While in D.C. a few of us decided to do a "Monuments by Moonlight" tour. Our first stop was the the memorial for Franklin D. Roosevelt at Tidal Bassin. As we walked through the eras of his presidency, this quote resonated with us, as our time in D.C. was being spent talking about military spouse employment. "No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order." - FDR, 1934 He continues, "(…) But as for this country, I stand or fall by my refusal to accept as a necessary condition of our future a permanent army of unemployed. On the contrary, we must make it a national principle that we will not tolerate a large army of unemployed and that we will arrange our national economy to end our present unemployment as soon as we can and then to take wise measures against its return. I do not want to think that it is the destiny of any American to remain permanently on relief rolls.” Military Spouses have been unemployed or underemployed consistently at 22% for at least a decade. More must be done across our country for these individuals where 36% hold at minimum a bachelor's degree. Things your organization CAN do: ▶️ Bring military spouses into your conversations ▶️ Set-up Hiring initiatives within your organization focused on recruiting and retaining military spouses (this is in addition OR separate from your veteran Hiring initiative) ▶️ Focus on THEIR knowledge, skills, and abilities rather than their spouses job and the amount of time they "might" live in your community ▶️ Lessen barriers to entry - military spouses are over 90% female - where females are known to self-eliminate more than their male counterparts ▶️ Offer flexible and remote working opportunities ▶️ Connect with your local Military Spouse Professional Network by Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Program ▶️ Join the 4+1 initiative by Blue Star Families & Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouses WANT to provide for their family in a financial way, however, many are not given the opportunity, for a number of reasons. I am proud to be serving alongside these individuals, working towards helping military spouses find meaningful employment: Liz Zagraniski, Tiffany Joe Kelley, Justina Ford, MHSC, Samantha Linder
That is my favorite monument...
Lincoln moving and storage
3moLisa , have you even done a long stair climb all way up to top inside the Washington monument yet? I did twice when it was so HOT 🥵 and humid going up 🛗… but it’s fun 🤩