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Charlotte Haynes
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1 Transition Center Update Marketing Yourself Transition Guide Caregiver Guide Lawyers for Heroes 1

2 Transition Center Organization Career Management Consulting - Career Fairs - Job Search Strategy - Interview Preparation - Transition Coaching Benefits Information & Education - Financial Counseling - Healthcare and Benefits Information - Financial Publications Veterans Service Officers - New Program to assist all Veterans with disability claim development and processing 2

3 3.2 million long-term jobless 7.5 million Americans working part-time the most robust stretch of hiring since the recession, but Slow wage growth Low number of voluntary resignations 722,000 unemployed veterans in 2013 Adding 177,000 jobs per month 3

4 Transition Center Initiatives Making A Difference 2 live and 4 virtual career fairs in 2014, plus active military spouse and family career development initiatives Connected 2,350 transitioning military with 125 employers in 2013 Supported 300 military spouses in career transition & re-entry in veterans and 38 companies in August 2014 virtual career fair Virtual career fair details at Nationwide LinkedIn Career Networking Group: 22,600+ members Search groups MOAA Career Networking. Partnerships with Department of Labor, RallyPoint, IFA, HAI, AFCEA, SVA, and several university programs Nation-wide career development and benefits information presentations reached more than 11,000 in

5 Serving Members, Veterans and Spouses in 2014 Assistance for 275 military spouses in transition 633 resume reviews and career consultations 1,081 benefits consultations 162 facilitations to 5,048 attendees 5

6 2014 Spring Career Fair Companies Attended: 65, Job Seekers: Over 450 Including: Amazon, FDIC, Lockheed, Humana, Marriott, NSA, Edward Jones, CACI and more. Pre- Career Fair Preparation Events: 2 Women In Transition Professional Imaging Session with May 13 th Career Fair: MOAA s Nordstrom career transition and Bobby guidance Brown. was a refreshing Networking Event, May 8 Washington continuation of the hands-on, th one-on-one (120 attendees). Convention mentorship I received in the military that I feared I Center would lose when I retired Educational Seminars: 7 Including: How to Work a Career Fair, Federal Job Search Strategies, LinkedIn Best Practices, Exploring Entrepreneurship Panel, and more. Additional Career Fair Features: LinkedIn Photos and Free Resume Critiques 6

7 Marketing Yourself Update Completely rewritten Marketing Yourself for a Second Career Guide available in print and online. Consider Supporting or Strengthening Your Chapter/Council Networking Coordinator Program 7

8 Benefits Publications Updates Aging Into Medicare Estate Planning Remarriage Guide Help Your Survivors Now Guard-Reserve Retirement Checklist Benefits and Financial Planning Guide Split into separate Benefits and Financial New Concurrent Receipt pub and SBP pub in the works 8

9 On the Minds of Members Health care Financial Benefits: Most commonly discussed topics Pay, survivor benefits Concurrent Receipt General financial issues an area of growing member interest and MOAA member service capability 9

10 Chapter Personal Affairs Committees Why PA Committees? Chapter s first response for member care Primary missions: Serve an Aging Population Provide a Reference Source Close to Home Survivor Assistance as Needed 10

11 Chapter Personal Affairs Committees How we can help... Consult the Personal Affairs Webinar at: Chapter s resource for information, training, and publications so you can better serve your members Contact us when: You don t know where else to turn Need publications shipped Have specific questions related to pay or benefits 11

12 60 Claims Filed 94 in Development MOAA s Approach 4 FTEs 7 trained volunteers 8 volunteers in training >170 nationwide volunteer pool to date Electronic filing compatible case management software deployed Building to 20 volunteers by 2015 $180,000 grant from PenFed 12

13 Lawyers for Heroes American Bar Association MOAA supporting a comprehensive program to serve the caregiver community: Public Counsel Law Center MOAA Caregiver Guide 13

14 MOAA Questions and Concerns? 14

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2011 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary Fact Sheet: President Obama s Commitment to Employing America s Veterans New Initiatives, Commitments from Private Sector