Project Return To Work:A Leader in Vocational Rehabilitation and

Employment Services

About R2W

• Project Return to Work (R2W) was Founded in 1998 by President Rob Brazell

• R2W is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization that Helps Americans with Disabilities, Including Injured Soldiers Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, to Prepare for, Find, and Keep Sustainable Employment

• We Are Able to Offer Our Client Services Free of Charge Due to Charitable Grants and Donations From Many Generous Organizations, Foundations, and Individuals

R2W History

1998 2000 2003/2004 2007 2008

SSA Contract: National Employment

Network

Able Trust Grant (1)

DVR-FL Contracts

CBHCO / CBWTU

IADIF

DOL Workforce

Able Trust Grant (2)

VESID

AW2 Program

Multiple CommunityPrograms

R2WFormed

Blue Ribbon Board ofDirectors

Won DVR-COContract

R2W Difference

• R2W Provides Individualized Placement Methodologies

• Faster, More Accurate, and More Likely to Resultin Positive Outcomes - Employment that Lasts

• Our Clients Receive Employment Assistance Through In-Person Contact and/or Virtual Remote Services

• We Utilize Advanced Technologies

• From Remote Web Conferencing to our StaffCVWork Preference and Personality Profile System

• R2W Consists of Highly Certified Staff Who Genuinely Care

• Many R2W Employment Specialists are Veterans and/or have a Disability Themselves

R2W Benefits

• Thorough Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service Process:

• Evaluation• Training • Placement• Service Learning• Supported Employment

• R2W Helps Translate Clients’ Military Occupation Specialties (MOS) Into Civilian Skill Sets

Evaluation, Training, and Placement Services

• FREE Services to All Clients

• Easy to Use Online Registration Process

• Clients May Register at Any Time During Recovery / Rehabilitation Process

StaffCV Employment System

Application Process

• All Soldiers and Veterans are Encouraged to Apply Online at www.Return2Work.org

• Only Need Minimal Information to Get Started (Name & Address)

• R2W Employment Specialists Coach Clients Throughout the Appropriate Set of Services

• R2W Employment Specialists will Coordinate Directly with Their Clients During Each Step of the Process

Work Preference and Personality Profile System

• A New Element in Job Matching and Placement Providing Important Results

• Features an Easy to Use Interface

Evaluation

• Our Clients’ Work, Education, and Individual Preferences Determine What Employment Opportunities May Be the Best Fit For Them

• Results in Education and Work Plans that Tie Known Jobs Back to Client Evaluations to Greatly Increase Probability of Positive Outcomes and Lasting Careers

• Utilize a Full Array of Industry Evaluations Complying with VA, DOL, DOE/DVR, and SSA Performed By a Team of Professional Counselors and Employment Specialists

Training

• R2W Helps Clients Who Have a Variety of Different Educational Backgrounds and Work Histories

• Employers Host the Actual Training with Clients

• Service Learning Opportunities

• 1-3 Month Internships• Paid and Voluntary Opportunities• Employer’s Job Matches Soldier’s Personality

• Made Possible by the Work Preference Profile System and Evaluation Process

• Meaningful Service Learning Experience that May Lead to Full-Time Placement After Being Discharged from the Service

Service LearningWorking Together To Build

Essential Experience

• Part Time, Voluntary, and Paid Internships With Caring Employers

• Employment Tasks Offering Meaningful Learning Opportunities

• Merely Thinking About Employment Opportunities Can be Therapeutic while Recovering from Combat Injuries

• Employment Itself can be One of the Most Rehabilitative Activities

• Training Provided by R2W, the US Armed Forces, and/or the Target Employer

Braxton McCoy Participated in R2W’s Service Learning Program and Now Holds a Position as an Employment

Specialist for R2W

Supported Employment Services

• R2W Provides Supported Work Assistance for Severely Injured Clients Over an Extended Period of Time

• R2W Provides Opportunities for Severely Injured Soldiers including for Soldiers and Clients who Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury

• Employment for Severely Injured People was Unthinkable Twenty Years Ago, but is Possible Today Due to Increased Medical, Technological, and Spiritual Advances

Placement

• R2W Placement Services Include:

• Resume Critiques• Successful Interview / Presentation Strategies • Life Skills • Job Clubs• Employer Services

• Our Ultimate Goal – Placement in a Lasting Position

Unprecedented Results

• Direct Recruiting Services are FREE to All Injured Military Service Members and Veterans

• Including OIF / OEF Soldiers and Warriors in Transition from CBHCO / CBWTU Outfits

• R2W can Move Cases to Our DVR, Workforce, and SSA Contracts for Continued Services After Discharge

• IADIF, The Able Trust, Corporate Sponsors, Private Donors, and a Cadre of Quality Volunteers are Funding this Effort at NO COST to the US Military

R2W Partners

• R2W is Honored to Work with the Following Organizations:

• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)• Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)• Community Based Warrior Transition Units (CBWTU)• Community Based Health Care Organizations (CBHCO)• Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR / DOR / VESID)• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)• Department of Labor (DOL)• Social Security Administration (SSA) Ticket to Work Program• Vets4Vets, Angel Flight Services, and Soldier’s Angels• Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans (CIAV)• StaffCV

Thank you!For More Information, Please Visit R2W Online at

www.Return2Work.org