By Daily Press staff
War veterans looking for work may not have to look any further. New Directions is hosting the “Hire Vets First” Job Fair on Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Veterans Administration Hospital grounds.
Renata Simril, the executive in charge of Urban Growth Project for Genesis LA Economic Growth Corporation (GLA), is scheduled to speak at the event. GLA is a private non-profit corporation that offers solutions to champion economic development, job creation and community growth through urban revitalization. Partners supporting New Directions for the event are EDD’s West Los Angeles Job Service Office, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, LAVEC, Union Rescue Mission and OPCC.
For more information on the job fair, call Brigitte Slayton at (310) 914-4045 ext. 201. For more information on the campaign, go to www.hirevetsfirst.org <http://www.hirevetsfirst.org/. The event is open to all veterans and to the public.
New Directions, Inc., recently named recipient of the 2004 Sustainable Quality Award by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and the city of Santa Monica, is a long-term drug and alcohol treatment program providing housing, food, clothing, counseling, job training and psychiatric services for more than 800 homeless veterans a year. The agency operates four residential rehabilitation facilities, including the 156-bed Regional Opportunity Center, the 43-bed New Directions North for homeless veterans with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders, and two homes in Mar Vista for homeless women veterans.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 13, 2004. Read the original PDF.