Press Release: 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award

DCHV RECEIVES 2021 HIRE VETS MEDALLION AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

11/4/21 – U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh recognized [COMPANY] as one of the 849 recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by U.S. Department of Labor. [COMPANY] earned the [platinum/gold] award after applying earlier this year. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans.

DCHV joins 848 other companies from 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have shown a commitment to hiring veterans, but also ensuring that they have a long-term career and growth plan that uses the diverse skills they acquired through their military service. Recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award meet rigorous employment and veteran integration assistance criteria, including veteran hiring and retention percentages; availability of veteran-specific resources; leadership programming for veterans; dedicated human resource efforts; pay compensation and tuition assistance programs for veterans. More than 1,400 employers have earned a HIRE Vets Medallion Award since 2018.

About DCHV: Our mission centers around two main goals-- housing and supportive services.

Our housing goal is to provide safe, affordable housing coupled with supportive services for each Veteran in need. Our supportive services goal is to reintegrate, educate, empower and advocate for homeless Veterans and their families who are at-risk of homelessness, while simultaneously strengthening the impact of other community-based organizations.

By providing housing first and ending the cycle of homelessness for a Veteran and supplying them with supportive services that they themselves identify as needed to combat future homelessness, we are able to fully support their long-term goals of obtaining recovery, economic self-sufficiency, independence, and community reintegration.

About the HIRE Vets Medallion Program: The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is earned by businesses that demonstrate unparalleled commitment to attracting, hiring and retaining veterans. The 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion Award application period will open to employers on Jan. 31, 2022. For more information about the program and the application process, visit HIREVets.gov.

There are different awards for large employers (500-plus employees), medium employers (51-499 employees), and small employers (50 or fewer employees). Additionally, there are two award tiers: platinum and gold.