SAN DIEGO–Workshops for Warriors announced today that it has been awarded a $75,000 grant by JPMorgan Chase and Company to assist in its efforts to train veterans transitioning into civilian life with job skills and placement.
“JPMorgan Chase is committed to serving the unique needs of America’s military, veterans and their families through valuable employment and education programs such as this,” said Myeisha Peguero Gamino, JPMorgan Chase’s vice president of Corporate Responsibility for Southern California. “We recognize that many employers have job openings but no properly trained job applicants. Through our initiative called New Skills at Work, we are working with great partners like Workshops for Warriors to close that skills gap.”
Founded in 2008, Workshops for Warriors provides veterans and injured vets with training in CNC machining, CAD/CAM programming, and welding. Since 2011, 194 veterans and wounded warriors have been trained on-site and received third-party nationally recognized credentials, with 100 percent of graduates obtaining jobs in advanced manufacturing.
Workshops for Warriors, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides veterans, wounded warriors, and transitioning service members with industry-leading training, nationally recognized credentials, work experience, and placement into advanced manufacturing careers. The San Diego region is a hub for manufacturing, which is experiencing a workforce shortage.
Workshops for Warriors’ training is provided at no cost to veterans, for whom advanced manufacturing can provide the means to self-sufficiency and a successful transition into civilian life.
More information is available at www.workshopsforwarriors.org.
