Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Washington Recovery Helpline

Do you or someone you know have: Issues related to alcohol or drug abuse? Problems related to gambling? Symptoms of mental illness? Questions about treatment?

When you’re ready for a change…

Call The Washington Recovery Help Line, an anonymous and confidential help line that provides crisis intervention and referral services for Washington State residents at 866.789.1511. Professionally trained volunteers and staff are available to provide emotional support 24-hours a day, and offer local treatment resources for substance abuse, problem gambling and mental health, as well as to other community services.

The Washington Recovery Help Line is the new consolidated help line for substance abuse, problem gambling and mental health, as authorized and funded by The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery. The Recovery Help Line is a service of Crisis Clinic and serves residents in Washington State.

That’s the Washington Recovery Help Line 24-Hour Help for Substance Abuse, Problem Gambling & Mental Health 1-866-789-1511

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

VA Benefits for Homeless Veterans

This message from Community Voice Mail and the VA is for veterans who are homeless. Please share with anyone you think may benefit from this information.

My name is Rachael Rehberg and I am calling from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Seattle Regional Office. You previously received messages from Erika Hoppe, who has recently moved to another job. I'd like to intorduce myself and encourage yu to contact me if you have any questions about VA benefits. I can also answer any questions you may have regarding a pending claim or a decision you've received.

Again, my name is Rachael and I look forward to working with you.

If you are a homeless veteran and would like to inqurie about entitlement to VA disability benefits, there are two ways you can contact me.

First, you can call me in Seattle at 206.220.4186. Again, that's 206.220.4186.

Or, at the end of this message, you can press the number 4 button on your phone and leave me a voice mail message with any question and your contact information. Pelase know that if you reply in this way, you're communicating directly with me at the VA. Except for you phone number, your name, and any information you provide in your message, no other information is being provided to the VA.

Either way, I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Community Voice Mail, we thank you for your service and hope to hear from you.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Nationwide & Jobbernaut Job Fairs

Hi, if you or someone you know is looking for work, I want to let you know about two free job fairs coming up: The Nationwide Job Fair this Thursday the 14th from 1-4 at SeaTac Homewood Suites Hilton and the Greater Seattle Job Fair next Tuesday the 19th from 11 to 3 at Qwest Field.

At The Nationwide Job Fair, you can meet directly with decision makers at top companies and schedule interviews. At this job fair there will be job opportunities in Sales, Customer Service, Clerical, Administrative, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Government, Non-Profit, Marketing and more. From entry level to professional positions; From Hourly to Salaried positions. They highly encourage that you register online at http://www.nationwidejobfairs.com/ because the resumes submitted online will be viewed by employers attending the job fair prior to the event and in the case they are interested in interviewing you, they will contact you directly. That’s at Homewood Suites Hilton Seattle Airport/Tukwila: 6955 Fort Dent Way in Tukwila from 1 to 4. For more information call 360-918-8572 or visit http://www.nationwidejobfairs.com/.


The Greater Seattle Job Fair, presented by Jobbernaut, is the Northwest's largest hiring event, featuring over 30 companies from the Puget Sound Region. It’s free to the public and all levels of employment are available. You can meet with dozens of hiring managers all in a single afternoon. Companies participating in this Job Fair are generally looking to fill positions from the following broad categories; Sales, Retail, Marketing, Healthcare, Management and more! It is recommended that you dress professionally and bring copies of your resume. That’s at the Seahawks' Qwest Field inside the "West Club Level" at 800 Occidental Avenue South in Seattle, next Tuesday the 19th from 11 to 3. Enter through the Northwest V.I.P. Entrance at the North end of the Stadium. For more information, directions and a complete list of attending companies call 1-800-525-7748 or visit http://www.jobbernaut.com/.

Job Fairs are a great opportunity to meet one-on-one with recruiters from companies, talk to hiring representatives, fill out job applications, distribute copies of your resume and learn about a wide variety of employment opportunities throughout the area. You should dress professionally and bring plenty of copies of your resume. If you’re looking for work you may want to attend one or both of these job fairs. Good Luck!