Don’t Walk Alone events offer veterans and their families regular opportunities to meet, connect and bond with other members of the community using outdoor walks. Participants are encouraged to wear clothing or items which reflect their service. Free and with no registration required, veterans, their families and ...
Continue ReadingConnecting with veterans so that they receive the benefits they have earned is a priority to veteran service organizations. To better reach one of Texas’s largest veteran populations, retired Army veteran Steve Mckee of the Bexar County Veteran Services Office sets up shop at active duty installations, holds twice monthly workshops at a local college auditorium and attends monthly outreach events, in addition to receiving veterans at his office in the Bexar County Military and Veterans Services Center. To further ...
Continue ReadingTo address food insecurity of veterans and their families in Katy and the surrounding rural areas, Vietnam veteran Sheryll Jones started The Texas Veterans Food Bank Foundation. To understand how to reach those veterans and the barriers they face to access services, Jones contacted Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Employment Services Director and Air Force veteran Anna Baker, who Jones had met at an American Legion event. From that, Myeshia Wilcox, Army veteran and TVC Employment District Outreach Coordinator, Gulf Coast ...
Continue ReadingWhen nonprofit Operation Care International held an annual event in Dallas to assist those in poverty and the homeless, the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Veteran Employment Services (VES) North Texas District Team and Woman Veterans Program joined this opportunity to connect with veterans.
The annual event, Christmas Gift held Dec 19, 2022, provided employment networking as well as financial, healthcare and housing assistance plus other services.
The TVC team assisted with identifying veterans at the point of entry to the event. ...
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