About

Mission

The mission of the Congressional Work for Warriors Caucus is to promote and increase awareness of California’s extremely successful Work for Warriors program, with the eventual goal of expanding the program in California and replicating it in other states.

Background on Work for Warriors

Work for Warriors (WFW) was created in February, 2012. The program places unemployed Guardsmen, Reservists, military spouses, and veterans with open positions in partnering businesses. Staff members connect with businesses to identify job openings, find qualified, unemployed applicants, and guide applicants through resume and interview preparation and other elements of the hiring process. WFW staff also reach out to units while they are still overseas, beginning to prepare them for reintegration into the civilian workforce, and use social media and web services to get information to service members.

Since its establishment in 2012, WFW has successfully placed more than 5,900 people in jobs – that is 2-3 placements per day. While successful federal veterans’ employment initiatives typically cost of over $10,000 per placement, WFW has a total per placement cost of roughly 1,100. Due it's success, the Department of Defense provided $1 million to maintain and expand the program to include the reserve force in California.