NEWS RELEASE

February 10, 2012
Contact Name: Denise Beasley, Communications Director
321-394-0512 dbeasley@brevardworkforce.com

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We Love Our Vets: Brevard Workforce Launches New Veteran Employment Initiative

Starting on Valentine’s Day, eligible veterans will be issued “Gold Cards” for access to specialized services at all three Career Centers

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Brevard County, FLORIDA - Brevard Workforce, the area authority on workforce development, is launching its “We Love Our Vets” campaign on February 14, 2012 to coincide with Valentine’s Day.

The initiative expedites assistance to Brevard County’s military veterans. As of 2009, there were nearly 1,900 unemployed veterans in Brevard County, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Eligible veterans will be issued a “Gold Card” granting them specialized, express services at all Brevard Workforce Career Centers as well as six months of one-on-one case management and career counseling with experience Veteran Representatives.

“It goes without saying that we are extremely proud and humbled to serve these men and women,” said Brevard Workforce President Lisa Rice. “Our veterans are dedicated and hard-working go-getters and leaders - qualities that every employer should look for when hiring.”

Starting on Tuesday, February 14, veterans can register for their Gold Card by filling out a brief form atwww.brevardworkforce.com/goldcard. Registration forms for Gold Cards are also available at any of the Brevard Workforce Career Centers.

Brevard Workforce Career Center locations:

Titusville
3880 S. Washington Ave.
Suite 214

Rockledge
295 Barnes Blvd.

Palm Bay
Country Club Plaza
5275 Babcock Street NE
Suite 8B

Employers interested in learning more about hiring Veterans can visit veterans.employflorida.com for additional information.

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Programs funded through Brevard Workforce are equal opportunity programs with auxiliary aids and services available upon request to individuals with disabilities. For more information about Brevard Workforce, call 504-7600 toll free in Brevard and visit us online at www.brevardworkforce.com, www.launchnewcareers.com and facebook.com/brevardworkforce.

Brevard Workforce is a regional public/private partnership under Workforce Florida, Inc. The Brevard Workforce Development Board includes representatives of local government, education, agencies, organized labor, economic development, community-based organizations and social service agencies. Private employers comprise a majority of each Workforce Board and the chair is elected from the private sector membership. Workforce Boards should be representative of the employer mix in the community, in terms of both size and type of industry. The mission of Brevard Workforce is to facilitate and be the catalyst for workforce development services that are responsive to the employment needs of Brevard County.