New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center Case Study

Department of Defense for being a veteran-friendly employer. The latest award ADC received was the ESGR (Employee Support of Guard and Reserve) Employee Freedom Award for support of employees who serve in the Arizona National Guard and Reserve. We were nominated and submitted a substantial packet at their request, detailing ADC support to veterans. The awards banquet was at the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort in Tucson on April 15, 2016, where the ADC was recognized with several other employers who received awards. The ADC was previously awarded the Arizona Veteran Supportive Employer (ASVE) designation in August, 2105. As an ASVE we have five employees who are resource Navigators having attended the requisite training provided by the Arizona Coalition for Military Families, which provides employment and other support services to veterans and their families. The ADC also received two undated certificates in support of guard and reserve over what we believe to be the past 10 years or

“I’m honored to be able to dedicate this port of entry to the memory of a fallen officer who gave his life keeping our roads and highways safe,” said Governor Martinez. “The role these ports of entry play in creating jobs and opportunities for our families and communities is absolutely critical. Officer Rivera’s legacy of service and sacrifice is a proud testament to those who work so hard to keep New Mexico safe as we continue to grow and prosper.”

The Run For Veterans is a registered non-profit organization. The mission was to promote positive mental, physical and social well-being for United States Arm Forces Veterans and their families. We organized fundraising event to gather the civilians and military personnel to support the veterans.

Valor Doors Foundation (VDF) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that specializes in assisting "at risk homeless" or transitioning veterans with long term employment in the home remodeling industry.

VBA administers a wide variety of benefit programs authorized by Congress including Vocational rehabilitation and employment, Education service and GI Bill, Loan guarantee, Service-connected disability compensation, VA pension and fiduciary services, and VA life insurance. The following organizational chart depicts the current structure of the Veterans Benefits Administration. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) serves the Veteran population and is responsible for providing a wide range of medical services by providing inpatient and outpatient care to 5.5 million veterans across the United States and its territories. The VHA operates one of the largest networks of health care facilities in the world. It includes 171 medical centers, 800+ outpatient clinics, 127 nursing homes and 196 Vietnam Veterans Outreach Centers. As well as, domiciliary residences, home health services, adult day care, residential care and respite care programs. In addition, the VHA helps support veterans' health care in non-VA hospitals (Choice Program) and is the country’s largest provider of graduate medical education. The following organizational chart depicts the current structure of the Veterans Health Administration. The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) provides burial space for Veterans and their eligible family members; maintains national cemeteries; marks Veterans’ graves with headstones, markers, and medallions; and administers grants for establishing or expanding state and tribal government Veteran cemeteries. The following organizational chart depicts the current structure of the National Cemetery

For many years the VA has been the only source of veteran support in the US. The VA’s main purpose is to provide a trust-worthy source of information and resources for all military personnel. The VA is not driven by its dollar signs but by seeing that everyone involved with the military has a place that they can turn to for anything they need. With that in mind, I know that the Department of Veteran’s Affairs is the place for me.

Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania (VLP) is a 501c (3), Veteran-centric human service agency located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. VLP’s mission is to provide housing, employment, and other essential supportive services to Veterans in their 18 county service delivery area in Western Pennsylvania. VLP works towards their mission by operating housing, employment, and supportive service programs aimed toward assisting Veterans on their paths to self-sufficiency and sustainability.

Homelessness in veterans has become a major problem in Alabama due to a lack of affordable housing and little help treating PTSD, so in order to help decrease the levels veteran homelessness, I plan making twenty donation bags with my youth group every year; moreover, these bags will contain basic necessity items, with the advantage of no longer spending money on these items, homeless veterans will be able to spend money on more important things like finding work. The part of my solution of donation to a local non-profit started from the idea of “[focusing] your efforts on supporting the homeless veteran service providers in your community, or [becoming] an active advocate to ensure that veterans receive an appropriate share of the resources

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization (VFW) is a nonprofit group founded in 1899 comprised of military service members and qualified veterans. Their mission is to serve the veterans, military, and community while nurturing camaraderie (VFW, n.d.). They aim to ensure that all veterans are appreciated for their service and are recognized for the sacrifice they have made for this great country. The VFW of Rapid City, South Dakota is one of many locations in the United States. They offer many resources to their local veterans as well as promote awareness regarding war-associated illnesses.

Veterans always tend to get a lot of extra care and attention this time of year and for good reason. But, one 97-year-old veteran, Mack Bailey, is getting something even more special from a group called "Rebuilding Houston Together". Thanks to a wonderful group of volunteers, the veteran is getting some much-needed home repairs completed around his home.

The program I came up with is a non- profit organization called “Communities within Communities “. The mission of this program is: To assist our veterans and their families establish an excellent quality of life and overall health and well- being through

Jesus Hernandez Sanchez, counsel of the Puerto Rico Veterans Association, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in 1989. He summarized the Puerto Rican participation and sacrifice in service to the United States: “[Puerto Rico veterans]

Our personnel has extensive professional experience working with veterans and their needs. This grant would allow us to continue focusing to make Rialto a healthier environment for all residents. The goal of this organization is to provide alternative, temporary, and or permanent living arrangements for homeless veterans. The benefits for the community include: decrease rent burdens for the veterans, decrease expensive shelter costs, provide stability, and reduce poor

Over the course of this past year the Veterans Success Center (VSC) has made huge strides in being more visible and more involved with other areas across campus. I wanted to concentrate on reaching the incoming student-veterans so that when they encountered the veterans program it appeared to be far more established than it was, and interaction with it being perceived as a daily opportunity. This meant that we would need to be far more involved with the early processes of becoming a student such as: Premiere Night, SOAR/TSOAR/Preview Day/ Veteran specific orientation and Veteran campus tours. We also wanted to be much more accurate in speaking to our student-veteran population, so we worked directly with the Admission Office to create an

Let me introduce myself. I am Ivan Rios and yesterday was informed that I will be the VAL Task Force Lead assigned to Branch I. Now I am waiting for the authorization to moving to the area. I just talked with Manuel Portela this morning and explained him the purpose of my visit to Las Marias on Friday 13th. Originally I went there to just make an assessment about the activity of the local Voluntary Agencies, Faith Based Organizations and Non-Profit Agencies. After my orientation, the EMC perceived it as an opportunity to get together that sector to working in coordination. Immediately he introduced me to each one of the FBOs and NPs leaders that are assisting and providing services to the community. Practically the meeting emerged spontaneously