Small Business Training Conference
The HUD Veterans Affinity Group (VAG)/Women As Veteran Entrepreneurs, Inc. (WAVE)/HUD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) 2016 Small Business Entrepreneurs Training Conference scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2016 (10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.) at: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410 (Brooke-Mondale Auditorium). Please RSVP: Walter Elmore at: 202-275-6323, or Walter.A.Elmore@HUD.Gov.
HUD-VAG Memorial Day Ceremony
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the HUD Veterans Affinity Group (VAG) request the honor of your presence, at the (2016) HUD Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony/50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration/25th Anniversary of Desert Storm/VAG STEM Program. This honorable event is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2016, (11:00am – 12:30 P.M.) HUD Headquarters Building: 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 20410 (South Plaza Entrance).
American Red Cross Seeking Volunteers
The American Red Cross is seeking volunteers to help facilitate their Reconnection Workshops. Interested parties should check requirements. Deadline is May 6, 2016.
Career Prep Workshop
April 20th there is a Career Prep Workshop at Easter Seals in Silver Spring from 9am to 4pm. RSVP by April 19th to veterans@eseal.org.
Paid Internships Open to Veterans
SCA and Davey Tree Expert Company are expanding their innovative career training collaboration and fielding nearly 100 tree care and grounds maintenance positions in 2016. These paid internships run for six-months, and are available in more than a dozen locations nationwide. Opportunities are available in the Baltimore-D.C Region.
Maryland: Operation Campout
The Maryland Park Service, in partnership with The North Face: Explore Your Parks, offers OPERATION: CAMPOUT!, at selected state parks throughout the summer. This program is specifically designed for military individuals and military families new to camping, or experienced campers stationed or recovering in this area.
SCA Veteran Fire Corps Program
Created in 2010 in cooperation with the US Forest Service and expanded into an AmeriCorps program in 2012, the Veterans Fire Corps trains and engages teams of military veterans in wildland fire mitigation. Applications for Summer 2016 open in May 2016.
MC Commission on Veterans Affairs
The next Commission on Veterans Affairs meeting will be on Tuesday April 19, 2016 at 401 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD from 6 - 7:30 pm. The meeting will feature two speakers - Cindy McGrew, President and Founder of Operation Second Chance and Dr. Raymond Crowel, Chief, Behavioral Health and Crisis services, Department of Health and Human Services. All meetings are open to the public.
Veterans Voices DC
Veterans Voices DC will have their monthly meeting on Thursday April 14th at 6:30pm. Join their storytellers Adam Popp, a 12-year combat Veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served in Afghanistan and Victoria Pridemore, who has served for 15 years in the Army and Virginia Army National Guard including deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
VIP Grow Session – Apply Now
VIP is a 3-day, 27-hour comprehensive certification program for veteran businesses to increase their ability to win government contracts by establishing best business practices. This is an initiative of the Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation (MCCCF). The next session begins June 21.