Veterans Services of America (VSA 501(c)3) is proud to have been providing housing for homeless Veterans since 2008. We are now installing new synergistc charters to help grow our organization by implementing our new STEM2Veterans program.
While we will continue to provide services for homeless Veterans, we are introducing new housing, continuing education and jobs programs for our young Veterans to help them to transition back to civilian life.
Bottom line is that the increasing amount of jobs that are becoming available are in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) fields of endeavor and, quite simply, there are not enough qualified applicants within the United States to fill these jobs.
The need for high quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has been touted by numerous reports that link our Nation’s future economic success and security to a highly skilled STEM workforce. Post-9/11 veterans include a diverse and qualified pool of future talent for the nation’s engineering and science employers. Ushering them into technical fields as work-force ready engineers and scientists will require a community of partnerships among the veterans themselves, the nation’s educational institutions, technology firms, the government’s technical and scientific organizations, and others.
The vast majority of those who serve in the enlisted ranks of the nation’s armed services are high school graduates with strong cognitive aptitudes. Most members of the officer corps hold four-year or advanced college degrees. Many of those who serve today are interested in technical careers and equipped to succeed in them. They have experience managing technical systems and solving complex problems. They know how to work in teams and how to lead.
The STEM2Veterans program will help form those partnerships and engage participation of post-9/11 veterans to use the new ED benefits to define STEM education opportunities and ultimately STEM related career paths for these deserving individuals.
