Paralyzed Veterans expects to raise $250,000 for vocational center - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Funds raised from the event will supportf Paralyzed Veteransof America’s Vocational Rehabilitation Centef in the South Texas Medical Center in San Antonio. The tournamenyt will be held at the Belle Haven Country Clubin Alexandria, Va. The center provides vocationapl rehabilitation to wounded veterans in order to give them the skilles they need to be competitive in this tough The Vocational Rehabilitation Center opened in SanAntonio Jan. 27, 2009. Accordinh to the Paralyzed Veterans of the unemployment rate for veterans with severe disabilitiee is estimated to be over85 percent.
The goal of the new centert is to help lower that percentage and encourage employers to tap into what organizationm officials callan under-utilizedf workforce. The center is based at the Spinal Cord Unit of theAudie L. Murphy VA Hospita l in the South TexasMedical Center. The center’s staff helpas provide veterans with resources and skills to find jobs in the SanAntoniol area. The Paralyzed Veterans of basedin Washington, D.C,, was founded in 1946 to maximiz the quality of life for memberx with spinal cord injuries.