{"id":787,"date":"2019-02-19T21:46:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T05:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/military-spouse-program-hits-the-road\/"},"modified":"2019-02-19T21:46:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T05:46:45","slug":"military-spouse-program-hits-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/military-spouse-program-hits-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Spouse Program Hits the Road!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Director of the HOH Military Spouse Program Elizabeth O&#8217;Brien and Deputy Director of the HOH Military Spouse Program Anna Christen join HOH&#8217;s Senior Manager of Communications and Marketing Andrea Hutchins to take a ride for another episode of our Toyota-powered &#8220;Car-cast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the support of our partners, there are some exciting things happening with the Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Program this year.<\/p>\n<p>Listen in as the team hits the road ahead of our Military Spouse Employment Advisory Council meeting in Dallas to discuss all of the opportunities ahead and learn how you can get involved.<\/p>\n<h3><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/6thtq-a80e5f&amp;?from=site&amp;skin=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;version=1&amp;btn-skin=103\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: left;\">Top Takeaways from &#8220;Military Spouse Program Hits the Road&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>1. The Military Spouse Employment Advisory Council is a diverse group of representatives from businesses across the country that are vested in military spouse hiring which meets quarterly.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe want to hear the challenges that they\u2019re experiencing on the employment side. We want to make sure that we are working in lockstep with them to create solutions, and oftentimes they are at the forefront of innovation and creative solutions.\u201d \u2013 Elizabeth O&#8217;Brien, Senior Director of the Military Spouse Program, Hiring Our Heroes<\/p>\n<h3>2. The 50 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/military-spouse-professional-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Spouse Professional Networks<\/a> provide a soft landing spot for the 20,000 military spouses looking for employment opportunities and professional development in new locations.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of your personality type, that group is there to help facilitate those connections that, without that group, would otherwise take months or even years to facilitate.\u201d \u2013 Anna Christen, Deputy Director of the Military Spouse Program, Hiring Our Heroes<\/p>\n<h3>3. The Military Spouse Program will be announcing additional cities as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/mseez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zones<\/a> and expanding the six-week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corporate Fellowship Program<\/a> to new locations this year.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cI firmly believe these learn-and-earn opportunities are the solutions for military spouse unemployment.\u201d \u2013 Elizabeth O&#8217;Brien, Senior Director of the Military Spouse Program, Hiring Our Heroes<\/p>\n<h3>The HOH Sitrep podcast is the official podcast of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation\u2019s Hiring Our Heroes initiative. 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