Ford Broadens Outreach to Women Military Veterans with Workshops to Help Ease Transition Back to Civilian Life
03 Marzo 2015 - 8:29PM
Business Wire
- Ford collaborating with National
Veterans Transition Services, Inc. to address challenges women face
as they leave the military
- Freedom’s Sisters REBOOT Workshop is a
free, three-week course for up to 25 women veterans in the Los
Angeles area
- 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
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.
For news releases, related materials and
high-resolution photos and video, visit www.media.ford.com.
Ford Motor Company FundTodd Nissen,
313.322.4898tnissen@ford.com
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