GTSC Partners with Linden Resources to Employ Veterans
Washington, D.C. – June 3, 2013 – The Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) has partnered with Linden Resources to find meaningful employment on their return to civilian life. Linden Resources’ Vets Ready2Work program empowers veterans with disabilities to attain and sustain employment, enabling them to achieve independence and regain self-sufficiency. GTSC member companies will work with Linden to hire veterans, provide feedback on workplace requirements and refer veterans to the program. GTSC members DAI; Dynamic Security Concepts, Inc.; Man-Machine Systems Assessment; NCI, Inc.; Pherson Associates, LLC; PReSafe Technologies LLC; SCI Consulting Services, Inc., The Strativest Group LLC; and ProQual-I.T., Inc. have already committed to work to place veterans in meaningful positions.
“GTSC member companies have created a community of people devoted to the mission of homeland and national security. A critical part of that mission is assuring that we take care of those who serve by providing all the tools and support necessary to reintegrate and return to normalcy as quickly as possible,” said Kristina Tanasichuk, CEO and Founder of GTSC.
“We are excited to partner with the Government Technology & Services Coalition and expand opportunities to support our wounded warrior veterans as they find and keep meaningful jobs,” said Linda Chandler, the CEO of Linden Resources. “Our partnership with GTSC advances Linden’s vision of providing disabled veterans with opportunities for employment.”
Linden staff work individually with each veteran to identify areas of strength and career interests that will translate into sustainable employment. Additional services can include resume development, vocational assessments, specialized accommodations supports and job retention supports.
Linden operates twelve AbilityOne contracts, a full-service printing and warehousing business for government and commercial clients, and offers workforce development programs that benefit people with intellectual, physical and mental health disabilities, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients, and wounded warrior veterans. For more information about GTSC’s new partner, Linden Resources, visit www.Linden.org.
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The Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) is a nonprofit, non-partisan association of innovative, agile small and midsize company CEOs that create, develop and implement solutions for the federal homeland and national security sector. GTSC’s mission is to provide exceptional advocacy, capacity building, partnership opportunities and marketing for small and midsize companies in the federal homeland and national security market. For more information, visit www.GTSCoalition.com.
Linden Resources was founded fifty-three years ago by a group of Northern Virginia parents seeking jobs for their children with disabilities. Today, Linden remains focused on its mission to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. It operates three commercial businesses that generate revenue to support its mission, which include: print and mailing services; warehousing and fulfillment; and document destruction. The organization manages over a dozen federal contracts, employing people with disabilities.
