FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Operation: Job Ready Veterans Receives Grant from
The Palmer Foundation to Provide Professional Development
Indianapolis, IN (November 6, 2025) – Operation: Job Ready Veterans (OJRV) is pleased to announce new grant funding from The Palmer Foundation to provide professional development for OJRV’s staff of Employment Transition Managers.
OJRV’s One-on-One Career Transition Services equip veterans, service members, and military families with the tools and support to achieve meaningful careers and long-term economic mobility. Among the in-demand services OJRV will be offering at no cost to clients are individualized support for resume development, career interest and work value assessments, job search assistance, interview preparation, networking, social media utilization, and other direct support services to address individual barriers to employment.
“We are deeply grateful to The Palmer Foundation for their generous support of our team’s professional development. This commitment to our staff strengthens not only our skills but also our shared capacity to serve veterans and their family members with renewed energy and dedication,” shares OJRV Executive Director Dr. Gene Anderson. “We appreciate this investment in our staff members, all of whom are veterans or military spouses, so we can continue to provide exemplary service to our clients.”
OJRV Employment Transition Managers (ETMs) provide One-on-One Career Transition Services virtually and in person to OJRV clients. ETMs work directly with clients to provide support needed to address individuals’ unique barriers to employment and help clients achieve their career and employment goals. Through sustainable programs and job readiness resources, OJRV—along with partners like The Palmer Foundation—positively impacts one person, one business, and one community at a time.
About Operation: Job Ready Veterans (OJRV)
Bridging life’s transitional gaps for veterans, service members, and military families.
Operation: Job Ready Veterans is a Midwest-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing veterans, service members, military spouses, and their dependents for entry into the civilian workforce. OJRV focuses on transition, job readiness, and career placement, providing employment readiness training and specialized job placement to personnel from all military branches, service eras, and ability levels. The nonprofit’s mission is to bridge life’s transitional gaps for veterans, service members, and military families by empowering them to meet their individual employment and career goals.
Website: ojrv.org
Facebook: jobreadyvets
LinkedIn: job-ready-veterans
About The Palmer Foundation
The Palmer Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit private family foundation with a deep passion for WASH (water access, sanitation, and hygiene) and workforce development. The Foundation has awarded grants to more than 400 nonprofit organizations, primarily in Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic states, as well as countries where family members have lived or traveled.
Media Contact Information
Jessica Bertsch
Operation: Job Ready Veterans
+1.757.773.7357
JBertsch@jobreadyvets.org
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