Refusing to accept the 30 percent unemployment rate for
California veterans between the ages of 18 and 24, Veterans 360 (V360) offers
recently-separated combat veterans the opportunity for a solid and productive
future. Using a four-pronged approach which encompasses engagement, education,
employment, and healing, V360 prepares and equips veterans with the
interpersonal and professional skills they will need for a successful
transition back into civilian life.
At a rate of 22 suicides a day, veterans are in tremendous
need of a support system to deal with the overwhelming transition from military
combat life to civilian life. Thousands of veterans endure unemployment,
underemployment, homelessness, and despondency because they lack combat trauma
coping skills.
Through V360, young veterans progress towards the goal of meaningful
employment by receiving training in civilian trades, continued esprit de corps
with fellow veterans, education, personal wellness coaching, opportunities to
engage in local service projects, and advice on using veteran entitlements,
benefits, and resources. Veteran entitlements and benefits are not used to pay
for V360 services.
The Veterans 360 offers an on-going transition program of
engagement, education, healing, and employment. Through engagement, veterans
are involved with service work, therapeutic activities and class work on a 24/7
basis. This engagement encourages personal empowerment and a sense of purpose.
Through education, veterans receive two phases of
instruction. In the first phase, they are exposed to different trades either on
the job or in a classroom setting to aid in making a career choice. The second
phase provides training for a specific position with a specific employer. This
two-phase curriculum ensures meaningful employment.
Through employment, V360 provides the certificates required
to bring a veteran’s resume to the top of the pile of resumes in front of a
hiring employer. Veterans are equipped with specific trade skills that meet
industry hiring requirements.
Through healing, veterans receive post-traumatic stress
treatment by exposure to therapeutic modalities such as mentorship, buddy
system, horticulture, equine, positive reinforcement, yoga, surfing, sailing,
hypnosis, meditation, acupuncture, and team events.
Upon completion of the program, veterans are provided with
continued wellness, health, education, and placement support. V360 focuses on
young veterans because they are underserved, vulnerable, at greater risk, and
require an entry-level support system.
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