Kansas Program Works to Get Military Spouses Working

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Military spouses facing a permanent change of station into or out of the Fort Riley, Kan., area can relax about at least one aspect of their pending move. A $500,000 Workforce Investment Act grant through the Department of Labor will help them with job training and placement, Lesa Crockett, a career counselor with Heartland Works, Inc., said. Military spouses who were employed and had to terminate that employment because of their servicemembers' change of station, including separation from the military, qualify for the grant, she said. They also must be married before the change of station occurs and be on their servicemembers' orders, she said. To learn more, read the full article at Military.com.