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Disabled people looking for jobs in San Antonio will soon get some help from a nonprofit organization that is expanding into the area.

Enable America, an organization that works to improve employment opportunities for disabled veterans and all other disabled people, recently announced its plan to expand operations into San Antonio.

"Our programs have been proven to build bridges between people with disabilities and employers, and we're proud to bring them to San Antonio," Richard Salem, founder and CEO of Enable America, said. "Given the area’s strong military presence, our increased attention to improving employment for wounded warriors comes at the right time."

While Enable America provides various services, the organization recently named November Disabled Veteran Employment Mentoring Month, and plans to focus its efforts on facilitating on-the-job mentoring programs for disabled veterans.

"For a person with a disability, who has trouble finding a job, going to work for just a single day can be a tremendously rewarding experience, an experience that many of us take for granted," Salem added.

One company, Clark Construction, already held a mentoring program for disabled veterans on Veterans Day.

"Clark is very committed to working with Enable America and helping promote jobs and mentoring disabled veterans because they give so much to our country," John Omran, executive vice president of Clark Construction, said. "It is our duty to give back and do whatever we can to help provide opportunities, and show that life, opportunities and jobs are out there."

Enable America has contacted several other businesses and service organizations in the San Antonio area in hopes of finding those who want to serve as mentors to disabled veterans and veterans themselves who want to take part in upcoming mentoring programs.

"While this is the right time to begin this initiative, we won’t limit our outreach to just November," Steve LaBour, executive director of Enable America, said. "We coordinate employment mentoring year-round, and we’ll continue to reach out to all people with disabilities who need assistance in getting back into the work force."

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