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Our underlying premise is that as Americans, we’re hard-working individuals, determined to get a good job, and do it well, hence our namesake, BrokeButNotForLong.  Our goal is to provide a reliable Web site for individuals who are eager to work and have adequate skills but are not finding employment on commercial Internet sites.

As founder, it’s my strong conviction to develop this job search engine as part of a way of giving back to the armed services, especially to the veterans with disabilities which is my mother’s only philanthropy.  I grew up hearing her speak in favor of helping the disabled veterans and seeing her moved to tears at their bravery, not just in the battlefield, but in coming home and facing community reintegration with physical challenges.

Our organization will provide hyperlinks to several federal and non-profit career sites for veterans, as well as inform the  private sector of the various incentive programs for hiring veterans.  For example, Troops to Teachers is an organization that provides financial assistance for veterans to achieve teaching certification and financial assistance to the local  educational agencies that hire veterans as teachers.

Every time I research services for veterans, I come across something else exciting.  However, I think it’s important to collect all of these wonderful resources together for the veterans to make them easy to access.  I hope to collaborate with these exciting programs to promote their initiatives on our Web site.  For example, did you know that there’s a Veteran’s University at California State University in Long Beach?  They set up the university alongside the VA Healthcare System, as a “one stop shopping” transitional stage for veterans returning disabled from Iraq and Afghanistan.  (See link to the VU in the sidebar.)

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Sandra Annette Rogers