Additional Connections
Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund: The FEEA has a mission to empower federal and postal employees and their families to achieve their educational, financial, and career goals as they serve the American people. FEEA envisions a nation whose federal and postal employees have the knowledge and support they need to thrive in public service and private life. https://feea.org/donate/
Civil Service Strong: The U.S. civil service, 2.2 million federal workers who live and work in every state across the country, works for the American people, safeguards our democracy, and upholds the rule of law. We’ll ensure the American people have a government that can deliver for us. Meet some of the organizations that are providing resources and joining together to support civil servants and their critical work for the American people across the country. https://www.civilservicestrong.org/
Federal Workers Legal Defense Network: If you are a federal worker who has been wrongfully terminated from your job or a current federal worker concerned about your employment rights, follow the steps on this website to access free legal support and resources. https://workerslegaldefense.org/
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: As the only organization solely dedicated to the general welfare of all federal workers and retirees, NARFE delivers valuable guidance, timely resources and powerful advocacy. Since NARFE’s founding in 1921, the association’s mission has been to defend and advance the earned pay and benefits of America’s civil servants. Today, NARFE’s team of professional lobbyists continues to work tirelessly on behalf of the federal community. https://www.narfe.org/
Career Transitions Center: empowers professionals to find meaningful employment. We provide career coaching and employment programming to mid-career professionals and first-generation college students and graduates across the U.S. https://ctcchicago.org
Careeronestop: is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. The stie covers all aspects of job/career info from exploration of new careers/paths, to preparation for training (including this page link on job search skills), resources and more, etc.
https://www.careeronestop.org/JobSearch/job-search.aspx
The Partnership for Public Service: At the Partnership for Public Service, we believe that our future and our democracy depend on our ability to solve big problems—and that we need an effective federal government to do so. For more than 20 years, we have helped make this vision a reality, working across four different presidential administrations to help our government address the challenges of the moment and those to come. https://ourpublicservice.org/
Fedsmill by Frank Ferris: Is designed for union representatives and the employees they represent. It will present tips on how to enforce and expand their rights, highlight new developments in law and practice, and challenge some of the accepted wisdom, legal and otherwise, about how unions, federal employees, and management should interact. The driving force behind FEDSMILL is the observation that representing employees is a far more complicated job today than it was 50 years ago when American unions were at their peak. Back then, the contract was the source of virtually all rights and they were enforced by grievances, slowdowns, picket lines and strikes. Now, thanks primarily to wave-after-wave of union supported legislation, there are laws, regulations, precedents, and processes that provide rights never addressed in a negotiated contract. The more the union representatives know about these the more powerful they and their union is. https://fedsmill.com/
Linkedin: The Depot: We are dedicated to supporting former federal employees and those navigating the results of unexpected job changes. The Depot exists to promote mental health, assist with financial stability, and help with next steps in your career – all aimed at helping you succeed in the next chapter of your journey. We started The Depot to support Federal employees and contractors whose roles were eliminated or who were fired during the recent downsizing. We are two career civil servants with a combined experience of more than 40 years in public service. We were both unexpectedly fired in early 2025. It came as a shock given our long-standing commitment to public service. We knew we had to do something to help others who found themselves where we were – confused, sad, angry, and a bit lost. https://checkthedepot.com/
National Career Development Association: provides professional development, publications, standards, and advocacy to practitioners and educators who inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals. https://www.ncda.org/aws/ncda/pt/sp/resources
American Society of Association Executives – reduce space between paragraph and URL https://www.asaecenter.org/
