I was amazed with the wealth of information Robert was able to provide on the types of services available to Veterans & Combat Veterans ranging from PTSD Counseling, Readjustment Counseling (Employment Counseling, Guidance & Referrals, Martial & Family counseling, Medical Referrals, community referral resources, and resources for education), to resources & referrals for Applying for our VA Benefits.

Did you know that Dependents of service-connected disabled veterans rated by VA 0% or Higher might be entitled to a waiver of registration fee’s at California Junior Colleges, CSU or UC Campuses?  I didn’t.  Above all, Vet Center Services are FREE to Eligible Veterans.

 Needless to say, I learned quite a bit about what is offered, where to go to get information, and how the people at North Bay Vet Center support us Veterans.  I highly recomend anyone who is a veteran or knows a veteran who might be in the position to use thier services, to contact Robert Fisher at 707.586.3295, email him at robert.fisher2@va.gov, or drop by at 6225 State Farm Dr., Suite 101, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.

For more information you can vist Sonoma County 2-1-1, Veterans Service Office, or Dept of VA.

Those of us who have served overseas or been abroad have a different perspective then most who have never ventured abroad.  We understand firsthand how rough life is in different countries and how ‘good we have it’ here at home.  Yet, those that serve our nation are finding it increasingly difficult to get a job and live that American dream they fought so hard for, because of unseen obstacles of getting a job in Corporate America:  Creating a Resume that conveys the right Skill Sets wanted in the Corporate world, Networking via a virtual landscape (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) to get a foot in the door, and understanding Corporate Culture and how to thrive in it.

HirePatriots has an expansive network of both professionals and community members that help veterans, both active and retired, by providing an avenue for employment through our free Jobs Boards where they can look for 1 day jobs, part time jobs, full time / salary jobs, and contractual work.  We leverage our vast network in order to help our veterans meet with professionals in order to achieve their professional goals.  We support and assist our veterans during the transitions of deployment and from being a Service member to Civilian through our Patriotic Hearts charity.

As a Professional Mortgage Banker at Bay Equity Home Loans, I interact and work with 100’s of people every month from a plethora of different Industries, which allows me the opportunity to connect highly skilled individuals with each other that might not have otherwise had the opportunity to meet. 

This is why I joined HirePatriots and work at Bay Equity Home Loans: We help Veterans finance their Homes using their VA Loan benefit, support & contribute to our Wounded Warriors through the Wounded Warrior Foundation, and support our veterans in finding jobs at HirePatriots through our contributions to Patriotic Hearts, a non-profit.

How HirePatriots Helps SDVOB:

The mission of HirePatriots’ non-profit is to provide US Veterans financial stability, whether that is finding them a full time job, or to help SDVOB owners increase their bottom lines.

We accomplish this by sharing the accolades, accomplishments and popularity that HirePatriots has achieved over the last decade with them. We give them a customized HirePatriots website and we train them how to use it to duplicate our results.

HirePatriots builds them a Web 2.0 blog and connects them with all the social networks. We teach them how to blog, SEO, keyword, tag, and how to connect with millions of people and businesses. – We show them how to get on TV, radio and the Press, using our patriotic cause. — And we create a customized cause marketing strategy for them to connect with their target markets.

We seek to form a relationship and life-long bond with the companies and organizations that work with HirePatriots. It is by forming these synergistic bonds that we are both able to accomplish far more than what would be possible separately.

Here are more details:

1) Website, Blog & Job Board: HirePatriots.com is one of the most popular websites in the country: We will create a customized HirePatriots website/blog and job board of your own that includes complete information about your business and links back to your corporate website. We host and manage this site free of charge.

2) Social Networking: We offer free training on how to self-mange your HirePatriots website. We will train you how to create blogs and how to include videos, pictures, boost your search engine ranking, and increase your visitors. We will give instruction and assist you in utilizing the media and social networks to market your business.

3) Media: The HirePatriots program receives constant TV, radio and Press coverage. There are always multiple opportunities for representatives of HirePatriots to be interviewed on TV, radio and Press. Our stories help raise their ratings. – We guide you in utilizing HirePatriots higher cause to market your business.

4) Volunteers: Every resident that has a member of the U.S. Military over to help them is delighted with the experience! They tell their friends, neighbors, churches, club members and fellow employees. And every vet who gets a job does the same thing! – Popular support drives new traffic to your website every day.

5) Grassroots: The wonderful good that HirePatriots does results in it being beloved. HirePatriots representatives have an open door to speak at nearly every community service club, church, and veteran organization in your region.

6) Promotional Material: HirePatriots provides customizable graphics and templates to promote your business with our higher cause: This includes templates for business cards, fliers, posters, banners, bumper stickers and post cards.

7) Banner Placement: Your company banner will receive premier placement on HirePatriots.com and on our popular job board.

8)  Most Importantly: You will be affecting the lives of your region’s U.S. Military, past and present, and their families. You will provide a means for thousands of residents and businesses to thank them in a very practical and important way. – And they will let you know how much they appreciate your recognition of their service too.

This “higher purpose marketing strategy” has been proven to be tremendously effective for more than 7 years. And G.I. Jobs has touted it as being one of the most “military-friendly” business marketing plans in America.

• Studies show that 87 percent of consumers said that they prefer doing business with corporations that place the interests of society

on at least equal footing with making a profit. *(http://bit.ly/cb4eHM) & (http://bit.ly/Clxx)

Together we can improve the lives of our US G.I.s, Vets and their Families and increase your business at the same time.

Contact me if you would like to know ore about joining HirePatriots team of veteran-owned businesses.

