Ninety veterans served at 2006 Stand Down

 

On May 25, 2006, the WorkSource Everett Veterans Employment and Training Services (VETS) unit hosted its third annual Veterans Stand Down event. Held at the Washington Army National Guard Armory in Everett, Stand Down is an annual fair that offers information about employment, readjustment trauma intervention, disability claims, retraining options, homeless reintegration, accessing benefits, and community resources. Stand Down is offered free of charge to active duty, National Guard, reserve, and other veterans and spouses.

 

Stand Down additionally offers services that cater to homeless veterans, including free showers, hair cuts by volunteer students of the Seattle Gene Juarez Academy, free dental care provided by Northwest Medical Teams Mobile Dental Care, lunch provided by Heavy's Barbeque, and personal care supplies including socks, underwear, t-shirts, soap, toiletries, and flashlights.

 

This year's Stand Down was a phenomenal success, in that:

*	10 homeless veterans were provided with Homeless Healthcare/Trauma Re-Adjustment Assistance,
*	10 Veterans Services Officers disability claims were processed,
*	10 veterans were provided with Snohomish County Veterans Assistance fund services,
*	11 veterans received Social Security benefits counseling,
*	12 homeless veterans received free dental care,
*	20 veterans were provided with a Workforce Investment Act job-training assessment,
*	20 veterans received benefits counseling,
*	40 veterans received hair cuts,
*	58 resumes were submitted by veterans to the seven on-site employers present, and
*	A total of 90 veterans were served!

For more information about the VETS unit, please contact Patrick Martinez, Local Veterans Employment Representative at (425) 258-6323 or click here to view the VETS web page.