San Diego – April 12, 2013 – REBOOT received a $20,000 donation from the California Foundation for Stronger Communities. The money will help up to 10 veterans attend its comprehensive workshop that reintegrates military/veterans back in to civilian life. The workshop is free to members of the military and veterans, but NVTSI relies on donations.
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CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITEDTO PERFORM LIVE AT AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION BENEFIT CONCERT SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2013 AT THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM IN SAN DIEGO Tickets go on sale, Friday, April 5 at 10am San Diego, CA – (April 2, 2013) The American Freedom Foundation announces its 4th annual American Freedom Festival San Diego presented by SKYDEX. The
Company pledges to veterans, ‘I’ve Got Your Back,’ with $1 million sponsorship of Got Your 6 SAN DIEGO – March 25, 2013 – Wells Fargo announced today a $50,000 grant to non-profit National Veterans Transition Services’ (NVTSI), commonly known as REBOOT. NVTSI is dedicated to assisting veterans with adjusting to civilian life and securing meaningful employment. As part
Transitioning from life in the military to life as a civilian can be tough. That’s why two San Diego veterans created a program to REBOOT vets back into civilian life. It’s a 3 week program designed to help vets discover who they are now, what’s their purpose, and what career to pursue now.
Transition assistance to get more depth, tighter focus (NAVY TIMES 24 DEC 12) … Andrew Tilghman The high unemployment rate among veterans in recent years has sparked a transformation in the way the Pentagon views separating service members and its own role in preparing them for life in the civilian world. A sweeping overhaul of
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. Bank has surpassed its military hiring goal for 2012, in time to mark the Veterans Day holiday. U.S. Bank now employs more than 2,300 veterans nationwide, and continues in its efforts to recruit veterans.
"Thank you for your service." As we commemorate Veteran's Day, this simple expression of gratitude is undoubtedly appreciated by many of our service members, past and present, but many of America's veterans could also use something else -- a job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the nation's 21 million veterans, 11
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It pays to be a veteran, and nowhere more so than in the Pentagon’s home state of Virginia, where ex- military personnel take home almost 72 percent more than those who’ve never served. The BGOV Barometer shows the median annual income for veterans is an average of 44 percent more than for nonveterans nationwide, and
The challenge to Americans grateful for the sacrifice made by our military is to help returning veterans launch a successful civilian life. My own support for service members and their families got organized when I helped found Homefront San Diego after the attack on 9/11/2001.
The unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans has become a national security issue, according to four veterans who have set up an organization to help other service members make the transition back into civilian life. “If you look at all the military slogans, they’re about joining the military because you will be better off on the