Jeff Harris

W 707.583.8108  C 707.331.0111  F 707.583.8199

Jharris@bayeq.com

Bay Equity Home Loans

Six years ago, an injured Marine came to our door one night after returning from Iraq. He discovered that his wife had lost her job while he was deployed, and that she and their two small children had lived for several weeks without any utilities except for cold water.

So at 8PM one evening this Marine knocked on our door. He was looking for immediate work to provide for his family. He asked if there was any work or repairs that I needed done, so that he could earn some money.

Our US Military, especially the “grunts” in the lower ranks of the Infantry, endure incredible hardships. And yet they serve our country honorably and bravely. — And when they need extra money for their families, bills, car, or to have some fun, they come to HirePatriots.com.

If you are a patriotic resident of America, please give consideration to hiring a local troop or vet the next time you need help around your home, yard or business.

And please print out our flier and pass them out in your community; and, have your friends and neighbors pitch in too.

Read our “Comments from Users.” It is hard to tell who loves using HirePatriots .com the most, GIs or the civilians that hire them.

And please join our “Patriotic Hearts” network on our Home page.

Thank you,

Mark and Tori Baird

Our One Day job board is for residents to post jobs whenever they want some extra help around their homes and yards. They post their jobs on that region’s Local Job Board for free and soon afterward local Military or veterans will contact them. They come to your house; greet you with respect and courtesy. “Yes, sir” or “Yes, ma’am,” and work hard. You pay them directly.

These One Day jobs are very helpful. They take a lot of financial stress off the shoulders of our stalwart warriors, who endure enough stress already. These jobs are sometimes answered by wounded warriors who have had artificial limbs recently attached. It is therapeutic for them to begin working and earning money again. And sometimes, combat warriors who are worn out and fatigued of war will reply. Your warm and appreciative greetings mean the world to them. The work they do, the money they earn and your sincere concern for their welfare go a long way towards healing them emotionally and psychologically.

Many of these One day jobs are posted by veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the conflicts between then and now. These vets love having our young warriors over to their homes. The fellowship they share is meaningful and enjoyable for both.

And sometimes the jobs are posted by widows of veterans. They also are delighted in the experience. It reminds them of when they and their spouse were younger. It also is meaningful for them to assist this generation of US Military men and women.

And then many jobs are just posted by regular, patriotic Americans who never served in the military. It gives these patriots an opportunity to meet our US Military members first hand and face to face.

We receive thousands of emails from such people. You can see some of their comments here:

Comments

Another advantage to a community that HirePatriots creates is economic stimulus. In San Diego, where HirePatriots was founded, HirePatriots was given the “Visionary Award for Creating Economic Development.” – Thousands of local GIs and veterans earn money from the HirePatriots job board and spend their earnings at the local businesses: Hence, keeping many small business owners going.

Right now, HirePatriots is working with veteran owned and vet-friendly businesses across America and creating local HirePatriots websites and job boards for their region of the country. When you click “Local Job Boards” on our national website: www.HirePatriots.com, you will see our list of new local HP websites. – If your region is not listed yet, please post where it says “Other Areas.”

Our Full Time job board has over 500,000 jobs on it. It may be the best job board for any veteran looking for work to use.

Please use our job boards and support those that are willing to lay down their lives in service to you. Don’t they deserve it?

Hire Patriots!

HirePatriots is rapidly spreading across the US with the help of vet owned and patriotic businesses. It is a wonderfully practical way to thank our veterans. And it is improves the lives and economy of local communities too.

HirePatriots.com is a unique program that employs US Military and veterans at people’s homes and at small and large businesses across America. We offer one day, part-time, full-time employment for currently serving and honorably discharged veterans.

The jobs posted on HirePatriots save lives and families.

Our “One Day” jobs relieve a lot of stress from military members and their families. Knowing that jobs on HirePatriots are always available when they need extra income to pay bills is very important. These One Day jobs also help veterans keep their heads above water after transitioning back to civilian life while they are looking for full time employment or going back to school. – And our full time job board is one of the largest in the world.

What it takes to be a HirePatriots Regional Leader

First, we look for veterans, patriotic volunteers and business partners that believe in every word of America’s “Pledge of Allegiance.” Essential to our cohesiveness as an effective team is for us to share a mutual love and respect for the United States. Therefore, we “pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America: One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

Secondly, to accomplish the tasks of building an established outreach that serves hundreds of thousands of US Military, veterans and their families, we must also share a true empathy for the lives of those that defend the light that our nation and its warriors provide the world.

We also insist that every member of our team always goes the extra mile to protect the integrity of our program by always being courteous, honest, humble and helpful. – We must always welcome and attract any American or patriotic business that wants to participate. And so we always treat others as we want to be treated.

Regional Leader Opportunity: For businessowners

Our regional leaders are veteran owned or patriotic business owners. We build them their own HirePatriots.com job board and Web 2.0 website. We social network and market their business via their HirePatriots.com websites.

By spreading the word in their regions about how residents and companies can hire local GIs and veterans, they also market and brand their business at the same time. – This “Cause Marketing” method has been proven to be far more effective than traditional “look at me” advertising. Instead, point to our popular higher cause that wins peoples’ affection and loyalty. – These HP regional business partners positively impact tens of thousands of lives in their regions. This stellar act of kindness and goodwill attracts new clients and continued patronage.

We have a great team of entrepreneurial vets. — We are all impassioned with helping our US Military veterans and their families have better lives. This is our guiding purpose and the cause for which we continually advocate.

If HirePatriots is what you have been looking for, we are eager to speak with you. — Join our patriotic team!