A Capitol Hill Briefing: From Deployment to Employment
 
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.

Invites you to Attend


A Capitol Hill Briefing On
From Deployment to Employment

Invited Guest: Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), Chair of the House Armed Services Committee

 
 
 

On November 16, Goodwill Industries International will host a breakfast briefing that will inform policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders about Goodwill’s experience in serving military service members, veterans, and their families; and Goodwill’s vision for a continuum of coordinated services that more deliberately promotes collaboration and integration among all stakeholders. 
Attendees will also hear from an individual who will provide a personal example of how Goodwill can help military service members, veterans, and their families find jobs and advance in careers.

As the United States withdraws from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), military service members, veterans, and their families face a stubbornly bleak job market while resources are stretched thin. Goodwill believes the implications are too significant to expect the federal government and stakeholders to address without a continuum of coordinated services that more deliberately promotes collaboration and integration among all stakeholders.

Continental breakfast will be provided and space is limited. Please click here to register. For more information, contact Seth Turner, Goodwill Industries International’s Senior Director for Government Affairs and Public Policy at seth.turner@goodwill.org or (240) 333-5508.

About Goodwill®
Goodwill generates opportunities for people to achieve economic stability and build strong families and vibrant communities by offering job training, employment placement services and other community-based programs for people who have disabilities, lack education or job experience, or face other employment challenges. In 2010, approximately 170,000 people obtained meaningful employment as a result of Goodwill career services programs. Collectively, these employees earned $2.7 billion in salaries and wages and contributed to their communities as productive, tax-paying citizens.