November is Enable America's 4th Annual "Disabled Veteran Employment Mentoring Month"

Tampa, FL, November 04, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Enable America, a nonprofit organization devoted to empowering people with disabilities to achieve independence through employment, is proud to announce this month as its 4th annual Disabled Veteran Employment Mentoring Month. In November the organization’s programming will be committed to programs that improve employment opportunities for disabled veterans and wounded warriors.

“With Veterans Day coming up, it is most fitting to focus our November employment mentoring programs on men and women injured in the name of freedom,” said Richard Salem, founder and CEO of Enable America. “These programs have been proven to open doors to all people with disabilities, and this is another important step in reaching out to our disabled veterans and wounded warriors who want to work, but find difficulty in getting a job.”

Enable America is well positioned to provide these services, as the organization has a strong history of supporting disabled veterans and wounded warriors. Its VetConnect program enhances rehabilitation programs for wounded war fighters, assisting more than 200 veterans and their families by linking them to peers who share similar experiences.

October was National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and Enable America marked the occasion by producing Career Mentoring and Job Skills Workshop programs for all people with disabilities, in areas that include Washington DC, Florida and North Carolina. Most recently, the organization marked its 10-year anniversary in a series of events in the nation’s capital. On that occasion Congressman C.W. Bill Young praised the group for its work with the military.

“Enable America assists our wounded warriors as they return to active duty or civilian life,” Congressman Young said on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “These brave men and women who have served our country in combat deserve all the assistance that we can provide. Military service members, past and present, possess a great sense of honor and traits any employer would find valuable--duty, commitment, and loyalty. Enable America honors their service and sacrifice by showing businesses that investing in our nation's veterans and honoring their service to our nation is not charity, but a smart decision.”

“Employment mentoring provides invaluable experience to all people with disabilities,” said Chris Jadick, Executive Director of Enable America. “Given Enable America’s VetConnect experience, and the growth of our mentoring program, focusing November on helping to improve job opportunities for wounded warriors is an ideal way for us to help those who have sacrificed so much and ask for so little in return - a job.”

“We don’t limit our outreach to just November,” Jadick said. “Enable America coordinates employment mentoring year-round, and we’ll continue to build the bridges between employers who wish to diversify and enrich their workforce with those with disabilities who are ready, willing and able to work.”

Employers and participants who would like to participate in Enable America programs can learn more on the organization’s web site, EnableAmerica.org.

About Enable America: Established in 2002 by attorney Richard Salem, Enable America builds bridges between employers, social service agencies, and people with disabilities, including disabled veterans and wounded warriors, through programs that improve employment opportunities. The organization’s Community Connections, Business Connections, Employment Mentoring, Job Skills Workshops and VetConnect programs unite members of the disability community and business community to raise awareness and increase employment opportunities for the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities. Information and success stories can be found at EnableAmerica.org.