Program Services for Military Veterans
LP is dedicated to re-missioning high potential service driven military veterans and leveraging their military skills and experiences to serve the Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley area as community, civic, government and business leaders and actively engage in their new civilian community and life. We develop the impact our military veterans can have across all industries by including their unique perspective in our core leadership development program and increasing their network and access to diverse industries and individuals.
We strive to provide 3 veterans with full scholarships for our intensive 6-month community leadership development program.
Email [email protected] for info on the program, scholarships, or to recommend a veteran.
We strive to provide 3 veterans with full scholarships for our intensive 6-month community leadership development program.
Email [email protected] for info on the program, scholarships, or to recommend a veteran.
Per veterans who have taken our courses:
What stood out to me was the networks made. The valuable insight in the classes that were given to us. It was so much info that it will take me a while to go over it, reflect, reconnect with the contact info I have, establish interviews and build up my resumes."
The course was fantastic. Educational, fun, and enriching. I enjoyed the people, topics, discussions, and networking. The most important takeaway was the emphasis on empowerment. Everything centered upon empowering veterans to succeed in the community."
I learned about repackaging myself as a person, a veteran. Understanding how valuable we are, and how important it is to find your brand."
And, among our many results:
100% learned new things about the civilian work culture compared to military service
88% changed their ideas on working with civilians
100% increased their knowledge of the San Gabriel Valley’s business, employment, educational and non-profit industries
100% got new insights into personal leadership strengths and styles for the civilian world
100% promised to volunteer with at least one new charity
60% volunteered with a new charity within 90 days of completing the course
88% changed their ideas on working with civilians
100% increased their knowledge of the San Gabriel Valley’s business, employment, educational and non-profit industries
100% got new insights into personal leadership strengths and styles for the civilian world
100% promised to volunteer with at least one new charity
60% volunteered with a new charity within 90 days of completing the course

As both a local leader and a veteran, I have spent the last five years working with USC’s Center for Innovation and Research for Veteran and Military Families (USC CIR) at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. I currently direct the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative —a collective-impact group that consists of more than 2,000 different service providers throughout Los Angeles County with over 250 regularly attending monthly meetings. Serving on numerous local and national boards, I have worked with service providers all over LA to coordinate and improve their services. Since the seminal study on the State of the American Veteran in Los Angeles in 2014, it has become increasingly clear that most veterans support organizations focused on meeting acute and chronic needs of veterans, such as homelessness, immediate or severe health issues, or acute or chronic unemployment. Very little attention is given to preventing these conditions or intervening early to prevent them from becoming chronic. In veterans own words, “we can’t get help unless we are drunk or homeless.”
In the State of the American Veteran in LA Study, we recommend that we develop a comprehensive reorientation program for separating service members that focuses on differences and similarities between the military culture and the civilian culture- providing realistic employment and housing expectations. I believe that this course can be a wonderful support to this effect- offering mentorship, guidance and a community to those who are transitioning to LA.
Sincerely,
Nathan Graeser
(formerly of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families)
In the State of the American Veteran in LA Study, we recommend that we develop a comprehensive reorientation program for separating service members that focuses on differences and similarities between the military culture and the civilian culture- providing realistic employment and housing expectations. I believe that this course can be a wonderful support to this effect- offering mentorship, guidance and a community to those who are transitioning to LA.
Sincerely,
Nathan Graeser
(formerly of the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families)