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Paralyzed Veterans of America

On November 10, 2009, CODE awarded a grant of $125,000 to the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) organization. This grant will provide resources to help underwrite the cost of a new PVA Vocational Rehabilitation Services Center in Augusta, Georgia or Boston, Massachusetts. This PVA program offers vocationally-oriented services to veterans with disabilities, especially those veterans with spinal cord dysfunction.

When CODE announced the grant, Homer S. Townsend, Jr., executive director of PVA, expressed how grave the employment issue is for disabled veterans. Speaking at the event Mr. Thompson noted, “PVA estimates the national unemployment rate for veterans with severe disabilities to be over 85 percent. With this grant, and the work already being done by PVA, we aim to make this grim statistic a thing of the past by helping to unleash the untapped talent and potential of this often underutilized part of our workforce.”

To learn more about PVA’s work in assisting disabled veterans with employment, click here.

USA Cares

In response to the terrible tragedy that shook the families and community members of Ft. Hood in the Fall of 2009, the Call of Duty Endowment donated $25,000 to the families of the victims of the incident through the USA Cares organization.

To learn more about how USA Cares provides support services to members and families of the armed forces, click here.

Wounded Warrior Project

On February 3, 2010, CODE awarded $100,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to establish a new Transition Training Academy (TTA) in the United States. These academies help severely injured veterans explore Information Technology (IT) as a potential career field and to develop new skills with real-world applications.Chris Roberts, Director of the TTA program, stressed the impact this grant will have on assisting wounded warriors: “With this generous gesture, the Call of Duty Endowment will allow us to expand our program to a fifth site and provide this training opportunity to more veterans across the country looking to find a postmilitary career path in the IT industry.”

To learn more about the Wounded Warrior Project and their Transition Training Academies, click here.

Veterans Village of San Diego

On March 30, 2010 CODE announced a grant of $50,000 would be awarded to the Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) to help fund their employment and training programs offered to homeless veterans in the San Diego area. VVSD is the only program of its kind in the United States and is nationally recognized as the leader in serving homeless military veterans.

Phil Landis, chief executive officer at VVSD said when the grant was awarded that the donation would go a long way towards ensuring that more veterans could be served: “We were happy to train and place as many veterans as we did with employment opportunities last year, but with more and more troops returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, this grant will allow us to serve even more of the increasing number of veterans looking for work.”

To learn more about VVSD’s work with homeless veterans in the San Diego area, click here.

The Activision Call of Duty Endowment Scholarships

In May 2010, CODE and Activision announced the creation of a new scholarship program to assist those veterans pursuing a career in videogame development at Austin Community College (ACC) and Madison Area Technical College (MATC). The program will assist veterans at these schools with the costs of software, transportation, and other educational needs, while the GI bill covers tuition costs for U.S. veterans at most schools. ACC and MATC were chosen by CODE and Activision because of their gaming and illustration programs, as well as the high number of veterans’ enrolled at each school and the participation of military veterans in the relevant course work.

To apply or learn more about the scholarships at MATC, click here.

To apply or learn more about the scholarships at ACC, click here.

In the coming weeks and months, CODE will be awarding additional grants to other organizations. Return to this page to learn more about CODE in Action.

SFC Steve Robinson (USA-Ret.)

BG James A. "Spider" Marks (USA-Ret.)

CPT Gordon H. Mansfield (USA-Ret.)


About CODE CODE in Action Advisory Board Members About Activision Blizzard Contact Us	CODE in Action Paralyzed Veterans of America On November 10, 2009, CODE awarded a grant of $125,000 to the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) organization. This grant will provide resources to help underwrite the cost of a new PVA Vocational Rehabilitation Services Center in Augusta, Georgia or Boston, Massachusetts. This PVA program offers vocationally-oriented services to veterans with disabilities, especially those veterans with spinal cord dysfunction. When CODE announced the grant, Homer S. Townsend, Jr., executive director of PVA, expressed how grave the employment issue is for disabled veterans. Speaking at the event Mr. Thompson noted, “PVA estimates the national unemployment rate for veterans with severe disabilities to be over 85 percent. With this grant, and the work already being done by PVA, we aim to make this grim statistic a thing of the past by helping to unleash the untapped talent and potential of this often underutilized part of our workforce.” To learn more about PVA’s work in assisting disabled veterans with employment, click here. USA Cares In response to the terrible tragedy that shook the families and community members of Ft. Hood in the Fall of 2009, the Call of Duty Endowment donated $25,000 to the families of the victims of the incident through the USA Cares organization. To learn more about how USA Cares provides support services to members and families of the armed forces, click here. Wounded Warrior Project On February 3, 2010, CODE awarded $100,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) to establish a new Transition Training Academy (TTA) in the United States. These academies help severely injured veterans explore Information Technology (IT) as a potential career field and to develop new skills with real-world applications.Chris Roberts, Director of the TTA program, stressed the impact this grant will have on assisting wounded warriors: “With this generous gesture, the Call of Duty Endowment will allow us to expand our program to a fifth site and provide this training opportunity to more veterans across the country looking to find a postmilitary career path in the IT industry.” To learn more about the Wounded Warrior Project and their Transition Training Academies, click here. Veterans Village of San Diego On March 30, 2010 CODE announced a grant of $50,000 would be awarded to the Veterans Village of San Diego (VVSD) to help fund their employment and training programs offered to homeless veterans in the San Diego area. VVSD is the only program of its kind in the United States and is nationally recognized as the leader in serving homeless military veterans. Phil Landis, chief executive officer at VVSD said when the grant was awarded that the donation would go a long way towards ensuring that more veterans could be served: “We were happy to train and place as many veterans as we did with employment opportunities last year, but with more and more troops returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, this grant will allow us to serve even more of the increasing number of veterans looking for work.” To learn more about VVSD’s work with homeless veterans in the San Diego area, click here. The Activision Call of Duty Endowment Scholarships In May 2010, CODE and Activision announced the creation of a new scholarship program to assist those veterans pursuing a career in videogame development at Austin Community College (ACC) and Madison Area Technical College (MATC). The program will assist veterans at these schools with the costs of software, transportation, and other educational needs, while the GI bill covers tuition costs for U.S. veterans at most schools. ACC and MATC were chosen by CODE and Activision because of their gaming and illustration programs, as well as the high number of veterans’ enrolled at each school and the participation of military veterans in the relevant course work. To apply or learn more about the scholarships at MATC, click here. To apply or learn more about the scholarships at ACC, click here. In the coming weeks and months, CODE will be awarding additional grants to other organizations. Return to this page to learn more about CODE in Action. SFC Steve Robinson (USA-Ret.) BG James A. "Spider" Marks (USA-Ret.) CPT Gordon H. Mansfield (USA-Ret.)