The Verdugo Jobs Center has partnered with Leadership Pasadena to provide leadership classes to veterans in our community under our VEAP grant. FREE to veterans.
Google Has Tools To Help U.S. Veterans Find Jobs And Promote Businesses
Google Data Scientist and former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Sean O’Keefe pointed out that there are more than 2.5 million businesses in the U.S. that are majority-owned by veterans. This amounts to 9% of all businesses in the U.S. To help veterans find jobs and promote their businesses, Google has launched some useful new tools.
Google has enabled new “Veteran-Led” attribute for businesses that are owned, led or founded by a veteran. This attribute can be added through the Google My Business profiles. And it will appear along with others such as “Outdoor Seating” and “Has Wifi.” . . . . more
A Holiday Greeting to all our Women Veterans
Warm wishes for your holiday season and a healthy and happy New Year to all our women veterans. Thank you for your service.
Writing Scholarship for Veterans
The LWC Baker Veteran Scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP details: Applicant must be a veteran of the armed services, and not have a book in publication but should be generating work with the intent of being published in established literary magazines and/or have other awards of merit. The goal of this scholarship is to give an underserved population the opportunity to have close mentoring relationships with professional writers and editors. This scholarship covers full tuition (all events, readings, workshops, etc. are covered for scholar) for the conference and offers steep discount for the superb housing we have at Seaside (scholars pay a lodging fee of $200 total for the full conference). This is our sixth year, and we are proud to have offered financial aid (we have both fellowships (for those with one book or more) and scholarships for five years!
GENRE: Open
DEADLINE: January 10, 2019
CONFERENCE DATES: May 11-19, 2019
TO SUBMIT: https://www.artweeksouthwalton.com/longleaf-writers-conference-registration/
FOR DETAILS: https://www.artweeksouthwalton.com/2018-longleaf-visiting-writers-faculty-agents-editors-and-guests/
The Longleaf Writers Conference is an annual gathering of creative writers from all over the nation and features award-winning writers in poetry and fiction and creative nonfiction who will offer a full week of intensive writing workshops, one day seminars, lectures, readings, and social events. The conference offers the opportunity for all writers to celebrate writing, to network with other writers, make new literary friends, and to hone their crafton one of the most beautiful beaches in the US. web:https://www.longleafwritersconference.com
Please note: Travel stipends and meals are not included at this time for fellows and scholars but most activities and events have some food and drink available.·Fellows and scholars will benefit from a special reading, direct work with faculty, and other specific duties that allow them access to our faculty and visiting writers.
For more info: contact Seth Tucker at longleafwritersconference@gmail.comor303-868-3873
The Gender Wage Gap Is Worse Than We Thought – But Fixable
New research shows that the reality of today’s wage gap is more complicated than the figure often bandied about in Washington—“80 cents to a man’s dollar.” In fact, the gap might actually be much worse, yet much simpler to fix, than we assume.
According to a new analysis of historical wage data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), the oft-cited 20 percent gap, which focuses on short-term earnings, misses the context of women’s lives. When mapped over 15-year periods, the long-term gender earnings gap might widen to as much as 50 percent.
5 Reasons Veterans Leave Civilian Jobs
As companies recognize the benefits of hiring military veterans, the question often arises: Will they stay? Replacing an employee who is also a veteran is costly (as with any employee) and often emotional (I feel bad for not retaining someone who served our country).
When it comes to military veteran employees, employers can do more to increase the support network, open communications channels, and demonstrate leadership aligned with values to positively impact retention.
UPS Job Recruitment Event, November 9, 2018
Workshop November 5, at 11:30 am
Initial Interview Nov 9, 2018 at 11:00am
UPS is looking for:
• Package Handler—Part Time $13.25/hr
• Part time job with full time benefits
• 17-25 hrs per week Full healthcare benefits Paid holidays
Bring: your ID and Social Security Card
Must be registered: on Caljobs at www.caljobs.ca.gov
Location: 1255 S. Central Ave., Glendale, CA 91204 Mon—Fri 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Phone: 818-409-0476 TTY: 818-548-3857 Fax: 818-409-0496
LA Conservation Corp Career and College Fair, Los Angeles, Nov. 2, 2018
Come learn about opportunities to build upon your education and career goals
The Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LA Corps) is hosting a College & Career Fair on Friday, November 2, 2018 for teens and young adults in Los Angeles.
The event is free, open to the public, and complimentary lunch will be provided to attendees.
Attendees will meet college contacts and prospective employers and will have the chance to win a free Apple iPad!
Fri, November 2, 2018, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Location: The Goodwill Center of Southern California, 3150 North San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Women Vets on Point – Mental Health Support for Women Veterans in Southern California
If you are a woman veteran in Los Angeles and are feeling lost or worried about your mental health, you are not alone. Connect with Women Vets on Point today.
Women Vets on Point is an independent, not-for-profit program designed and informed by women veterans for women veterans in order to address critical needs and barriers to mental health care after military service. The program is funded by a consortium of Southern California foundations and brings together a team of program developers, service providers, and researchers from Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), and the United States Veterans Initiative (U.S.VETS).
Domestic Violence Community Forum & Candlelight Vigil, October 11, 2018
On Behalf of the Glendale Commission on the Status of Women: Join us for a Domestic Violence Community Forum & Candlelight Vigil
When: October 11, at 6pm
Location: Glendale Central Library
6:00 Reception
6:30 Program
Presentation of Domestic Violence Community Survey
Panel Discussion, moderated by Assemblymember Laura Friedman – including experts from YWCA Glendale, Glendale Police Department, Glendale Unified School District and Armenian Council of America
Questions and Answers
Candlelight Vigil