Service Members Leaving the Military Per Year
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Unemployment Rate of Military Spouses
Skills Profiles Created Since 2018
Interviews Secured
*Each skills-first profile represents potential unlocked, and each interview represents a door opened to a strong career and a brighter future.
Donors Making a Difference
Our Collective. Our Community.
The ASCEND Collective is a community based effort to bring advocacy and awareness to underserved talent.
90% of your donation goes to fueling futures by equipping military veterans, military spouses, diversely abled, justice-impacted talent and small business founders with voice, visibility, and readiness. Advocating for Potential. Equipping them for success through mentorship, career readiness tools and online learning courses for personal branding, resource referrals, and AI-enabled skills-based career matching.
Your support is Elevating Talent. Empowering Futures. Building Communities to ASCEND.
How You Can Get Involved
Volunteer Program
Volunteers are vital to our mission. We need volunteers to lead in each of our Communities. Military – Disabilities – Justice-Involved.
Join the Mission
Corporate Partners can sponsor our Founders podcast, our Academy or choose our Concierge Service to hire great talent. There are many ways to contribute to underserved talent being recognized for their value.
Personal Donations
90% of your generous donation goes to bring awareness to services for the communities of Military – Disabilities and Justice-Involved.
Working together, we can make a difference in our communities.
Your contribution plays a vital role in enabling us to continue our work across our key programs—Veterans ASCEND, MilSpouse ASCEND, Ability ASCEND, and Mission 2 ASCEND. These initiatives are dedicated to transforming the employment landscape for Americans facing barriers to employment by aligning their skills with meaningful career opportunities.
- Skills Training and Development: Offering cutting-edge, AI-driven training sessions that prepare our participants for the workforce, ensuring they are not only employable but also poised for career advancement.
- Community Outreach: Increasing our capacity to reach more individuals who can benefit from our programs, thereby enhancing their employment prospects and quality of life.
- Program Expansion: Helping us to grow existing programs and develop new initiatives that address the evolving needs of our community.
Get in Touch. Get Involved.
Learn more, donate or volunteer. Our Collective is YOUR community.
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