Detailed analysis of State Veterans Program

1. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
VETERANS PROGRAMS

2. WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?
VETERANS SERVICES VIDEO

3. PRIORITY OF SERVICE
• AFTER ARRIVING TO
THE AMERICAN JOB
CENTER AND SELF
IDENTIFYING AS A
VETERAN (OR SPOUSE
OF ELIGIBLE VETERAN),
YOU WILL BE GIVEN
PRIORITY OF
SCREENING FOR
PROGRAMS AND
(when appropriate)
CONNECTED TO
“INTENSIVE SERVICES”

4. WHAT ARE INTENSIVE
SERVICES?
ONE ON ONE HELP WITH:
• JOB SEARCH
• INTERNSHIPS
• NETWORKING
• FREE TRAINING
• JOB REFERRALS
• MOCK INTERVIEWS
• EMPLOYERS INTROS
• RESUME ASSISTANCE
• CONNECTIONS TO THE
BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM
OR - HELP OVERCOMING:
• HOMELESSNESS
• HEALTHCARE ISSUES
• COMPUTER LITERACY
• WORK/LIFE - BALANCE
• CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS
• FILING A CLAIM FOR
BENEFITS
• INTRODUCTION TO
PROGRAMS

5. WHICH PROGRAMS ARE
AVAILABLE THROUGH JOB
CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY?
– WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT
• {WIOA} FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM WHERE THE
GOVERNMENT STATES THAT IF YOU LOST YOUR JOB
TO NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN (DRAWING
UNEMPLOYMENT) THEN YOU PRE-QUALIFY FOR THE
PROGRAM
– SERVICES CAN INCLUDE TRAINING FUNDS UP TO $7000
PER VETERAN
• {WIOA} YOU CAN ALSO PRE-QUALIFY IF YOU ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR OR DRAWING STATE ASSISTANCE I.E.
BASIC FOOD ASSISTANCE, ETC.

6. WHAT IF I HAVE A SERVICE
CONNECTED DISABILITY?

7. ENROLL IN THE VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT (VR&E)
PROGRAM FOR THE VA!
ACCESS…
• REVIEW & BE EMPOWERED
– HYPERLINK
FINANCIAL STIPENDS…
• WHAT HAPPENS IF THE
REHABILITATION PLAN IS
ESTABLISHED?
– HYPERLINK

8. BUSINESS SERVICES

9. EMPLOYMENT REFERRALS…
• AFTER WORKING
SUCCESSFUL WITH THE
DISABLED VETERANS
OUTREACH PROGRAM (DVOP),
“INTERNAL” REFERRALS ARE
THEN MADE TO THE BUSINESS
SERVICE TEAM!
• THE BUSINESS SERVICE TEAM
THEN MAKES REFERRALS TO
EMPLOYERS AFTER MAKING
THEM AWARE OF THE
ADVANTAGES, INCENTIVES
AND STRENGTHS TO HIRING
VETERANS!

10. WHO MAKES UP THE
BUSINESS SERVICES TEAM?
• BUSINESS SERVICE COORDINATORS AND LOCAL
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVES –
MAKE UP THE TEAM FOR LAKE COUNTY
– THEY ARE;
• GREGORY MYSKO – BSC
• KATHLEEN WAGER – LVER
– THEIR ROLES ARE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS
AND ENCOURAGE HIRING OF VETERANS

11. WHO ARE THEIR EMPLOYER
CONTACTS SO FAR?

12. ILLINOIS HIRES HEROES
WEBSITE

13. JOB CENTER OF LAKE COUNTY
STAY IN THE KNOW...
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ACCESS TO
INFORMATION…

14. IN CLOSING…

15. HELP ME TO HELP YOU BY…
KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS
• REVIEW WHAT STATE
VETERAN PROGRAMS HAVE
TO OFFER AND THEN LET’S
TALK…
IDES - WEBSITE
KNOW MY AVAILABILITY
• BECAUSE MY JOB
CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF
OUTREACH, THE BEST WAY
TO REACH ME IS EMAIL…
WILLIE.GREGORY@ILLINOIS.GOV

16. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE OF SERVICE
~ Willie ~