Ford Motor Co.'s charitable arm said Thursday it is donating $1 million to the American Red Cross for workplace development training for veterans, military members and their families, as well as to disaster relief through the Red Cross Disaster Responder program.
In this two-year commitment, the Ford Motor Company Fund will boost its longstanding support of the American Red Cross by awarding "200 Blue Oval Scholarships" for nurse assistant training in the Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces program.
These scholarships will allow veterans, those soon to exit military service, and their families to receive training for careers in the health field in five cities: Detroit; Atlanta; Washington, D.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Louisville, Ky. Forty of the 200 scholarships will be given to veterans and their relatives in the Metro Detroit area.