Hire A Hero is a non-profit initiative founded by the Armed Forces Support Foundation. The Armed Forces Support Foundation helps to keep the promise that military service has value and that those who serve our country deserve more than just a "thank you" for serving our country. Hire A Hero brings together military job seekers and military friendly employers by utilizing web 2.0 networking features. Our technology facilitates service members re-introduction into the civilian world. Hire A Hero is a community for people who want to do more for the troops than put a yellow ribbon on their car. It allows people with a variety of backgrounds to participate in helping those with military experience find meaningful employment.

Helmets to Hardhats is a national program that connects National Guard, Reserve and transitioning active-duty military members with quality career training and employment opportunities within the construction industry. The program is administered by the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment, and Veterans Employment and headquartered in Washington, D.C. Direction for management of the center comes from a board of trustees comprised of equal numbers of employer and labor trustees.

IMI provides masonry craft training and technical assistance in design and construction, through a strategic alliance between the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) and their signatory contractors that promotes quality construction in all masonry trades

Vocational and technical programs are a cornerstone of American business and a very important part of many youths' career tracks. We at the Mason Contractors Association of America understand that the hands-on experience gained through participation in vocational programs is the best way to promote our industry's development. To address our industry's workforce growth needs, the Mason Contractors Association of America launched a new website in October 2004, the Masonry Career Training database. This site contains a directory of masonry training and apprenticeship programs from across the country available for interested students to begin their careers. As of today, we have over 100 registered programs listed on the site, and we add more everyday. This website is the industry's only comprehensive resource for training programs.

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. We help each student excel. . SkillsUSA serves more than 280,000 students and instructors annually. The organization has 13,000 school chapters in 54 state and territorial associations. More than 14,500 instructors and administrators are professional members of SkillsUSA