Services for Veterans

• Office Locator: Search for your local office to find an EDD representative available to work with you.
• Job Fairs and Workshops: Find local job fairs and workshops for veterans in your area.
• Unemployment Insurance If you lost your job through no fault of your own, you could be eligible to receive weekly unemployment benefit payments.
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC): Find out if you qualify to tell your potential employer that you’re a veteran when you first apply or are being interviewed.

Additional Resources

• California Department of Veterans Affairs: More information on state and federal benefits for veterans.
• US Department of Veterans Affairs: Make the Connection: Offers solutions to issues affecting the lives of veterans, and their families and friends.

• Center for Women Veterans Fact Sheet (PDF): At-a-glance information for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Center for Women Veterans Frequently Asked Questions: Answers to common questions from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Women Veterans Health Care: Find support for all women veterans.
• Survivors' and Dependents' Increased Educationa Benefit: Provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of certain veterans.

• Homeless Veterans: Offers resources, programs, and benefits to end veteran homelessness.
• Veterans Crisis Line: Connects veterans in crisis, and their families and friends, with qualified, caring responders.
• I am a Dependent or Survivor: Support for the surviving family of military personnel who died during or after active service.

• US Department of Labor: Military Spouses: Helps military spouses understand how their professional licenses and credentials can transfer from one duty station to another.

• ONet Online: A tool for career exploration and job analysis.
• Veterans in Farming or Ranching Careers: Helps transitioning service members and returning military veterans enter into farming or ranching careers.

• CalJOBS^SM: Find highly qualified veterans.
• Hire a Veteran: Resources to assist employers to find, hire, and retain veterans.
• HIRE Vets Medallion Program: Recognizes small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and large companies for their leadership in recruiting, employing, and keeping America's veterans employed.
• USERRA Information: Find information on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
• SkillBridge Partnership Program: The Department of Defense invests in training for service members including extensive on-the-job training. Employers can tap into the expertise of former Service members by sponsoring internship and pre-apprenticeship opportunities.