follow-up on services
• Resume and cover letter assistance
• Access to Job Center of Wisconsin and internet computers
• Priority to DOL funded programs if qualified
• Priority access to new job announcements
• Career counselor services and aptitude testing
• Labor market information availability
• Resume, interviewing and Job Club workshops
• Government jobs application information

Regularly Scheduled Employment Workshops

(call the Job Center for dates/times)

Referral services to:

• County Veterans' Service Officer
• Federal, State, and Local Assistance Programs
• Disability Vocational Rehabilitation
• Other veterans' programs

Veteran's Priority of Service The Manitowoc County Job Center system will provide priority of services to all covered veterans and their spouses over non-covered persons. The Manitowoc Job Center will actively monitor this process in all of the Workforce Investment Act contracts and the contract will have an assurance clause in it for this provision.

The management team of the job center will educate all staff of the definition of "covered veteran" and "covered spouse of veteran" and actively enforce the priority of service. This process will be monitored during on site monitoring of the management team’s performance and also the monitoring of the Workforce Investment Act service providers.

For universal services, notices of priority for veterans will be posted at the point of entry to the center and also on web pages. Job Center Core partners will communicate with the local veteran service officers, state veteran staff, and local county veteran representatives at the center for any targeted activities the veteran staff may be offering.

Veteran status will be identified at the point of entry into WIA programs or services. The veteran or spouse of veteran will be informed of their entitlement to the priority of service, the full array of programs and services available to them and any eligibility requirements of the program or service.

The priority will include accessing employment opportunities in advance of non-veteran persons, funding of training over non-veteran persons and receipt of supportive services over non-veteran persons.

To receive services as a Veteran from the Wisconsin Job Center, veterans must have:

• Served at least 180 days on active other than for Reserve or National Guard training
• Service less than 180 days but be medically discharged
• Been awarded a campaign badge or medal

Eligibility for other programs may vary

Links To Veteran Services

Primary Links

• Veterans Administration website for information on veterans' benefits including health, home loans, burial, forms and publications, board of appeals, etc.

• Manitowoc County Veterans Service Office website for benefits, etc.

• Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs' website on benefits, information, etc.

• Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Veterans Services providing information and links for veterans' benefits and services.

• Register for Veteran's services provided by the WI Department of Workforce Development. Get assistance with Job Search.

Benefits Booklets

• Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents Booklet

• Wisconsin Veteran's State Programs and Services Booklet

• Loan Guaranty Home Loan Program

Homeless and Transitional Veterans

• VA website listing programs specific to assisting homeless veterans

• Veterans Assistance Foundation for assisting transitional veterans or at risk of becoming homeless

Age Discrimination

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website on age discrimination

• State of Wisconsin Dept of Workforce Development website on age discrimination

Medical and Legal Assistance

• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder website to address the needs for veterans with PTSD

• National Veterans Legal Services Program website a charitable organization dedicated to assisting veterans through advocacy, education, litigation, training advocates who represent veterans, and publications

Self-employment Opportunities

• Small Business Administration's website for veteran entrepreneurs seeking to start their own businesses

• Senior Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) a resource partner of the SBA for assisting and guiding entrepreneurs in building a business (An excellent resource for information)

Government Representatives

• U.S. Senate website for information on our Senators

• U.S. House of Representative website for information on our House Representatives

Annual Credit Report

• A central website allowing requests for free credit reports every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion

Other Resources

General Emergency Assistance

Manitowoc County Human Services Dept.
3733 Dewey Street
Manitowoc WI 54220
920.683.2888 (call for appointment)

Salvation Army
411 North 6th Street
Manitowoc WI 54220
920.684.7117

Food Pantries

Salvation Army Food Pantry
POC - Donna Denor
402 North 9th Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220
920.686.8989

St Vincent De Paul Society
911 Chicago
Manitowoc, WI 54220
920.682.9452

Peter's Pantry
843 South 21st Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220
920.682.6989

Home Owner Assistance

Lakeshore Community Action

702 State Street

P.O. Box 2315

Manitowoc, WI 54221-2315

920-682-3737

ID Card Replacement

Navy/Marine Reserve Center
2949 Ramada Way
Green Bay, WI
920.336.2444 (call for appointment)

Disaster Assistance

American Red Cross
205 North 8th Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220
920.684.6601