Veterans returning home to Cameron County, Texas, will be getting some help finding jobs from the local United Way, according to a report from the Brownsville Herald.

For area veterans, housing and jobs are the two biggest concerns. To help alleviate the jobs gap, the United Way of Southern Cameron County has drawn upon a $100,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission to collaborate with local businesses to get vets back to work, the Herald reports.

The UWSCC will use the money to offer businesses an incentive to provide apprentice training programs with the goal of hiring vets in full-time, long-term positions. Businesses could receive up to $2,000. A portion of the grant money will also be put toward peer-to-peer counseling services, where vets can discuss troubling issues and learn about veterans benefits in a low-key environment, according to the Herald.

Recently, President Barack Obama announced another program to get vets back to work. His plan would spend $6.5 billion hiring veterans to fix and maintain federal lands, and offer local municipalities incentives for hiring veterans as police officers and firefighters.

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