August 2023

Boeing & Still Serving Veterans Partner to Expand No-Cost Transition & Career Services

Boeing and SSV Team Members gathered at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium on Wednesday, Aug. 9 for a special announcement about their expanded partnership. This new partnership will work to reach more Veterans transitioning from military to civilian life and greatly enhance their access to career resources, including resume support, interview-building skills, and assistance in conducting job searches.

“Every year about 200,000 Service Members make the transition from the Military into the civilian workforce. At SSV, we seek to help them with Career assistance and connect them to companies looking for quality people …because we believe that Veterans make great employees,” said Rich Landolt, Still Serving Veterans’ President & CEO.

“Research shows that 43% of these Veterans leave their new civilian job within the first year. At SSV, we’ve dropped that percentage down to 15% by offering one-on-one Veteran mentors who share the tools needed to learn their worth and locate a job that is the right fit. This generous gift from Boeing will allow SSV to grow this effort and expand our impact.”

Meet Employers In-Person to Jump-Start Your Career Search

career fair image to help veterans find jobs

2023 Year-To-Date Impact

MISSION MOMENT: How Your Support is Helping Veterans TOTAL: 2,567 Active Clients

CAREER COUNSELING

986 Active Clients
806 New Clients
7764 Counseling Sessions
857 Hires
Average Salary: $68,652

VA BENEFIT ASSISTANCE

1567 Active VA Clients
459 New Clients
3511 Counseling Sessions
VA Benefits Received: $4,684,376

RESOURCE CONNECTIONS

14 Active VRC Clients
502 New Clients
289 Counseling Sessions
Assistance Value: $36,053

All services are offered at no cost to the Veterans and employers we serve through the generosity of individuals, corporations, community partners and other benefactors like The Call of Duty Endowment.

In the Community

Huge thanks to EOS Employee Giving for their continued support. Their gifts have now exceeded $10k since establishing quarterly donations in 2020, touching the lives of countless Veterans.

habitat for humanity of the river valley partners

We are excited to start building a relationship with Habitat for Humanity of the River Valley.

GE Aerospace will be hosting their 3rd annual Golf Scramble in support of SSV on Oct. 13th.

Dial 988 – Confidential Emotional Support 24/7

On September 10th, World Suicide Prevention Day, and every day, we want to let you know that it’s OK to ask for help. The national mental health phone number, 988 has been established to offer people in a mental health crisis a quick and easy-to-remember lifeline. This is a critical step in providing fast and accurate 24/7 confidential support to anyone with thoughts of suicide or those experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.

For those who serve or who have served, crises can be heightened by their experiences during military service. If you or someone you care about is struggling or in crisis, Dial 988 – Press 1 for Veteran. There is hope.

Veterans find support from the Jane Lowe Foundation

SSV received our first donation from the Jane K. Lowe Foundation in 2006, the year we were founded. Since then the Lowe Foundation trustees have awarded SSV over $300k in support.

An award of $15,060 was announced by the Lowe Foundation in July to support SSV’s Legacy Endowment Fund, established to ensure that Veterans and their families will continue to find the help and services they need at Still Serving Veterans for many years to come. With this contribution, SSV’s Legacy Endowment Fund topped the $200k mark.

With your contribution or planned gift to the SSV Legacy Endowment Fund, you will become a member of the SSV Honor Guard… a special group of donors who have committed to supporting our future service members and Veterans.