IAVA Joins American Corporate Partners to Launch Women’s Veteran Mentoring

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America issued the following Monday:


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Leading post-9/11 vets leverage innovative resources to support mentoring program


WASHINGTON (March 21, 2016) – Today at the Pentagon, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) joined American Corporate Partners (ACP) to announce the launch of ACP’s Women’s Veteran Mentoring Program. ACP will offer personalized, one-on-one yearlong mentorships from top businesswomen for transitioning post-9/11 women veterans nationwide. IAVA will leverage its signature resources, the Rapid Response Referral Program (RRRP), VetTogethers and myIAVA to connect veterans with ACP’s Women’s Veteran Mentoring Program.


“Today represents more than a decade of work by veteran service organizations and our partners to shift the thinking around women veterans,” said Allison Jaslow, Iraq veteran and IAVA’s Director of Political and Intergovernmental Affairs. “Twenty percent of IAVA members and 35 percent of IAVA’s leaders are women. Women are the fastest growing segment of the veteran population and empowerment programs like this one from ACP are critical to ensure veterans succeed as they transition into the private sector. We are proud to take leadership with ACP by investing in our women warriors as never before.”


Veterans will be mentored by private sector leaders on topics ranging from building civilian-friendly résumés and networking, to leadership skills and work-life balance. ACP’s Women’s Veteran Mentoring Program directly supports IAVA’s policy priority to fully recognize and improve services for women veterans, and overall mission to connect, unite and empower post-9/11 veterans and their families.


About American Corporate Partners

American Corporate Partners is a New York City-based national nonprofit organization founded in 2008 by Sidney E. Goodfriend to address veterans’ career transition needs through two free programs: a nationwide veteran mentoring program and an online network, ACP AdvisorNet, offering career, employment and small business advice through a robust business community and Q&A platform. More than 20,000 post-9/11 veterans have participated in ACP’s programs.

Note to media: Email press@iava.org or call 212-982-9699 to speak with IAVA CEO and Founder Paul Rieckhoff or IAVA leadership.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (www.IAVA.org) is the leading post-9/11 veteran empowerment organization (VEO) with the most diverse and rapidly growing membership in America. As a non-profit founded in 2004, IAVA’s mission is to connect, unite and empower post-9/11 veterans. Celebrating its 11th year anniversary, IAVA has connected more than 1.2 million veterans with resources and community, and provided more than 5,800 veterans with personalized support from IAVA’s Master’s level social workers.

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