{"id":22433,"date":"2025-06-10T15:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/?p=22433"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:43:44","slug":"hire-heroes-usa-and-the-jtmf-foundation-partner-to-expand-veteran-support-in-pacific-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/hire-heroes-usa-and-the-jtmf-foundation-partner-to-expand-veteran-support-in-pacific-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Hire Heroes USA and the JTMF Foundation Partner to Expand Veteran Support in Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hire Heroes USA and the JTMF Foundation Partner to Expand Veteran Support in Pacific Northwest<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<p><b>FEDERAL WAY, WA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Hire Heroes USA, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce, proudly announces its expanded presence in the Pacific Northwest with a new office in Federal Way, Washington.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This expansion is made possible through a three-year grant from the JTMF Foundation, which supports efforts to enhance veteran services across Washington and Oregon. The foundation aims to partner with organizations that address the physical and mental well-being of veterans during transition and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe transition from military to civilian life can be a stressful and difficult time,\u201d commented JTMF Trustee Tami Marick.\u00a0 \u201cWe owe it to the dedicated men and women who have served our country along with their spouses to help in this process.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Northwest Field Team has outlined three primary goals for their Pacific Northwest initiative:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empower <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">veterans and military spouses through personalized career services tailored to the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington and Oregon state job markets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collaborate with like-minded employers, nonprofit organizations, and community groups in support of veterans and military spouses through employment opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build a local volunteer network of industry professionals who can mentor job seekers, and share expert insights.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Successful veteran employment requires a community approach,&#8221; noted David Martinez, Community Affairs Manager. &#8220;We're eager to collaborate with stakeholders across Washington and Oregon who understand the unique value that veterans and military spouses bring to the workforce.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hire Heroes USA offers comprehensive employment assistance free to veterans and military spouses, including resume building, interview preparation, and career coaching. The organization's proven model has helped over 100,000 veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Our team is committed to ensuring that the 525,000 veterans and over 2 million military family members in Washington have access to our full range of free career services,&#8221; said Todd Griffith, Senior Program Manager. &#8220;Establishing a dedicated office allows us to better support those transitioning to civilian careers and empower military spouses seeking meaningful employment.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Federal Way office will serve as a hub for veteran and military spouse employment initiatives across Washington and Oregon. Corporations, organizations, and community leaders interested in partnering with Hire Heroes USA's Pacific Northwest team can contact the Federal Way office to discuss collaboration opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Hire Heroes USA<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is a nonprofit organization that empowers U.S. military members, veterans, and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. Hire Heroes USA offers individualized career coaching, professionally written resumes, mentoring, workshops, a job board, career fairs, and more to thousands of job-seeking veterans and military spouses annually.\u00a0\u00a0Since Hire Heroes USA\u2019s founding, more than 100,000<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hire Heroes USA clients have found success in their job search. Hire Heroes USA prioritizes transparency, earning a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and the GuideStar Platinum Seal. Funded exclusively through public donations and federal and private grants, we provide our services at no cost to clients. For more information about our organization, visit\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>hireheroesusa.org<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em><b>About JTMF Foundation<br \/><\/b><\/em><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The JTMF Foundation supports organizations impacting the lives of individuals today, as well as those working to solve long-term challenges for children, older adults, veterans and individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Our focus is in the Pacific NW with the intent the local efforts will have broader implications. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jtmffoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.jtmffoundation.org<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>For Media Inquiries:<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London Coble<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communications Manager<br \/><\/span><a href=\"mailto:lcoble@hireheroesusa.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lcoble@hireheroesusa.org<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hire Heroes USA and the JTMF Foundation Partner to Expand Veteran Support in Pacific Northwest FEDERAL WAY, WA &#8211; Hire Heroes USA, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce, proudly announces its expanded presence in the Pacific Northwest with a new office [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":18844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[38,30,31,34],"class_list":["post-22433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-hire-heroes-usa","tag-military-spouse","tag-military-transition","tag-veteran-jobs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hireheroesusa.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}