April 2017 eNews

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New Grant: Up to $5000 to Hire Veterans

The State of Wisconsin works to connect veterans with good, family-supporting jobs. One way we do that is by supporting those businesses that hire veterans.

The Veteran Employment Grant is an incentive program to support businesses hiring honorably discharged veterans with a 50% or more service-related disability.

Veterans have qualities that every employer is looking for: leadership, the ability to work as a team leader and a team member, the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, the ability to give and follow directions, planning and organizational skills, commitment to working safely, and flexibility and adaptability.

Employers can receive up to $5,000 in funding over 12 month period when they hire a qualifying veteran full-time and up to $2,500 for part-time.... Read more »

Beyond the Trenches

WWI Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front

The most powerful storytelling is first-person, unfiltered, heartfelt, In commemoration of the United States’ entry into World War I a century ago on April 6, 1917, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison, Wis. will open an exhibit dedicated to the Great War, featuring stories of vets in their own words.

“WWI Beyond the Trenches: Stories from the Front,” debuts Friday, April 21 and runs through April 2019. This is the first time the museum has used a story-based approach, drawing on its substantial oral history collection and archives to share the stories of the Wisconsin soldiers, sailors, nurses and airmen who helped shape global history.... Read more »

Women Veterans Retreat

REGISTER: Women Veterans Retreat

Registration is now open for the 2017 Women Veterans Retreat! The Women Veterans Retreat will be on May 19, 2017 in Eau Claire at Trinity Equestrian Center in the indoor arena.  Check-in will start at 9:30 a.m. with events running from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Our keynote speaker this year is Dajon Ferrell. Ferrell is a veteran who served in the Army National Guard for 13 years. After experiencing her own struggles with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, due to military sexual trauma, she worked toward healing and found a path of choosing meditation over medication. Seeing a need for holistic healing modalities in the veteran community, Dajon created Warrior Lighthouse, a non-profit that provides veterans with mindfulness training to help restore and empower them so that they can create a healthy and purposeful life.

Following our speaker, the day will be filled with breakout sessions on alternative therapies you can try first hand. Activities include equine therapy, yoga, massage, acupuncture, life coaching and federal healthcare counseling.

There is no cost to attend this event. For those interested in the Madison and Tomah areas, there will is an opportunity to ride in a VA van.  If you are interested in this please contact Libby Schmiedlin.

For those traveling from outside the area, a block of rooms at the $82 state rate is available at the Best Western in Eau Claire. The Best Western offers a complimentary breakfast. The cut-off date for reservations under the room block is Monday, April 25, 2017...Register today»

"MUSTER ACROSS WISCONSIN" & ENVOY PROGRAM TO ASSIST ENTREPRENEURS

"Muster Across Wisconsin," the first in a statewide series of events designed to connect military veterans with entrepreneurial resources, experts and inspiration will be held Wednesday, April 19 from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.at The Waterfront Restaurant and Tavern in La Crosse.

The event will feature two “how-to” discussion panels as well as remarks by Don Weber, founder and chairman of Logistics Health Inc. 

The ENVoy Program will assist veterans in Fox Valley Technical College’s district launch their own small business endeavor through the college’s Venture Center.

A free informational session is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at FVTC’s D.J. Bordini Center in Appleton. Registration is required to attend.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP GRANTS ANNOUNCED

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WDVA has announced $400,000 in grants to non-profit organizations that provide entrepreneurship training, or technical, business or other assistance to veteran entrepreneurs to improve employment outcomes. 

Learn more about opportunities grant recipients are offering, including: Bunker Labs, Madison, Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, Appleton, Legal Action of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Michelangelo’s Workshop, Middleton, Project Echelon, Waukesha, and UW-Milwaukee Veterans Upward Bound, Milwaukee.

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The WDVA has many job opportunities available. Take a look and become part of a great team of people who work to care for veterans every day!