News Coverage

Marietta Silva attends Army Women’s Foundation Symposium

Posted by on 03/26/2012 in News & Events, News Coverage

Marietta Silva, corporate partnership manager for Veterans Green Jobs, attended the Army Women’s Foundation Symposium in Washington DC in mid-March. The symposium was created to identify the... More »

Military.com: Boots on the Ground, One Veteran at a Time

Posted by on 03/12/2012 in News Coverage

Boots on the Ground, One Veteran at a Time By John Toth You know the statistics. You know the national unemployment rate for post-9/11 military veterans is up to 9 percent, and upwards of 30 percent... More »

Mike Bremer, a 2012 Corpsmember of the year

Posted by on 02/13/2012 in Events, News & Events, News Coverage

“When I returned from Iraq with the Army Infantry, I felt like I lost all meaning and purpose in life and I had trouble finding meaningful work. My Corps experience gave me new purpose and a... More »

VGJ Hosts a Visit from the White House’s Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality

Posted by on 02/03/2012 in News Coverage

  Veterans Green Jobs was honored to have hosted the White House’s Nancy Sutley, President Obama’s principal environmental advisor and Chair of the White House Council on Environmental... More »

AmeriCorps NCCC to begin new projects in Colorado and southwestern U.S.

Posted by on 01/10/2012 in News & Events, News Coverage

VETERANS GREEN JOBS WELCOMES 6TH AMERICORPS NCCC TEAM, EARTH 2. After breaking for the winter holidays, 300 members of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) are recharged and... More »

Veterans Fire Corps Helps Vets Transition into the Civilian Workforce

Posted by on 01/06/2012 in News & Events, News Coverage

The Veterans Fire Corps is a collaborative initiative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Veterans Green Jobs, and various conservation corps that... More »