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Workshops for Warriors receives $37,000 donation from Core Powered Inc.

Workshops for Warriors, a nonprofit organization assisting veterans who are transitioning into civilian life through training, certification, and job placement, has received a $37,000 donation from tooling manufacturer Core Powered Inc.

In addition, the company contributed a vending machine for students that they will keep stocked and has launched 70 Veterans at the Table, a fundraising challenge to raise $55,000 by December 2015 to provide students with a daily meal.

Founded in 2008, Workshops for Warriors provides veterans and injured vets with training in CNC machining, CAD/CAM programming, and welding. Since 2011, 194 veterans and wounded warriors have been trained on-site and received third-party nationally recognized credentials, with 100 percent of graduates obtaining jobs in advanced manufacturing.