Victory Center
The Victory Center (VC) is a collaboration between JSU and community providers to provide mental and physical health services, training, and support programming for veterans, reservists, and their families.
Services
Victory Workforce Development Services
The Victory Workforce Development Services (VWDS) provides career readiness, employment education training, workshops, resume writing assistance, educational, peer-support and all other essential community-based needs for veterans and their spouses.
Make an Appointment
To schedule appointment please contact our main office at (256) 782-8829 or email us at victorycenter@jsu.edu
The Victory Center Model includes FIVE key components:
The Victory Center offers the following mental health services:
- Individual
- Family
- Group
Delivery Format:
- In-Person
- Telehealth (Online)
The VC serves as a clearinghouse to connect Alabama Veterans and their families to community and statewide resources. Clinical interns from the Department of Social Work provide information, referrals and outreach for the Victory Center.
Holistic Case Management focuses on the following services:
- Housing Stability / Basic Needs
- Access to medical and mental health resources
- VA Benefits/Enrollments
- Job Search Assistance
- Financial Coaching
- Legal Services
The Victory Center will use resources on campus to provide opportunities for:
- Social and cultural gatherings
- Development of community support (individual, family, and community levels)
Certified Trainers will work with the Center for Best Practices in Law Enforcement to provide trainings, throughout the 15-county service area, to:
- Augment Veteran mental health responses
- Enhance the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of first responders when working with Veterans in crisis
The following organizations are in partnership/sponsorship with the Victory Center:
- State VA Program
- Federal VA Program
- United Way of East Central Alabama
- JSU Adventure Recreation
- Calhoun County Health Department
- JSU School of Nursing
- JSU Human Resources Department
- Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA)
Victory Workforce Development Services Include:
The Victory Workforce include the following employment education training services:
- Leadership & Management Training
- Entrepreneurship Training
- Small Business Management
- Management Workshops
- Business Analytics
- Project Management
The Victory Workforce provides career training and assistance on the following:
- Resume Assistance
- Interview Training
- Job Recruitment Training
- Soft Skills Training
- USA Jobs Application Training
- Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs
- Alabama National Guard - Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce (IPPW)
- Alabama National Guard - Soldier and Family Support Division
- Alabama Power
- American Legion
- Calhoun County Area Chamber and Visitors Center
- Calhoun County Economic Development Council
- Department of Defense - Military Spoused Employment Partnership
- Jacksonville State University
- Save a Veteran Everyday (SAVE)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs