In time for Veterans Day, Microsoft has launched the Elevate America Veterans Initiative to help prepare veterans and their spouses with the skills and resources they need to be successful in today's workplace. Through this ambitious jobs initiative, Microsoft brings together a coalition of public, private and nonprofit organizations to contribute expertise, cash, and in-kind resources to give U.S. veterans resources including technology skills training, job placement, career counseling and other support services such as childcare, transportation and housing.
The American Legion, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), United Service Organizations (USO), and the Wounded Warrior Project have all joined this cause. Microsoft is also partnering with organizations to provide veterans with the technology training and support they need for a successful transition into the civilian workforce, including career counseling, job placement, additional support services (such as childcare, transportation, and housing), and assistance for severely disabled veterans.
On the Unlimited Potential blog, Bill Lawson, National President of Paralyzed Veterans of America, one of Microsoft's partners in this program, writes:
