As Military Women’s History Month gets underway in March, the National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. (NVTSI) aka REBOOT is collaborating with large corporations and state departments of veterans affairs to increase access to REBOOT’s unique 3-week workshop, designed to address issues women veterans face.

Thanks to its sponsors, REBOOT will conduct 3 all-women veteran REBOOT Workshops during the month of March:

Los Angeles            March 9 to 27                    Ford Motor Company
Wixon, Michigan    March 16 to April 3            Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA)
San Diego               March 23 to April 10          Wells Fargo

Each workshop accommodates 25 women veterans who attend free classes 5 days a week. Classes focus on employment and career, personal well-being, and achieving goals, plus a personal makeover session on dressing for success.

Women Veterans Face Additional Challenges – Growing Issues
A report by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) in 2014 found that the country’s nearly 300,000 female veterans face greater challenges than their male counterparts as they reenter civilian life. Women veterans are more likely to be single parents and more likely to report stressful relationships than male veterans. Women veterans often face gaps in medical care regarding female health issues, and report higher rates of unemployment and homelessness.

“These brave women have served and sacrificed to defend our freedom, and yet there are few programs that address their unique needs as they return to the home front and to their families,” said Jim Vella, president, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. “It’s another opportunity to say thank you, while also helping them make a successful transition.”

“REBOOT helps veterans do so much more than transition out of the armed forces – it helps them transform their lives and puts them on a path to success,” MVAA Director Jeff Barnes said. “Women are the fastest growing group within the veteran population, and female veterans face a number of unique obstacles both during and after their time in uniform. By providing these women with training sessions designed especially for them, we can equip them with the skills and training they need to achieve their goals and be successful in their civilian lives.”

“Wells Fargo is proud to support our nation’s returning veterans and their families,” said Celia Lanning, Wells Fargo Greater San Diego Region President. “We believe in investing in programs like REBOOT that make a significant impact on the lives of those that have served our country. The women veteran workshops provide a unique opportunity for women veterans to continue to grow and empower themselves as they transition into civilian life.”

As a growing number of women leave the military for an uncertain civilian future there is a growing need for programs like REBOOT. The Workshop is based around how we think and how our thoughts impact every facet of our lives. It demonstrates how we let habits; attitudes and beliefs stand in the way of releasing our inner potential. It also reveals how our beliefs and expectations about our families, our futures, and ourselves are directly related to our current realities. REBOOT has proven to be 97% successful in helping women veteran.

“We designed this program to meet the unique needs of women, and the training builds upon the participants’ military training, skills and experience,” said Maurice Wilson, co-founder, REBOOT Workshop and retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer. “Our workshop addresses the professional, social and personal aspects of life, along with connections to community resources that could also be of help.”

Women veterans and the wives of combat veterans can learn more by visiting www.nvtsi.org/women-veteransspouses.

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About REBOOT Workshops
REBOOT Workshops is a free three-week intensive military-to-civilian transition workshop that provides extensive training focused on three areas: Personal Transition, Lifestyle Transition & Career Transition. REBOOT addresses the personal and social aspects of transitioning to civilian life by using research-based, outcome-driven methods drawn from best practices in career planning and cognitive-behavioral techniques. Our workshop training is supplemented with extended follow-up that enhances career opportunities, promotes social networking, and leverages peer support. REBOOT is available to military active duty, veterans of all wars, and spouses

About National Veterans Transition Services, Inc.
National Veterans Transition Services Inc. (NVTSI) is a 501(c)(3) organization that serves veterans making the significant transition from military to civilian life. We advocate, inform, and provide comprehensive transition services for veterans, with a focus on recently separated service members (RSS), veterans and service members within 12 months of anticipated separation. For more information visit: www.nvtsi.org.

About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community partners to advance driving safety, education and community life. The Ford Motor Company Fund has operated for more than 60 years with ongoing funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford Driving Skills for Life teaches new drivers through a variety of hands-on and interactive methods. Innovation in education is encouraged through programs that enhance high school learning and provide college scholarships and university grants. Through the Ford Volunteer Corps, more than 25,000 Ford employees and retirees each year work on projects that better their communities in 30 countries. For more information, visit https://community.ford.com.

About Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA)
MVAA serves as the central coordinating point, connecting those who have served in the United States Armed Services and their families, to services and benefits throughout the state of Michigan. The agency values inclusion, integrity, transparency, innovation and respect and aspires to provide the customer service experience that veterans deserve. For more information visit: https://www.michiganveterans.com/Home/News/Female-veterans-invited-to-‘REBOOT’

About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.7 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,700 locations, 12,500 ATMs, and the internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2014 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.

For More Information Contact:  Kalem Riley at 619-822-2701 or kalem@nvtsi.org

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