The Ryder Charitable Foundation announced it has donated to VeteransPlus to support the development and launch of the new online Yellow Ribbon Registry Network.
The network — — is the first centralized online resource and clearinghouse where service members and veterans can fill out a single request for assistance and have their application validated and submitted to multiple non-profit funding partners through the network for response to their critical needs.
The amount of Ryder’s donation was unspecified.
The site also allows individual citizens to provide donations to directly assist service members, veterans and military families in need.
“The men and women who have worn our nation’s uniform have given selflessly to defend those throughout the world who could not defend themselves,” VeteransPlus Executive Director John E. Pickens said.
“As a result of the current economic crisis, the youngest generation of America’s fighting force often encounters unprecedented challenges when they come home, and the financial stability of thousands of families is threatened,” he said.
To date, those in need have primarily been referred to a range of published or online lists containing thousands of non-profits and other agencies that might possibly provide assistance.
Currently, Ryder employs close to 2,000 veterans in the U.S., and more than 700 U.S. employees are actively serving in the National Guard and reserve. During the past 12 months, 13.5 percent of all new employees hired at Ryder had military veteran status.
