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2010 Series of Informative Community Lectures and Programs/Welcoming OIF/OEF Veteran Issues
All Lectures are in the Hiram G. Andrews Center,
727 Goucher Street, Johnstown,
Seminar Theatre and begin at 7pm
Thursday, May 27: Changing Faces of the Military-Women Veterans, Plus VA Eligibility Overview
Thursday, June 10: Family/Spousal Support & Concerns During Deployment
Thursday, July 22: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-facility tour
Thursday, August 19: Homelessness, Suicide Prevention
Thursday, September 23: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
SAVE THE DATE:
Next Developing A Community Response Symposium -
August 18, 2010; Hiram G. Andrews Center
SEE BROCHURE!
****VIEW our
Pennsylvania Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation/
Vocational Retraining Project (PDVR/VRP)
Page to view the videos from our 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Symposiums****
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Veteran
Community Initiatives, Inc. (VCI)
is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1993
to assist ALL veterans, their immediate family members, and
displaced workers in their job searching efforts.
Our
services have been developed with the unemployed and underemployed
veteran in mind. We are not a placement agency, but do provide
customized services including:
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Vocational Counseling
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Workshops
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Job
fairs
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Library
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Outreach
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Assisted
Job Placement/Networking
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Informal Referrals
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Job
Placement Follow-up
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PTSD
Readjustment Group Counseling
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Traumatic
Brain Injury
In addition
VCI is the lead organization for the Laurel Highlands based
Pennsylvania Disabled Veterans Rehabilitation/Vocational Retraining
Project (PDVR/VRP). PDVR/VRP provides outreach, education,
and awareness of comprehensive physiological, psychological,
vocational, employment services for returning War on Terrorism
(OIF/OEF) veterans.
Our professional
staff has extensive human resources, employment, career counseling,
and human service backgrounds and we are active in many professional
and community agencies.
 Tom
Caulfield, VCI President/Director
has over 25 years extensive human resources, employment, career
counseling, and operations experience with such major corporations
as Pennsylvania Electric Company, Niagara Mohawk Corporation
and Pepperidge Farm Company. Tom has been active in the Cambria
County Private Industry Council, Southern Alleghenies Steering
Committee, Cambria-Somerset Human Resources Association, Vietnam
Veterans of America, Inc., PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation,
and CAMCO Special Olympics. Tom's educational background includes
a B.S. from Albany State University (NY) in Business Administration
and M.B.A. from Pace University.
 Marty
Kuhar, VCI Program Specialist
is a retired Army Lt. Colonel with diverse backgrounds in
management, operations, and training, administration, counseling,
education, and human relations. He serves on the Cambria-Somerset
Easter Seal Advisory Council, the Johnstown Region's Red Cross
Blood Services Committee, and is chairman on the Mountain
Committee's Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve. Marty
holds a B.A. in History/Education from St. Francis College,
and a M.A. in History from IUP. He is also a graduate of the
United States Army's Command and General Staff College.
 Beverly
Blough, Administrative
Office Manager brings with her a strong administrative, office
management and customer relations along with graphic design
and web development. While employed as a Senior Administrative
Assistant for IBM in Charlotte, NC, she attended ongoing customer
service trainings and seminars. She has volunteered her time
at the Greater Johnstown YMCA, several assisted living homes,
and the Humane Society of Cambria County. Before entering
her administrative career Beverly graduated from a prominent
Surgical Technology program, and joined the Surgical Technician
field. She has also worked as a Youth Case manager at a Juvenile
Group Home. Member of the Laurel Highlands United Way Communications Committee.
 Ruth
Ward,
Administrative Assistant, is a retired teacher with a B.S.
degree in Business Education, from Indiana University of PA.
She taught in the Pittsburgh and Johnstown Areas for 23 years.
After retirement she has been employed in a secretarial position
for 10 years. While employed as a teacher in the Johnstown
Area, she took advance courses at the University of Pittsburgh
at Johnstown and Johnstown Votech.
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