Veterans Services
Polk Works helps veterans (and their spouses) find employment through job referral services, job development, job training and career management.
Our career managers work with you to develop an individual plan of action by assessing skill level, education and training. We offer a focused approach to serving veterans by strategically marketing their resume to employers.
We also offer a wide range of services to veterans with barriers of employment. We collaborate with organizations to enhance job placement opportunities, including businesses, VA medical centers, community based and civic organizations and reserve guard units.
Who is Eligible?
A U.S. military veteran is defined as any person who:
- Served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged or released with other than a dishonorable discharge; or
- Was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability; or
- As a member of a Reserve component under an order to active duty pursuant to Section 12301 (a), (d) or (g) 12302 or 12304 to Title 10, served on active duty during a period of war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized and was discharged or released from such duty with other than a dishonorable discharge;
AND
Spouse of a veteran who died of a service-connected disability or whose spouse is missing in action, captured in the line of duty by a hostile force or forcibly detained or interred in the line of duty by a foreign government or power.
For more information and to request an appointment, call the Polk Works Veterans Rep office nearest you.
- Lakeland (863) 508-1100 ext. 3140 or ext. 3135
- Winter Haven (863) 508-1100 ext. 3326, or ext. 3356
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