Vocare is a faith-based networking group that provides guidance, support, and a caring community for those seeking career assistance. Meetings are held twice a month and offer encouragement, stress management, counseling, and financial support to help members obtain training, certifications, and get back to work. Vocare aims to lift up those experiencing unemployment through spiritual, emotional, and financial resources like networking, education support, and potential funding for career advancement. They welcome anyone seeking job search help in a compassionate environment.

1. ALL are welcome to attend!! Your kindness & generosity
will help Vocare ...
Vocare is a faith-based networking group for those . . . provide guidance and support not offered by
who are in-transition and seeking career search other networking and job support organizations by
advice and networking support in a spiritual establishing a caring atmosphere including:
surrounding.
• A safe, “you’re not alone” environment that pro-
Anyone seeking a networking opportunity – those vides encouragement, motivation, and direction
from any religious affiliation as well as those with no • Stress management
spiritual connection are invited. • Decreased depression
• More open and caring communications with
Meetings: family members
• Pastoral care
• Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th
• Psychological counseling
Wednesdays of each month
• Financial support so that members can obtain...
• 7:00-8:30 PM
• Ascension Lutheran Church
1600 E. Hillcrest Dr.
training and certifications that
Thousand Oaks, CA will help members get their
• 805-495-0406
resumes TO THE TOP OF THE PILE
and
GET
BACK
TO
WORK
SOONER! www.VocareNetworking.com
Questions? 1715 Orinda Ct. Providing spiritual, emotional, and financial
Contact Lauren Godfrey 805.807.9032 Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 assistance to the unemployed and underemployed
or visit our website: Phone: 805.807.9032 through group and individual networking,
www.VocareNetworking.com Lauren@VocareNetworking.com counseling, and advanced training support

2. “Vocare” is a Latin verb meaning “to call”
Vocare’s Mission and Vision How You Can Help
How We Support the Community Vocare & It’s Members
Mission Statement: Purpose/Services: Donate:
To support and uplift those Sharing job-search ideas, guidance, and resources such as:
experiencing the loss of employment • Time
• Resumes
by sharing career development • Job leads
• cover letters
resources, networking opportunities, • Networking resources
• networking contacts
prayer, and fellowship in a faith-based, • Recommendations on speakers and meeting
• career marketing plans
compassionate, and encouraging topics
environment. • online job search and education resources
• Connections or suggestions on grant, private,
• referrals to staffing agencies and recruiters
and/or public funding
• dealing with government unemployment benefits
• Financial resources
Vision:
To provide spiritual, emotional, and We are currently pursuing grant or private funding in order
financial assistance to the to provide financial assistance with career advancement
unemployed and underemployed resources that increase hirability and transferable skills Please visit the DONATE page on our website
through group and individual recognition with employers and recruiters through: for details on how and where you can financially
networking, counseling, and • Advanced education support Vocare’s services and goals
advanced training support. • Skills improvement classes
• Expertise development training
• Job and industry-specific certifications
• Emergency living expenses Support From Family & Friends:
Spiritual Support • Empathize
• Communicate openly and often
• Empathy
• Help with planning and maintaining the
• Understanding
family budget
• Prayer
• Learn more about what it is your “in-transition”
• A safe place to share job-search experiences and
family member does and the type of career
concerns
and industry they are skilled and interested in
• Help defining ones vocation or “calling”
• And whenever possible - listen