General Information
The Snohomish County Veterans Program is a team of men and women veterans who assist other veterans, and eligible spouses of veterans, in obtaining gainful employment.
Who We Are
The Veterans Program offers support through Local Veterans Employment Representatives (LVERs) and Disabled Veterans Outreach Program Specialists (DVOPs). All Veteran Representatives are qualified veterans who understand the unique challenges facing the veteran community.
What We Do
The Veterans Program staff partner with participating veterans to identify their needs, skills, and goals. This may include helping the veteran or an eligible spouse overcome various barriers to employment, understand their current skills and how those skills are valuable to employers, or access training to gain new skills.
Services
WorkSource partners with outside agencies and community groups, while offering in-house services, workshops, and programs such as:
Barriers to Employment
The Veterans Program is specifically tasked to assist eligible veterans and spouses of veterans who may be experiencing any type of barrier to quality employment.
Transferrable Skills
The Veterans Program staff can help to translate the knowledge, skills and abilities gained through military experience and training into transferrable skills that can be applied to any profession or work situation.
Eligible Spouses
As the spouse of a veteran, our WorkSource Staff and/or Veteran’s Representatives are available to talk with you about the benefits you may have.
Eligibility criteria includes one of the following:
- Caregiver of a Wounded Warrior
- Spouse of a U.S. Military veteran who
- Died, at least in part, of a service connected disability;
- Is reported as Missing in Action (MIA), a Prisoner of War (POW), or is forcibly detained;
- Interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power for more than 90 days;
- Has a total, service-connected disability, permanent in nature; or
- Has died while an evaluated, service-related disability was in existence.
Community Partners
WorkSource Snohomish County has many partners in which we can refer veterans to for a variety of education and support services.
Some of our Community Partners include: