Helping Veterans Build Careers with Purpose
At Ohio Valley Goodwill, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to gain meaningful employment and realize their full potential. That includes the brave men and women who have served our country. Yet returning veterans continue to struggle to obtain employment that offers a sense of purpose and satisfaction. According to a study by LinkedIn, veterans are 15.6% more likely to be underemployed than nonveterans, meaning their work doesn’t make full use of their skills and abilities. Nationwide, 8% of veterans are unemployed as of July 2020. And in 2019, 37,085 veterans experienced homelessness or housing instability.
Part of Goodwill’s mission is to turn these stats around. We have a long history of helping veterans obtain the resources, education, and training they need to join the workforce, provide for their families, and achieve financial stability. Each year, Goodwill organizations collaborate with local community partners to help thousands of veterans gain the valuable skills they need to successfully transition to civilian life.
At Ohio Valley Goodwill, we’re proud to participate in Cincinnati’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Projects (HVRP), which offers eligible veterans assistance with personalized career planning, job development and placement, and finding safe and affordable housing. Funding for HVRP services is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Veterans Administration (VA).
Goodwill also operates a VA-funded ” Per Diem” residential program, which is a program for eligible homeless veterans in need of employment assistance and intensive and holistic services in order to achieve long-term self-sufficiency. The goal of all participants is to ultimately achieve full-time employment within the community.
There are many reasons individuals who have served our country face barriers to gaining employment after service “” from emotional stress and mental health issues to family obligations, physical disabilities, and lack of job-specific training and education. Our nation’s veterans deserve the support to navigate the workforce, secure purposeful employment, and successfully return to civilian life. At Goodwill, we’re passionate about helping veterans achieve both personal and vocational success.
We Put People to Work!
Ohio Valley Goodwill’s mission to put people to work in our community is something we’ve been dedicated to for more than a century. We’re proud to have served nearly 600 veterans in 2019 alone, and we look forward to helping many more veterans build their civilian careers in the coming years.
When you support Goodwill by donating your gently used goods or shopping in our retail stores, you’re helping us continue to provide these life-changing services for veterans in the Cincinnati community. Thank you for your help!
If you are a homeless veteran or know of a veteran experiencing homelessness and would like additional information about Ohio Valley Goodwill’s homeless services for veterans, please call (513) 631-4500 or click here to learn more about our services.
