From Soldier to Salesforce.  From Airborne to Admin.  Merivis Foundation works tirelessly to train, mentor, and empower veterans and their spouses with Salesforce training and transition assistance into the Salesforce and IT ecosystem.  The transition from Active Duty to the "civilian" world for the majority of veterans is extremely tough.  My own transition was a rough one, even with being an officer and coming from the Academy.  Now I ask you to put yourself in the boots of an enlisted transitioning veteran, most likely without a bachelors degree and without the type of post-military career options that many officers have.  Many veterans either end up unemployed or under-employed, working dead-end jobs, and never landing on their feet.  At Merivis, we aim to bridge that gap!

Furthermore, I ask you to donate what you can to help us host more classes, and mentor more veterans and spouses so that they can get the training necessary to secure rewarding IT careers.

Left to Right: LT Melson, Merivis alum/Salesforce Admin for hire Frank Aldridge, and our buddy Ace (RIP) 

Merivis Foundation supports veterans preparing for their next missions through training, mentorship and job readiness for Salesforce cloud technology positions.  With a growing need for Salesforce certified professionals and an increasing number of underemployed veterans in the country, we bridge the gap to help veterans transition to civilian life and find great careers. Since we started in 2015, Merivis has impacted the lives of nearly 100 military veterans by supporting them in their transition to civilian careers. Through our Salesforce training programs, we've put them on the path to growing, in-demand technology roles and we couldn't have done it without every member of the Merivis community.

We invite those that have been a part of Merivis as students, alumni, volunteers, coaches, sponsors, advocates and friends to join the Merivis fundraising team in spreading the word and raising funds to host additional programs in support our veterans. Our goal is to have 30 individuals raise $1,000 each before Veteran's Day and celebrate with us on Saturday, November 10th at the Accenture Memorial Walk benefitting Merivis.

You can contribute to Merivis here or choose one of our Alumni or Advocates pages below to help them reach their goal. 

Thank you to KLRU for featuring Sheldon Simmons, our board member and graduate of the first Merivis cohort in their American Graduate series. To view more stories from the KLRU series "American Graduate: Getting America to Work" visit klru.org/americangraduate or search by #amgradtx