Resources

John Jay Military and Veteran Services assists students exploring post-graduation career opportunities by providing resume, interviews, and cover letter support, as well as hosting career information sessions and sharing job opportunities.

 In 2025–2026, we hosted career sessions and disseminated job opportunities with:

• Bloomberg
• Con Edison
• Federal Reserve Bank of NY
• Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY)
• Manhattan District Attorney Office
• National Security Agency (NSA)
• New York City Police Department (NYPD)
• NJ Courts
• NYC Civic Corps
• NYC Council
• NYC DCAS
• NYC Department of Veteran Services
• NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM)
• NYC Parks Labor Law Investigations
• NYC Probation Officers
• NYS Homes and Community Renewal (HCR)
• Port Authority Police Department
• Southern Area Wildland Firefighters
• US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
• US Capitol Police
• US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• US Homeland Security

And many more!

• NYC Department of Veterans’ Services, website.
• New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs, website.
• VetConnectNYC: a comprehensive source of veteran support in NYC, call 844-347-9244 or visit their website.
• Manhattan Vet Center, website.
• Harlem Vet Center, website.
• Bronx Vet Center, website.
• Brooklyn Vet Center, website.

• New Jersey Department of Military and Veteran Veteran Affairs: website.
• New Jersey Veterans' Benefits Guide: website.

• Student Veterans of America (SVA), website.
• American Corporate Partners, website.
• EDGE4VETS, website.
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, website.
• NYC Veterans Alliance, website.
• Service Women's Action Network (SWAN)‎, website.
• Services for the Underserved: Veterans Services, website.
• Social Security Administration Employment Tools for Veterans with Disabilities, website.
• Wounded Warrior Project, website.
• Disabled American Veterans (DAV), website.
• Order of the Purple Heart, website.

• Veterans Crisis Line, website.
• VA Healthcare System, website.
• Military Family Clinic, NYU Langone Medical Center, website.
• Weill Cornell: PTSD Program for Combat Veterans, website.
• Headstrong Project, website.
• VA NY Healthcare System, website.
• James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, website.

• CITY BAR Justice Center - Veterans Assistance Project, website.
• Legal Services NYC: Veterans and Military Advocacy. website.
• Veterans Advocacy Project, website.

• NYC Housing Connect (Housing Lotteries), website.
• Jericho Project, website.
• Volunteers of America, website.
• Help USA, website.
• My Brother Vinny, website.
• NYC: Housing Preservation & Development: Mitchell-Lama Program, see website.
• StreetEasy (NYC apartment search), see website
• Samaritan Village’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families, website.
• Department of Veterans Affairs Housing Emergency and Support Services: 1-877-424-3838.
• Homes for Veterans' Program, website.
• NYC Veterans Alliance, website.
• VetConnectNYC, website.
• NYC Department of Veterans' Services Post 9/11 GI Bill Income Letter for Rentals, website.

Along with food security support provided by John Jay's Wellness Center, local food service programs also provide food security support to college students and their families including: 

• NY Common Pantry (with locations in the Bronx and East Harlem (NE corner of Central Park close to subways))
  • Website: http://nycommonpantry.org