This year, more than one million service members, veterans and their families are enrolled in college courses. With that in mind, the Virginia Advisory Council on Military Education (VAACME) continues a commitment to supporting education within the Virginia military and veteran community. They are pleased to announce that VA-ACME will award multiple $1,000 scholarships. The application deadline is April 3, 2020.
Picking Your Brain is a four-part podcast series from Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center that focuses on the care and recovery of service members and veterans who have sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Listen to a new episode every week in March.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF) Technical Assistance (TA) Center will host a webinar focusing on increasing access to resources and supports for military and veteran children, families, and caregivers.
The Be SMART campaign was created to bring together all responsible adults to reduce suicides and the number of unintentional shootings that occur when children get ahold of an unsecured firearm. The Be SMART program, designed to prevent these shootings, recognizes that responsible storage by adult gun owners is essential to preventing unauthorized, unsupervised access to firearms by children.
The Department of Defense and the Military Health System recognizes March each year as Brain Injury Awareness Month to increase awareness of traumatic brain injuries, and the Department’s efforts to improve its ability to identify, care for, and treat service members and veterans who are affected by TBI.
Come hang out with fellow greyshirts. Several of Team Rubicon's territory operational leaders will be in town -- come have a beer, socialize with the TRibe, and ask your questions!
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company (CSC) is offering a FREE program of creative workshops for veterans; active-duty, Guard, and reserve service members; and their families and caregivers.
Hiring Our Heroes Hiring Expos are hands-on career planning events designed to connect members of the local military community with military-ready employers. Register now for the Washington Wizards DC Hiring Expo on Wednesday, March 25, 2020.
The Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs is honoring 20 Montgomery County Vietnam War and Vietnam Era veterans with detailed tributes displayed now through the end of May at Buffalo Soldiers Great Hall at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The displays are free to view any time the Civic Building is open to the public.
If you are looking to rent or buy a home or apartment in Northern Virginia, make the Northern Virginia Housing Expo your first stop. Free and open to the public, its dozens of exhibits and workshops will provide all the information needed to rent an apartment or purchase a first home.