Wounded Warrior Careers News
Pittsburgh Run for Wounded Warriors Supports NOD’s Veteran Career Program
Pittsburgh, PA, November 15, 2011 — The 2011 Run for the Wounded Warrior was held on November 12 in Pittsburgh, PA. 600 participants honored the brave men and women who have served our country and returned home with service-related disabilities.
NOD Facilitates Veteran Employment Discourse
Washington DC, September 28, 2011 — NOD hosted a convening of 30 senior members of the military, public agencies, service providers, and employers Wednesday to discuss the career supports that work most effectively to assist veterans with severe disabilities in obtaining employment. This is a growing population, with over 110,000 veterans in this category since 2001. The convening included a presentation by NOD, as well as a discussion of ways in which agencies can work both individually and together to provide the necessary supports.
NC Funder Applauds NOD’s Wounded Warrior Careers Program on Memorial Day
CHARLOTTE, NC, May 30, 2011 — Mary Piepenbring, Vice President of The Duke Endowment, applauds NOD's program as "providing hope for hundreds of [veteran] families." Her comments appeared in the Memorial Day edition of the Charlotte Observer, as well as in the Department of Defense blog.
Hiring America’s Best: Welcoming Returning Veterans
NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2011 — America's Best is a newly released series of materials written to address the growing need for information and ideas that can help our nation's schools, training organizations, and workplaces make a welcoming, productive, and satisfying place for returning veterans and transitioning service members. These materials were created through a reconnaissance of employers and returning service members, performed in partnership with Give an Hour, a nonprofit organization that asks mental health professionals nationwide to donate an hour of their time each week to serve military personnel and their families.
Disabled Veterans Carve a New Path
FAYETTEVILLE, NC, Feb 14, 2011 – Following an injury during deployment training, Army reservist Charmetri Wrice Bulluck gave up her dream of becoming a registered nurse. But with the support of NOD Career Specialist Dwayne Beason, Ms. Bullock is now completing coursework at Fayetteville State University, where she will graduate with honors this spring with a Master's in Social Work. Bulluck is one of over 200 veterans and their families who are benefitting from NOD’s Wounded Warrior Career program. "A lot of our veterans really don't know the system," said Beason, a retired Sergeant Major. "We help them cut through the red tape."
Bob Woodruff Foundation Awards NOD $100,000 to Continue Providing Career Counseling Services
NEW YORK, NY, January 20, 2011 — The Bob Woodruff Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the National Organization on Disability (NOD) to provide intensive career services to severely injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan through its Wounded Warrior Careers program.
NOD Addresses Department of Defense Wounded Warrior Task Force on Career Supports for Wounded Vets
WASHINGTON, DC, January 7, 2011 — NOD Vice President Richard Stark addressed the Department of Defense’s newly established Wounded Warrior Task Force today, encouraging extensive career support for certain veterans with disabilities and their families.
Reintegration Nation: One Veteran’s Story
WASHINGTON, DC, December 16, 2010 — After five months in Afghanistan, Army Sergeant Stephen Stewart experienced extreme PTSD, and was medically retired from the Army. He thought his career was over. But with the help of NOD’s Wounded Warrior Careers Program, Stewart is lining up job interviews to enter the civilian job market. Stewart’s story was featured this week on ABC affiliate KRDO News in Colorado Springs and in the Colorado Springs Independent.
Wounded Warriors Meet with Lawmakers to Discuss Career Support
WASHINGTON, DC, September 2010 — Veterans with NOD’s Wounded Warrior Careers demonstration project traveled from North Carolina and Colorado to share their stories with members of Congress. While each veteran’s story is unique, they all reflect the crucial role that education, training and jobs play in a successful transition home – and the importance of intensive career supports like those offered by the NOD program.
Veteran Shares His Story with NPR Affiliate
COMMERCE, TX, August 14, 2010 — The story of Jim Batchelor, a veteran in NOD’s Wounded Warrior Careers program, was featured this week on “The Lead,” a radio news show in northeast Texas. Jim—who told his story on Capitol Hill in July—talks about how NOD helped him in his journey toward recovery.
