#VetResources

The Veterans Experience Office is excited to announce the top two winners of the new Community Catalyst Award, The Greater Miami Valley myVeteran Community of Ohio, and Project for Return and Opportunity in Veterans Education (PROVE) from New York. 

The PACT Act expands benefits, health care, and services to Veterans and their survivors, who were exposed to environmental toxins such as Agent Orange in Vietnam, burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other herbicides or radiation exposures in other places around the world where Veterans served.

In January, the U.S. Small Business Administration took over verification for Veteran- and service-disabled Veteran-owned small businesses. But VA still provides critical resources to make the pursuit of federal contracts accessible to entrepreneurs who’ve served in the military.

March is Women’s History Month, and wear blue: run to remember is holding its third annual Piestewa Challenge to remember fallen female warriors and celebrate women in military service. 

The Travis Mills Foundation (TMF) supports recalibrated Veterans and their families through various programs that help Veterans overcome physical and emotional obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation.

In 2013, Veterans to Farmers was launched to allow Veterans to re-utilize those skills while taking on the challenge of continuing to feed our growing nation and securing our food sovereignty. Its classes provide the hands-on training needed to learn about the many ways a Veteran may participate in agriculture.

The nonprofit group Volunteers of America (VOA) recognizes the challenges Veterans often face in confronting moral injury, which is essentially a conflict with one’s personal code of morality.

The US Cyber Challenge is back with another exciting Cyber Quests competition. Cyber Quests are a free and fun but challenging series of online competitions allowing participants to demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of information security realms. Veterans can test their skills against others throughout the nation.

American Corporate Partners (ACP) connects post-9/11 Veterans with corporate professionals for customized career guidance. The average starting annual salary for Veterans who use ACP is $93,000.

Check out this listing of 200 remote jobs from Veteran-friendly employers. Remote work offers Veterans and family members job flexibility.

Transitioning out of the military back into civilian life can trigger a world of uncertainty and confusion for many service members. Choosing your career path and integrating back into your community after being immersed in a regimented military culture presents challenges that may take some time to overcome.

Attention all organizations that serve Veterans, service members, families and caregivers! The Bob Woodruff Foundation is giving away $50,000 each to three winning organizations for planning and managing an impactful event.