Goodwill Receives $200,000 Bank of America Grant to Fund Veteran Integration Program (VIP)
Ceremony Planned for Thursday, January 29 at 8:30 a.m.
Goodwill of Southern Nevada will continue to provide life changing job placement help to local veterans and their immediate family members, thanks to the Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s $200,000 Neighborhood Builders grant. This grant is expected to assist approximately 225 veterans and/or family members find work in Southern Nevada over a two-year period.
Nevada historically has one of the highest veteran unemployment rates. Since its inception two years ago, Goodwill’s Veteran Integration Program (VIP) has helped more than 500 local veterans and immediate family members find work and become self-supporting.
The Neighborhood Builders program is Bank of America’s highly competitive, signature philanthropic award that couples executive leadership training with a $200,000 grant for high-performing nonprofits across the nation that have made a significant impact addressing community needs.
WHAT: Presentation featuring veterans who have been helped by VIP as well as remarks from Goodwill of Southern Nevada and Bank of America executives; The event will also include a Color Guard ceremony and moving tribute to those who have benefitted from the program.
WHERE:
Goodwill of Southern Nevada Headquarters, 1280 W. Cheyenne Ave. (at MLK), North Las Vegas, 89030
WHEN:
Thursday, January 29 at 8:30 a.m.
WHY:
$200,000 check presentation from Bank of America
WHO: Steve Chartrand, Goodwill of Southern Nevada President & CEO; Dan Giraldo, Bank of America Market Manager; Members of Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (founding funder of VIP); Local veterans.