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Yesterday City Council Member Eric Gioia (D-Queens) announced a proposal for a new initiative that would that would try to make available paid city internships to all veterans returning from active duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. In order to help put veterans on a path to permanent jobs with the city, Gioia wants the city’s agencies to hold internship positions open for the new crop of veterans. Where spaces have already been filled, new intern positions would be created to fill the demand from those who served. The plan is based on a similar program in Los Angeles that has been successful in getting veterans employment with the city government.
The proposal comes on the heels of Pace University’s recent announcement that it will offer 50% tuition breaks to veterans who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq since September 11, 2001. The half-off tuition rates apply to almost all undergraduate and graduate degree programs with exceptions for law, doctoral, and executive MBA degrees. Application fees for veterans will also be waived. Pace is one of the only private universities that offer such wide-ranging benefits for returning veterans.
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