Veterans Services
Crisis Support for Veterans (Click to Expand)
- Veterans Crisis Line – 24/7 confidential crisis support. You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to connect.
- Dial 988, then press 1
- or Text 838255
- Call TTY if you have hearing loss 1-800-799-4889
- Start a confidential chat
- We are the 22 – Suicide Intervention
- Call 855-932-7384
Services for Veterans, Provided by Veterans
At the Arkansas Workforce Centers, you can access individualized career services from veteran specialists who understand your unique needs and challenges. Be sure to identify yourself as a veteran to receive priority of service. Your service matters, and we’re here to support your success.
We can help you:
- Transition from military to civilian careers
- Assess your skills and interests
- Translate your military experience into civilian skills
- Explore in-demand occupations
- Develop a career plan
- Create or refine your resume
- Find job training and apprenticeship programs
- Earn your Career Readiness Certificate
- Search for jobs on Arkansas JobLink
- Connect with employers who are hiring
- Register for benefits
Arkansas Workforce Connections provides dedicated veteran staff, including Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists, through the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program. Scan the QR code below to find contact information for your local DVOP.
Local Veterans Employment Representatives (LVER)
Local Veterans Employment Representatives conduct outreach to employers and engage in advocacy efforts with hiring executives to increase employment opportunities for veterans, encourage the hiring of disabled veterans, and generally assist veterans in gaining and retaining employment. LVER staff conduct seminars for employers and job search workshops for veterans seeking employment and facilitate priority of service in regards to employment, training, and placement services furnished to veterans by all staff of the employment service delivery system.
For questions regarding services to veterans, visit or contact your nearest Arkansas Workforce Center and identify yourself as a veteran.
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialists
The DVOP Specialists provide intensive services to meet the employment needs of disabled veterans and other eligible veterans, with the maximum emphasis on serving those economically or educationally disadvantaged, including homeless veterans and veterans with barriers to employment. DVOP specialists are actively involved in outreach efforts to increase program participation among those with the greatest barriers to employment, which may include: outplacement in Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program offices, DVA Medical Centers, routine site visits to Veterans Service Organization meetings, Native American Trust Territories, Military installations and other areas of known concentrations of veterans or transitioning service members. The case management approach, taught by the National Veterans’ Training Institute, is generally accepted as the method to use when providing vocational guidance or related services to eligible veterans identified as needing intensive services.
Intensive services provided by DVOPs can include:
- Comprehensive skill and needs assessments;
- Individualized Employment Plan (IEP) development;
- Group and individual counseling and career planning; and
- Short-term pre-placement services like basic life and interviewing skills.
Contact:
Conway
Fayetteville
Sharon Hopper
479-587-3075
Jean Genereau
479-587-3064
Workforce Center
2153 E. Joyce Blvd. Suite 201
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Fort Smith
Darrell Phelan
479-424-3420
Workforce Center
616 Garrison Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Hot Springs
Walter Zglezewski
501-701-1616
Workforce Center
201 Market St.
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Jonesboro
Bernard E Williams
870-930-3251
Workforce Center
2311 E. Nettleton Ave.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Little Rock
Lee Bland Little Rock
501-683-2716
Jason Carroll LR to Benton
501-320-1720
Workforce Center
5401 S. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72209
Pine Bluff
James Henry
870-575-1041
Workforce Center
1001 S. Tennessee St.
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Russellville
Jeramie Teach
479-880-1318
Workforce Center
104 S. Rochester Ave.
Russellville, AR 72801
Searcy
Russell Cook
501-305-7227
Tina Smith
501-305-7212
Workforce Center
501 W. Arch Ave.
Searcy, AR 72143
Statewide
Bill Ridgeway
Intensive Services Coordinator – Little Rock, AR
501-537-6364, [email protected]
Quick Links to More Resources
- Home Base Arkansas: Home Base Arkansas is a resource that provides service members with information about unique career opportunities and benefits available in Arkansas that ease the transition out of uniform.
- LiveHereARK.com: Thinking about making Arkansas your new home of record? It’s an ideal place to live, work and explore! Learn why so many individuals and families are moving to Arkansas, and find the best part of the state for you at LiveHereARK.com.
- SkillBridge: DOD SkillBridge programs provide our retiring and transitioning Service members the opportunity to participate in industry training programs while transitioning out of their Military careers.
- My Next Move for Veterans: Put your military skills and experience to work in civilian life.
- CareerOneStop Veteran and Military Transition Center: Veteran and Military Transition Center is a one-stop website for employment, training, and financial help after military service.
- Get a free year of LinkedIn Premium here
- Veterans Employee Toolkit
- Hire Heroes
- GI Jobs
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs
- County Veterans Service Office
- U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
- Arkansas Workforce Centers
