Homeward Deployed Internal Coach Training Program
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Department of Labor America’s Heroes at Work April 9, 2010 “where military families ARE mission critical”
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Describes the internal coach training program that Homeward Deployed is developing to train veterans, especially wounded veterans, and military spouses, especially the spouses of the wounded and the fallen, to be coaches for Homeward Deployed.
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Department of LaborAmerica’s Heroes at WorkApril 9, 2010
“where military families ARE mission critical”
Ronald Drach
U.S. Department of Labor
Veterans’ Employment & Training Service
Natache Muschette
U.S. Department of Labor
Gretchen Martens
Founder and CEO, Homeward Deployed, Inc.
Chair, Veterans Task Force at the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce
1. Introduce Homeward Deployed’s Coach Training Program designed to put America’s veterans and military spouses on the road to economic self-sustainability.
2. Explore ways to partner with the Department of Labor to put America’s veterans to work.
Depression
Suicide
Unemployment
Homelessness
Violent Crimes
Divorce
Child Maltreatment
SubstanceAbuse
Veterans, particularly service-disabled veterans
Military spouses, particularly spouses of the fallen or the wounded
Wounded Warriors being trained and paid to coach and build resilience in military families in crisis.
Homeward Deployed
The Newfield Network, one of the world’s oldest and most respected coaching training programs
The Forte Institute, whose Forte System has been used since 1978 to improve interpersonal communications
Beginning and ending in-person coach training conferences
Mid-program two day training on the Forte System
Assigned readings, writing assignments, tele-classes, webinars, learning groups, and individual coaching in-between conferences
Guaranteed employment by Homeward Deployed
Career-path development
Homeward Deployed is the lead entity seeking funding for this program.
The total cost of training, per wounded warrior, is estimated to be $15,000 not including training stipends.
To secure a corporate sponsorships of $180,000 over 3 years for each coach in training from companies earning profit off of the Gulf War-Era II war effort.
Our advocates are arranging introductions for us, potentially including the White House. We already have senior contacts at the Pentagon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and MOAA.
By August 2010: Acquire funding to begin a pilot program with a small number of Wounded Warriors.
By September 2010: Begin program design and student recruitmetn
By January 2011: Start training our first class of coaches
By April 2011: Graduate our first class of coaches
A grant and/or introduction to funders to fund the pilot Coach Training Program
Endorsement of Homeward Deployed and the Coach Training Program
A Point of Contact to serve as a resource and introductions to key constituencies
The Power of Community ◦ Give Back
◦ Heal
◦ Empower
To help military families achieve economic self-sustainability by the direct training and hiring of wounded veterans and military spouses by Homeward Deployed
Unemployment and homelessness
Child maltreatment
Depression and suicide
Substance abuse
Violent crime
Divorce
Fund the pilot Coach Training Program
Endorsements
Provide Points of Contact
Gretchen Martens, M.A.Founder and CEO, Homeward Deployedwww.HomewardDeployed.org
Chair, Veterans Task Force, Greater Springfield Chamber of Commercewww.SpringfieldChamber.org
Phone: (703) 622-0919
Email: [email protected]
