Imagine your spouse can no longer work and support your family…
Imagine your son or daughter unable to care for themselves without constant assistance…
Imagine hours spent commuting to and from hospitals to obtain treatment and therapy for life-altering injuries…
Imagine caring for your children and paying bills on a fraction of your household’s former income…
Stop imagining…and meet the War Wounded Caregiver.
Imagine moving every two or three years…
Imagine trying to sustain a career and starting over again...
Imagine sole responsibility of household, children, finances and career...
Imagine coping while your loved one is deployed and fighting for their country...
meet the Military Spouse.
About Us
The mission of OLT is to, provide education and resources to our war wounded caregivers and military spouses.
Increase awareness of the long term needs of these families and support the caregiver and military spouse as they re-enter the civilian sector.
Our Focus
To enable our caregivers and military spouses to find job placement, flexible business models or participate in training and educational programs in fields that readily fit around medical schedules, deployment, disabilities, future rehabilitation and transitioning, to create a portable lifestyle for the military family.
Our Goal
To empower achievement, independence, and the assurance of renewed hope.
Eligibility Criteria War wounded caregivers, including primary caregivers, moms, and dads. Active duty military spouses to include the National Guard and Reserves. More on eligibility...
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Events
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Where are we going!
Invisible Wounds of War: Impact on Families
September 3
10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Conference Room A
St. Mary's University
Colleen Saffron with Operation Life Transformed will be one of the speakers.
24th Annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition
Monday, September 15 – Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel • 2660 Woodley Road NW • Washington DC 20008
Visit our booth and say hi!
Kings County Job Fair 2008
Thursday September 11, 2008
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Local & National Employers
What is your next move?
 AUSA's 2008 Annual Meeting & Exposition
America's Army: Strength of the Nation
6-8 October 2008
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC
Visit our booth! |
Check out our events Calendar
Spouse updates
Hi OLT
It was very refreshing to talk to you on the telephone today. It was fantastic to talk to someone who understands first hand the issues that military spouses face when trying to find employment. As you pointed out, for many of us, even the simplest of positions are out of reach because of our ‘pick-up and go’ lifestyles...Read more..