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Q: What is the timeline for the starting of BTYR? <br />2005— Adjutant General, Major General Larry Shellito says <br />he doesn't want returning Guard Servicemembers to feel like <br />he did coming home from Vietnam, hires Chaplain Morris. <br />2006 Jan- Reintegration events begin <br />2008 June— Minnesota is first state to sign "The Minnesota <br />Military Family and Community Covenant" <br />2008 Dec — Farmington is proclaimed the first Yellow Ribbon <br />City <br />2009 June — First Yellow Ribbon Companies are proclaimed <br />0: I'm a veteran/ Servicemember looking for a job where do <br />I start? <br />Start at the MN Workforce Center. Veterans have priority <br />of service. There are resources available to help identify <br />career goals, create resumes, and improve interview and <br />network skills to prepare for employment. Visit www. <br />positivelyminnesota.com to connect with your local MN <br />Workforce Center. <br />In order to establish your goals and plans another initial <br />step is to complete a GPS LifePlan. The MyMilitary GPS <br />LifePlan helps veterans and Servicemembers set goals and <br />design plans that will lead them to the success they desire. <br />www.gpslifeplan.org/mnscumilitary <br />Both resources can be found at : <br />www.BeyondTheYellowribbon.org/employment-search- <br />programs. <br />Q: We'd like to hire a veteran, where do we get our job <br />posting listed? <br />MinnesotaWorks.net and Employer Partnership of the <br />Armed Forces are inclusive resources for employers and <br />Servicemembers looking for new employment opportunities. <br />You can link to them and other avenues that promote <br />veteran employment at: www.BeyondTheYellowribbon.org/ <br />employment-search-programs. <br />MinnesotaWorks.net: A system operated by the Minnesota <br />Department of Employment & Economic Development <br />(DEED) for job seekers who want to connect. Veterans <br />looking for jobs can post their resume for employers to <br />review, and also browse upwards of 60,000 job openings <br />listed by validated employers. Veterans can use MN <br />Workforce Centers to get help with resume writing and <br />networking. MN Workforce Centers - jim.frnley@.state. <br />mn. us <br />Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces: Created to <br />provide America's employers with a direct link to some <br />of America's finest employees - Servicemembers and their <br />families. Through this partnership, Servicemembers can <br />leverage their military training and experience for career <br />opportunities in today's civilian job market with national, <br />regional and local employer partners. Employer Partnership <br />of the Armed Forces - renee.chasel @usar.army.mil <br />Q: I'd like to make a donation. Can I do this online? <br />Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is a government organization, we <br />do not accept donations. <br />There are many nonprofits around the state that support our <br />mission. I would recommended donating to any one of the <br />fine organizations listed at: www.btyr.org /organ izations- <br />that -help <br />There are also several Yellow Ribbon networks that are <br />established as 501C3 nonprofits in communities to include <br />Washington Co. and the city of Hugo. You can link to <br />them through our website: www.btyr.org /yellow - ribbon- <br />commnnnity- campaign <br />0: How can cities get signage for Yellow Ribbon events? <br />The YROC or local unit can request Yellow Ribbon banners <br />through VIOS, (instructions in the community outreach <br />folder on sharepoint). Make sure the art is `generic' enough <br />to use for more than one event. <br />Each FAC has a community kit that is available for events. It <br />includes a table cloth and 3 event banners that pitch YRRP & <br />FACs. <br />There is also one 10' x 15' BTYR canopy tent that will be <br />available for checkout from DCS supply. <br />If you want to purchase your own things recommend <br />there are a couple resources that DCS has used www. <br />BeyondTheYellowRibbon.org/yellow-ribbon-community- <br />campaign <br />0: What is TAG's intent with Beyond the Yellow Ribbon ? <br />Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is one of the Adjutant General's <br />top six priorities. The ultimate objective of Beyond the <br />Yellow Ribbon is to improve the wellness and resiliency <br />of service members, their employers and military family <br />members. We will do this by building and maintaining <br />partnerships with civilian and governmental agencies and <br />leveraging those relationships in providing the best service, <br />training and support to our service members and military <br />families. Finally, we will increase the military service <br />member and their family's awareness of Federal, State <br />and local resources available to them during periods of <br />deployment and reintegration. <br />