{"id":846,"date":"2019-05-23T19:53:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T02:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/strong-community-bonds-help-to-enrich-and-empower-military-spouses\/"},"modified":"2019-05-23T19:53:50","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T02:53:50","slug":"strong-community-bonds-help-to-enrich-and-empower-military-spouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/strong-community-bonds-help-to-enrich-and-empower-military-spouses\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong Community Bonds Help to Enrich and Empower Military Spouses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Strong communities not only provide a network of support for military families, they are essential in creating the environment for military spouses to succeed in their pursuit of the economic dream.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why military communities will be the focus for this year\u2019s Military Spouse Employment Summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtraordinary momentum is occurring across the landscape of military spouse employment. Over the last year, we\u2019ve witnessed innovative solutions among community stakeholders to connect military spouses with meaningful career opportunities throughout the nation,\u201d said Elizabeth O\u2019Brien, Senior Director for the Military Spouse Program at Hiring Our Heroes. \u201cThis summit elevates those solutions on a national stage in our nation\u2019s capital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The third annual <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MSES2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Military Spouse Employment Summit<\/a>, sponsored by USAA, will take place on June 20 in Washington, D.C.<\/strong> The half-day event will focus on the ever-changing nature of today\u2019s military community and the importance of creating strong community bonds to help enrich and empower military spouses.<\/p>\n<p>Through a series of presentations and panel discussions, national and local leaders will discuss how economic change is being impacted at the community level. The summit will also recognize military spouses demonstrating strength, leadership, and engagement in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Through a series of presentations and panel discussions, national and local leaders will discuss how economic change is being impacted at the community level. The summit will also recognize military spouses demonstrating strength, leadership, and engagement in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHiring Our Heroes hosts this summit to convene the critical players in the space of military spouse employment who are committed to creating actionable and groundbreaking solutions,\u201d O\u2019Brien said.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamberfoundation.org\/blog\/post\/strong-community-bonds-help-enrich-and-empower-military-spouses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong communities not only provide a network of support for military families, they are essential in creating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":847,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,62],"tags":[58,69,59],"service_role":[],"class_list":["post-846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-honoring-their-service","tag-events","tag-military-spouses","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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