{"id":17616,"date":"2016-04-21T16:04:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T20:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=17616"},"modified":"2016-04-21T16:04:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T20:04:17","slug":"donation-from-continuum-veterans-foundation-helps-hire-heroes-usa-to-secure-record-number-of-veterans-in-civilian-jobs-during-q1-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2016\/04\/donation-from-continuum-veterans-foundation-helps-hire-heroes-usa-to-secure-record-number-of-veterans-in-civilian-jobs-during-q1-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Donation from Continuum Veterans Foundation Helps Hire Heroes USA to Secure Record Number of Veterans in Civilian Jobs during Q1 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuum Veterans Foundation\u2019s Continuous Support of Hire Heroes USA Contributes to 1,159 Veteran New Hires in Q1 2016<\/p>\n<p>BOSTON \u2013 April 18, 2016 \u2013 Continuum Veterans Foundation, helping returning troops find jobs in the IT industry, has contributed to Hire Heroes USA, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing individualized career coaching services to help veterans transform their military service into civilian success, confirming a record 1,159 veterans in civilian jobs, from January \u2013 March 2016. Continuum Veterans Foundation, established by Continuum Managed Services, donated $50,000 to the organization last November for the third straight year to support its mission. Since 2013, Hire Heroes USA has helped over 6,500 veterans confirm jobs with the support of Continuum Veterans Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to be able to contribute to the high, positive impact that Hire Heroes USA has on veterans across the U.S,\u201d said Michael George, Chairman of the board of directors at Continuum Veterans Foundation and CEO at Continuum. \u201cClearly, they are doing all the right things to aid veterans in finding employment and we are proud to continue to support their efforts. We are excited to see how many new hires will be confirmed in Q2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During Q1 2016, Hire Heroes USA has:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Helped 3,620 clients via online assessments<br \/>\n\u2022 Finalized 3,186 resumes<br \/>\n\u2022 Conducted 32,116 career counseling sessions<\/p>\n<p>This is a significant increase over the same quarter last year with Hire Heroes USA revising 1,287 resumes, conducting 10,570 career counseling sessions and serving 1,582 veterans with online assessments and workshops during Q1 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur research indicates that for every veteran we help to find a job, there is more than a $12,000 net economic impact,\u201d said Nathan Smith, Hire Heroes USA Chief Operations Officer and a combat Marine veteran. \u201cThe ongoing support from Continuum Veterans Foundation of our veteran employment programs contributes to a collective effort to put more than $60 million in the pockets of veterans and back in the pockets of taxpayers. Hire Heroes USA is grateful to Continuum Veterans Foundation for their commitment to veteran employment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donating over $150,000 since 2013 to Hire Heroes USA, the Continuum Veterans Foundation has helped Hire Heroes USA confirm employment for 1,968 veterans in 2014, 3,561 veterans in 2015 and is tracking to help a record number of veterans in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Continuum Managed Services is the sole donor to the Continuum Veterans Foundation, providing a percentage of corporate profits as the funding source.<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the Continuum Veterans Foundation is to empower those who have served with distinction through financial support to veteran employment organizations. For more information, visit: http:\/\/cvf.continuum.net\/.<\/p>\n<p>About Hire Heroes USA<br \/>\nHeadquartered just north of Atlanta, GA, with six additional branch offices nationwide, including in San Diego and Los Angeles, Hire Heroes USA is recognized as a best-in-class veteran service organization by the Call of Duty Endowment, the George W. Bush Institute, and the USO. A 501 (c) (3) non-profit, Hire Heroes USA is dedicated to empowering military members, veterans and spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. For more information about our mission, services, and how to get involved, visit www.hireheroesusa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>About Continuum Veterans Foundation<br \/>\nContinuum Veterans Foundation is a nonprofit organization providing financial support to local and national charities that focus on helping veterans find jobs in IT. The Foundation was established in 2012 by Continuum Managed Services, directing a percentage of its corporate profits to select nonprofit veteran organizations. For more information, visit: http:\/\/cvf.continuum.net\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuum Veterans Foundation\u2019s Continuous Support of Hire Heroes USA Contributes to 1,159 Veteran New Hires in Q1 2016 BOSTON \u2013 April 18, 2016 \u2013 Continuum Veterans Foundation, helping returning troops find jobs in the IT industry, has contributed to Hire Heroes USA, a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing individualized career coaching services to help veterans transform their military service into civilian success, confirming a record 1,159 veterans in civilian jobs, from January \u2013 March 2016. Continuum Veterans Foundation, established by Continuum Managed Services, donated $50,000 to the organization last November for the third straight year to support its mission. Since 2013, Hire Heroes USA has helped over 6,500 veterans confirm jobs with the support of Continuum Veterans Foundation. \u201cWe are pleased to be able to contribute to the high, positive impact that Hire Heroes USA has on veterans across the U.S,\u201d said Michael George, Chairman of the board of directors at Continuum Veterans Foundation and CEO at Continuum. \u201cClearly, they are doing all the right things to aid veterans in finding employment and we are proud to continue to support their efforts. We are excited to see how many new hires will be confirmed in Q2.\u201d During Q1 2016, Hire Heroes USA has: \u2022 Helped 3,620 clients via online assessments \u2022 Finalized 3,186 resumes \u2022 Conducted 32,116 career counseling sessions This is a significant increase over the same quarter last year with Hire Heroes USA revising 1,287 resumes, conducting 10,570 career counseling sessions and serving 1,582 veterans with online assessments and workshops during Q1 2015. \u201cOur research indicates that for every veteran we help to find a job, there is more than a $12,000 net economic impact,\u201d said Nathan Smith, Hire Heroes USA Chief Operations Officer and a combat Marine veteran. \u201cThe ongoing support from Continuum Veterans Foundation of our veteran employment programs contributes to a collective effort to put more than $60 million in the pockets of veterans and back in the pockets of taxpayers. Hire Heroes USA is grateful to Continuum Veterans Foundation for their commitment to veteran employment.\u201d Donating over $150,000 since 2013 to Hire Heroes USA, the Continuum Veterans Foundation has helped Hire Heroes USA confirm employment for 1,968 veterans in 2014, 3,561 veterans in 2015 and is tracking to help a record number of veterans in 2016. Continuum Managed Services is the sole donor to the Continuum Veterans Foundation, providing a percentage of corporate profits as the funding source. The mission of the Continuum Veterans Foundation is to empower those who have served with distinction through financial support to veteran employment organizations. For more information, visit: http:\/\/cvf.continuum.net\/. About Hire Heroes USA Headquartered just north of Atlanta, GA, with six additional branch offices nationwide, including in San Diego and Los Angeles, Hire Heroes USA is recognized as a best-in-class veteran service organization by the Call of Duty Endowment, the George W. Bush Institute, and the USO. A 501 (c) (3) non-profit, Hire Heroes USA is dedicated to empowering military members, veterans and spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. For more information about our mission, services, and how to get involved, visit www.hireheroesusa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. About Continuum Veterans Foundation Continuum Veterans Foundation is a nonprofit organization providing financial support to local and national charities that focus on helping veterans find jobs in IT. The Foundation was established in 2012 by Continuum Managed Services, directing a percentage of its corporate profits to select nonprofit veteran organizations. For more information, visit: http:\/\/cvf.continuum.net\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[1873],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17616"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17618,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17616\/revisions\/17618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}