Santino Hosts Forum to Highlight Veterans Employment Services

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NY - Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony J. Santino recently highlighted the town’s veterans’ employment services to federal and state officials during a tour and roundtable forum last week.

HempsteadWorks, a “One-Stop Employment System,” serves approximately 12,000 job seekers every year, and specializes in veterans’ career and training services.

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment Michael Michaud, U.S. Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, representatives from local veterans’ advocacy groups, as well as officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the U.S. Department of Labor, the NYS Department of Labor and the NYS Division of Veterans’ Affairs were all present at the event.

“Hempstead Town veterans deserve top priority when it comes to employment services and job training,” Santino said. “We’re proud that HempsteadWorks is at the forefront of providing our veterans with a full complement of specialized employment and career training services that they deserve.”

Priority services to veterans and their eligible spouses are offered at HempsteadWorks by serving them first and by providing them with priority over all other clients for jobs and training.

The program offers jobseekers career counseling, referrals and career workshop training programs.

“The Town of Hempstead has always been committed to the needs of our veterans,” Santino said.

In addition to the veterans’ employment services at HempsteadWorks, the Town of Hempstead has its own Veterans Benefits Counselor on staff to assist veterans and their families file claims for benefits.

The town also offers discounts to veterans at most town park facilities and on recreational programs in addition to participating in a real property tax exemption program, and offering free pet adoption for veterans who wish to adopt a friendly companion from the town’s Animal Shelter.

For more information, call (516) 485-500 or visit www.hempsteadworks.com.