New program helps wounded vets get back on their feet

New program helps wounded vets get back on their feet
Loudoun Times
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012
by Andrew Sharbel

ServiceSource has been helping thousands of Americans with disabilities over the last 40 years with employment, training, rehabilitation, housing and other support services.

Now, they are doing their part to help wounded veterans returning home from the War on Terror with a new program, which has become a serious issue for the armed services.

According to a study conducted by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, approximately one in five soldiers returning from Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.

Warrior Bridge is a program designed to help those wounded veterans bridge the gap between the military and employment.

Mike Costanzo is a 90 percent disabled veteran and now is serving as the only employee with ServiceSource working on just Warrior Bridge.

Costanzo, a U.S. Army retired sergeant and a resident of Ashburn, has been working on Warrior Bridge since he was hired in September.

“Warrior Bridge started as a concept about two years ago down in Florida and it migrated up to North Carolina,” Costanzo said. “We received some funding [from the Bob Woodruff Foundation] over the summer to start a position here in Fairfax and I was hired in September.”
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