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.
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.
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 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 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.
The American Association of Suicidology (AAS) launched a brand new website as part of the Department of Suicide Prevention Office/AAS grant project. Visit www.usmilitarymatters.org for access to free online trainings (webinars) and resources for mental health providers, and National Guard and Reserve Members and their families.
Current job openings and opportunities for Veterans. Please refer candidates to Ms. Tracy Mapp at 202-805-1998 or tmapp@usvetsinc.org
A guide from the Montgomery County Commission on Homelessness on homelessness resources and services.
Maryland Public Television's (MPT) Maryland War Stories premiers in three parts, May 24-25-26. It is a three-part series that shares more than 100 stories of Vietnam Veterans.
With funding from J.P Morgan Chase & Co., the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University is offering the Veterans Career Transition Program for free to Post 9/11 Veterans and spouses.