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Ford collaborating with National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. to
address challenges women face as they leave the military
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Freedom’s Sisters REBOOT Workshop is a free, three-week course for up
to 25 women veterans in the Los Angeles area
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New program builds on Ford’s long support of veterans at a time when
increasing number of women are transitioning out of military and back
to civilian life
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LOS ANGELES -- (Business Wire)
Ford Motor Company is collaborating with the National Veterans
Transition Services, Inc. on a three-week workshop designed specifically
to address the issues women veterans face as a growing number of them
are returning to civilian life and a possibly uncertain future.
The Freedom’s Sisters REBOOT Workshop runs from March 9-27 on the campus
of National University here. Up to 25 women veterans will be able to
attend free classes five days a week that focus on employment and
career, personal well-being, achieving goals. Also included is a
personal makeover session to ease the move back to civilian dress from
military uniforms.
A report
from the Disabled American Veterans in September 2014 said that the
country’s nearly 300,000 female veterans face greater challenges than
their male counterparts when they re-enter civilian life because they
experience the rigors of deployment and reintegration differently.
As a group compared to men, women veterans are less likely to be
married, and are more likely to be single parents and unemployed. In
addition to higher rates of homelessness, they also often face gaps in
medical care for women’s health issues as they enter a veterans system
geared toward treating males. These issues are expected to grow as the
number of women veterans increases. Women are expected to comprise 11
percent of the veteran population by 2020, up from 9 percent now.
“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 Pamela Alexander,
director of Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund. “It’s
another opportunity to say thank you, while also helping them make a
successful transition.”
As Women’s History Month gets underway in March, Ford is providing
support for the workshop in conjunction with the National Veterans
Transition Services, a San Diego-based nonprofit dedicated to assisting
veterans in adjusting to civilian life. The group has been running
REBOOT workshops for all veterans since 2010.
“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. “The workshop addresses the
professional, social and personal aspects of life, along with
connections to community resources that could also be of help.”
Freedom’s Sisters REBOOT Workshop takes its name from Ford’s earlier
support of the Freedom Sister’s traveling exhibition, which celebrated
the life of women civil rights pioneers, as well as present-day women
who are making a difference in their communities. Several current
members of the Freedom Sisters from the Los Angeles area will serve as
mentors for the women’s REBOOT workshop in Los Angeles.
Women veterans and the wives of combat veterans can learn more by
visiting www.nvtsi.org/women-veteransspouses.
Ford’s support of military veterans dates back more than 90 years, when
Henry Ford organized a cross-country caravan of 50 Model T Fords to take
disabled veterans to the 1922 national convention of the Disabled
American Veterans in San Francisco. Since 1974, Ford and Ford Fund have
provided more than $8 million to veterans’ organizations. Today, Ford
employs more than 7,000 veterans plus hundreds of active military
personnel, reservists and guardsmen.
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 http://community.ford.com.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Michigan manufactures or distributes automobiles across six
continents. With about 187,000 employees and 62 plants worldwide, the
company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company
provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more
information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
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 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.
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.
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video, visit www.media.ford.com.
Contacts:
Ford Motor Company Fund
Todd Nissen, 313.322.4898
tnissen@ford.com
Source: Ford Motor Company
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