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5 Things Women Veterans Want Everyone to Know
Friday, November 10, 2017 | Category: History/Heritage - National
Andrea Goldstein interviewed several women veterans who all shared their pride in choosing to serve in the military. She shares five of their reflections.
IAVA Launches First Veterans Month Effort
Saturday, November 4, 2017 | Category: Advocacy/Outreach - National
IAVA is launching their first "Veterans Month," an organized schedule of events offered in four phases: Educate, Activate, Advocate, and Facilitate. Their actual and recommended activities calendar is posted on this site.
I Am a Veteran: VA Health and Other Benefits
Saturday, November 4, 2017 | Category: Advocacy/Outreach - National
The Department of Veterans Affairs offers eligible veterans health, education, employment, and a host of other services and programs. This link is a good starting point to gain insight to what is available and application processes.
Be your own best advocate! Always apply for health care services by submitting the VA Form 10-10EZ and other compensation benefits by completing the VA Form 21-526EZ...allow the VA the opportunity to assess your eligibility. Steer clear of "barracks counseling." Every single veteran's service experience is different, requiring an individualized review.
2017 National Women Veterans Summit: Links to All Presentations & Events
Friday, August 25, 2017 | Category: Advocacy/Outreach - National
Visit this page for all links to the 2017 National Women Veterans Summit webinars, presentations, plenary and breakout sessions, documents and other summit events. The summit was held in Houston, Texas and unfortunately, was curtailed due to Hurricane Harvey.
2017 National Women Veterans Summit in Houston, TX August 25, 2017 Only (August 26th Cancelled Due to Hurricane)
Tuesday, June 6, 2017 | Category: Advocacy/Outreach - National
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hosting a national women veterans summit in Houston, Texas on August 25, 2017. The summit intends to provide a venue for women veterans, caregivers, private industry, nonprofit organizations, government, innovators, and researchers to identify challenges, opportunities, and best practices to inform future health and benefits for women with military service. Training, information, and guidance about navigating VA and community resources will also be offered.
Women veterans share many of the same challenges as male veterans along with some differing experiences. Today 10% of veterans are women and expected to increase to 15% by 2030. They are younger and more ethnically diverse than their male peers.
The VA's most recent women veterans summit was hosted in Washington D.C. in 2011.
White House Launched Veterans' Complaint Hotline: Call 855-948-2311
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 | Category: Health Care - National
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs Shulkin announced the White House "soft launch" of their veterans' complaint phone line on June 1st. Veterans can call 855-948-2311 to voice their concerns. The Secretary noted that the intent of the phone line is to allow "veterans to call in their complaints and concerns about conditions at the Department of Veterans Affairs."
An official launch will occur by August 15, 2017.
The Woman Behind the Only National Memorial for Female Vets
Thursday, May 25, 2017 | Category: History/Heritage - National
Get to know a bit about Brigadier General Wilma Vaught, the founder of what is still the only national memorial for military women in the world. She shares a snapshot of women in the military’s history and ongoing challenges for the women who choose to serve.
The “Women in Military Service for America” memorial needs perpetual funding to keep its doors open, add exhibits, and develop and maintain an online registry of women who served in the U.S. military. Donations are always welcome!
Facebook Live-Stream/Q & A May 23, 2017@ 2:00 p.m. EST: VA Office of Women's Health "Women Veterans' Health Panel"
Sunday, May 21, 2017 | Category: Health Care - National
VA Facebook site states:
'In observance of National Women's Health Week and Mental Health Awareness Month, which also occurs in May, the HHS Office on Women's Health is hosting a panel discussion with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Army Medicine and several others to raise awareness about women veteran's health.
Join us live on Facebook as we talk to experts and women veterans about steps that #womenvets can take to improve their health.'
When: May 23, 2017@ 2:00 p.m. EST
Save the Only National Memorial Honoring Women's Military Service (Campaign Ended February 4, 2018)
Friday, April 21, 2017 | Category: History/Heritage - National
The "Women in Military Service for America (WIMSA), women veterans' memorial at Arlington Cemetery in Virginia faces closure nearly 20 years after it was chartered. Commonly known as the "Women's Memorial," it officially opened in October 1997. PRWeb notes that it is the "only national memorial to recognize and honor the service of America's almost 3 million military women who have proudly served since the American Revolution. Initially, Congress earmarked money for the Women's Memorial to assist with operating costs, but in 2010 the Congressional funding stopped." Since 2010, the memorial's doors remained open through personal donations. The "Women's Memorial," partnered with the Academy Women's Military Women eMentor Community to launch a fundraising campaign that began November 4, 2016. The campaign's goal is to raise $20 for every living woman veteran. If the campaign target is met, the $20 million dollars will keep the memorial open for the next 20 years and remain a "rallying point for current military women and a pilgrimage site for women veterans. The Memorial tells the story of women's service to over 150,000 visitors every year and almost 300,000 permanent registrations by current and veteran military women have been recorded and preserved for future generations."
Donations accepted via:
Online at: www.FundRazr.com: http://www.fundrazr.com/SaveTheWomensMemorial
US Postal mail:
Please download and complete the Donation Form at: http://www.womensmemorial.org/PDFs/RegForm.pdf
Mail donation form to:
Women's Memorial Foundation
Dept. 560
Washington, DC 20042-0560
Other questions, call: 800-222-2294 or 703-533-1155
Spread the word...Twitter #!: #SistersLetsGetThisDone #20-4-20 #SaveTheWomensMemorial
Augusta Home for Homeless Female Veterans Nears Completion
Thursday, April 13, 2017 | Category: Housing/Experiencing Homelessness - Maine
The Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 13, 2017. The house will be a safe home for a total of eight women veterans and their children. Founder Martha St. Pierre is focusing on completion of the first floor in the near future and then, welcoming the first two women veterans in need of transitional housing. When opened, the Home will be the sole home in Maine serving only women veterans and their children who are either experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. With a permanent address, it becomes much easier to connect veterans, and maintain that connection, with Department of Veterans Affairs services and benefits program managers, State of Maine veteran employment and education centers, and partner with other state and community agencies. Financial literacy, healthy cooking, and other personal support will be offered.