CHICAGO, Nov. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In observance
of Veterans Day in the United
States and Remembrance Day in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, Boeing [NYSE: BA] today
announced a $14.2 million charitable
grants package supporting 97 veterans organizations worldwide.
Investments will fund veterans workforce transition services and
recovery and rehabilitation programs through 2021 and beyond.
"During this challenging time, Boeing is proud to partner with
leading veterans organizations to provide our global veteran
communities and their families with essential workforce transition
support, and recovery and rehabilitation programs that address
mental health," said Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun.
Today's announcement builds on Boeing's commitment to combat
racism and advance racial equity and social justice across our
society. The package includes a previously announced $1 million investment in The Mission Continues
and a new $500,000 investment in
U.S.VETS. Organizations receiving funding will direct Boeing
dollars to programs that increase the number of underserved and
minority veterans receiving support.
In addition to the investments package, Boeing also announced a
$4.5 million partnership with the
Institute for Veterans & Military Families (IVMF) to establish
Future Force, a workforce training, recruitment and placement
program for veterans. The signature program will offer
certification and training courses focused on the aerospace and
defense industry, complemented by networking and employment
opportunities for qualified transitioning service members, veterans
and military spouses.
"Boeing has a strong and storied history of supporting veterans
during and after their time of service," said Boeing's Director of
Veterans Outreach Jason Pak.
"Through our new, industry-leading workforce training program, we
will help thousands of veterans and military spouses transition
into better jobs, which in turn creates better opportunities for
them, their families, Boeing and the entire aerospace
industry."
"We are thrilled to partner with Boeing to establish the first
aerospace-focused learning track as part of the IVMF's Onward to
Opportunity program," said Dr. Mike
Haynie, vice chancellor of Syracuse
University and executive director of the Institute for
Veterans and Military Families. "This new curriculum and training
will allow us to broaden our reach to the military and veteran
community as they continue to seek career opportunities."
The latest investment builds on Boeing's long-standing
commitment to veterans and their families. Since 2017, Boeing has
donated $41.6 million in support of
veterans programs globally.
Organizations receiving grant funding in the United States include:
Boulder Crest Foundation: A leader in post-traumatic
growth (PTG), Boulder Crest Foundation works to ensure that combat
veterans, first responders and their families live fulfilling lives
after experiencing trauma. With Boeing's support, Boulder Crest
will train over 100 Arizona and Virginia-based mental health professionals
specializing in PTG and develop an online PTG certification and
training program for hundreds of veteran family members.
Cohen Veterans Network: Boeing investments will fund
access to high-quality, effective mental health care services to
hundreds of post-9/11 veterans and military families in
Seattle, Philadelphia and the Potomac region. Through its national clinic
network, the Cohen Veterans Network is focused on helping veterans
and military families live happier, healthier lives.
Headstrong: Operating in partnership with Weill
Cornell Medicine and the nation's
leading trauma clinicians, Boeing funding will help to deliver
cost-free, bureaucracy-free, stigma-free and confidential mental
health care to nearly 100 new veterans and establish over 30 new
clinical partners in Southern
California, Washington,
Colorado and the Potomac region.
Vets4Warriors: Boeing funding will support Vets4Warriors'
one-of-a-kind national 24/7 live and confidential peer support
network staffed by veterans and housed at the Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care National
Call Center in New Jersey. It also
will help ensure over 5,000 veterans, service members, their
families and caregivers have direct and immediate access to a
trained peer who understands their life experiences and the
challenges they face.
Organizations receiving funding in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom include:
Soldier On: In Australia, Boeing dollars will support social
connections activities and continue to fund the Boeing Veterans
& Family Engagement Program, which has enabled a team of
psychologists to perform over 1,000 mental health interventions for
service members and their families since 2018. Boeing dollars will
also support the Pathways program, which has helped more than 150
veterans receive job placements since 2018.
SSAFA the Armed Forces charity: In the
United Kingdom, Boeing funding
provides support for SSAFA's mentoring program, which aims to help
service personnel as they leave the armed forces and transition
into civilian life. In addition, Boeing funding provides support
for the Boeing Crisis Fund, a specialty program that helps families
impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing's previous support of the
program helped 100 veteran families in 2019.
Veterans Transition Network: In Canada, Boeing partners with the Veterans
Transition Network in both the Vancouver and Ottawa communities, working to strengthen the
network of mental health providers serving veterans. Boeing funding
also helps provide in-home mental health, career counseling and
peer support programs for veterans and transitioning service
members.
A full list of Boeing's veterans grant partners can be found
here.
Contact
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