Monday, April 20, 2015
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Dedicated to Getting Veterans Back to Work
Hope came in the form of the Veteran Integration Program (VIP), a veteran-to-veteran peer-assistance initiative that provides participants and their families tools to transition from active duty to civilian life while advancing professionally and establishing financial stability. Launched in late 2012, VIP offers job training and placement, résumé-writing assistance, mock interviews, access to job fairs and trade-school tuition. It also provides bus passes, gas cards, clothing vouchers and funds for work cards.
VIP was the brainchild of Elizabeth McDaniels, Goodwill’s director of mission services, who recognized a gap in local services that needed to be bridged.
The program recently received $200,000 from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation....