WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Paralyzed Veterans of America – the nation’s premier non-profit of selection for disabled veterans, their households, and caregivers, immediately introduced a partnership with Unite Us. Headquartered in New York Metropolis, this outcome-focused expertise firm builds coordinated care networks of well being and social service suppliers throughout 46 states. As a part of the partnership, Unite Us will assist PVA’s Veterans Profession Program shoppers, who embrace transitioning service members, veterans, navy spouses, and caregivers, join with the important assets they want, like housing, transportation, psychological well being, revenue, and extra.
“Partnering with a coordinated care community, like Unite Us, is a recreation changer,” stated Charles McCaffrey, Director of the Veterans Profession Program at PVA. “PVA’s Veterans Profession Program assists veterans throughout the nation as they seek for new careers, however our shoppers’ instant wants typically fall exterior the scope of profession help and into extra essential help that impedes their skilled objectives. This partnership helps our shoppers preserve their deal with the job search and permits PVA to assist much more veterans in new areas.”
The partnership developed because of PVA’s Veterans Profession Program regularly on the lookout for artistic methods to higher help veterans with spinal cord accidents and illnesses, like MS and ALS, in addition to veterans experiencing different obstacles, like homelessness and an absence of entry to expertise, meals, and emotional help. Working collectively, Unite Us and PVA’s vocational counselors and specialists present a whole-person strategy to high quality of care by serving to veterans keep their pursuit of significant employment, training, coaching, and volunteer alternatives and attain their profession objectives.
“As a veteran, I am grateful to Paralyzed Veterans of America and the work they do to make sure our veteran neighborhood has full entry to the assets they should stay wholesome, fulfilling, and unbiased lives,” stated Adrienne Sherk, Senior Director of Neighborhood-Based mostly Group Partnerships at Unite Us. “Unite Us is honored to assist PVA join the navy neighborhood to a nationwide community that may empower them to succeed.”
Since its institution in 2007, PVA’s Veterans Profession Program has positioned over 2,700 veterans, transitioning service members, spouses, and navy caregivers, in significant employment starting from customer support to cybersecurity positions.
Non-profits, community-based organizations, and suppliers in search of to attach their shoppers to PVA’s Veterans Profession Program inside Unite Us’ community ought to go to https://uniteus.com/contact/.
About Paralyzed Veterans of America
Paralyzed Veterans of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and the one congressionally chartered veterans service group devoted solely for the profit and illustration of veterans with spinal cord injury or illnesses. The group ensures veterans obtain the advantages earned via service to our nation; displays their care in VA spinal cord injury items; and funds analysis and training within the seek for a treatment and improved care for people with paralysis.
As a life-long associate and advocate for veterans and all folks with disabilities, PVA additionally develops coaching and profession companies, works to make sure accessibility in public buildings and areas, and supplies well being and rehabilitation alternatives via sports activities and recreation. With greater than 70 workplaces and 33 chapters, Paralyzed Veterans of America serves veterans, their households, and their caregivers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Study extra at PVA.org or observe PVA on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Fb.
About Unite Us
Unite Us is a expertise firm that builds coordinated care networks of well being and social service suppliers. With Unite Us’ end-to-end answer, suppliers throughout sectors determine social care wants, ship and obtain safe, digital referrals, report on tangible outcomes, and rework fee fashions inside a safe and collaborative ecosystem. Unite Us’ neighborhood engagement groups construct sustainable partnerships with native organizations to make sure networks have stable foundations, launch efficiently, and proceed to develop and thrive. This HITRUST-certified social care infrastructure helps communities tackle social determinants of well being and advance well being fairness. Comply with Unite Us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Fb.
PVA Contact: Oname Thompson
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(703) 864-5980 cell
Unite Us Contact: Jaquetta Gooden
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(808) 485-9086
SOURCE Paralyzed Veterans of America
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