Veterans Workshops This Month at Labor Department

Workshops for veterans will take place in Cornelia and Toccoa this week.

The Cornelia event will be held Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Georgia Department of Labor’s Habersham Area Career Center, located at 215 Hodges Street in Cornelia.

Meanwhile, the Toccoa event will be held from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Georgia Department of Labor’s Toccoa Career Center, located at 37 Foreacre Street in Toccoa.

The Georgia Department of Labor said the workshops will offer a wide-variety of services, including assistance in applying for Veterans Affairs benefits, health insurance information, job training opportunities, and information on counseling services for individual veterans and their families.

Also, the state Labor Department said its staff will be on site to assist the veterans with resume critiquing, employment counseling and job referrals.

Veterans should bring valid identification, including military ID cards and driver’s licenses, along with their resumes.

For additional information about the events, contact the Habersham Area Career Center at (706) 776-0811 or the Toccoa Career Center at (706) 282-4514.