- Ford Motor Company Fund announces $1 million pledge over two years to American Red Cross for disaster relief and career training for veterans and family members
- Through this grant, 200 veterans, those soon to leave military service, or their family members will receive scholarships for free training for a career in health care
- Healthcare Scholarships are available to military families in Detroit, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Nashville, Tenn. and Louisville, Ky.
DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 15, 2012 – Ford Motor Company Fund is pledging $1 million to the
American Red Cross for workplace development training for veterans, military
members and their families, as well as to disaster relief through the Red Cross
Disaster Responder program.
In this two-year commitment, Ford’s
longstanding support of the American Red Cross is being expanded with 200 Blue
Oval Scholarships for nurse assistant training in the Red Cross Service to the
Armed Forces program. These scholarships will enable veterans, or those soon to
leave military service, and their families to receive training for careers in
the health field in five cities: Detroit, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Nashville,
Tenn. and Louisville, Ky. All are cities in Ford’s Operation Goodwill program.
The Red Cross nurse assistant
training program equips trainees to achieve state-level certification as nurse
assistants and obtain sustainable and competitive employment. The program
provides job development and work readiness resources as well as help for
graduates to find employment.
“Ford’s support allows us to extend
our nurse assistant training program in five areas of the country and helps us
serve a larger number of service members and their families,” said Lynn Crabb,
senior director of Policy and Programs, Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces.
“Recent government data show
unemployment among post-9/11 veterans is at 9.7 percent,” said Jim Vella,
president, Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services. “This expansion of
our Red Cross partnership provides deserving veterans and their family members
the chance to build new careers in the nursing field, which is a win-win-win
for them, the Red Cross and our communities.”
This support builds on $50,000 in
Ford grants in the past two years for the southeastern Michigan region health
care career training program and disaster services programs.
As part of this partnership, Ford
also is joining the Red Cross Disaster Responder program and pledges donations
on an ongoing basis in advance of major disasters, which helps the Red Cross
ensure an immediate response to meet the needs of those affected by disasters
of all sizes, at no cost and regardless of income.
In addition, Ford Motor Company is
donating two Transit Connect vans to support crisis response in Miami and San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
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