Rep. Mark Takano Press Conference at Riverside City College

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, August 20, 2013, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) will host a press conference at Riverside City College regarding his new legislation that will put veterans back to work.

 

Warriors’ Peer-Outreach Pilot Program Act Press Conference

 

Rep. Mark Takano

Veterans Advisory Committee

Local Veterans 

                                     

Riverside City College - Veterans Resource Center

4800 Magnolia Ave.

Administration Bldg. rm# 124

Riverside, California 92506

 

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

10:00 a.m. PDT

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Warriors’ Peer-Outside Pilot Program Act will establish a three-year peer-outreach pilot program for veterans intended to improve veterans’ higher education outcomes, as well as their utilization of other resources and services.

 

The pilot program will create work-study positions for veterans who are currently enrolled at a four-year, two-year, or technical college and are using Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits, or veterans who have graduated from such an institution in the past year-and-a-half and used Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits. These veterans will work part-time providing peer-outreach and peer-support services to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn.

 

At the end of the pilot program, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs will submit a report to Congress, including any recommendations regarding the extension or expansion of the program.