 The official State of Minnesota Veterans Day will be back in person this year at the Veterans Memorial Community Center in Inver Grove Heights.
The event will kick off with a free community breakfast starting at 8:30 a.m.
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If you or someone you know has a current Minnesota social worker license and a minimum of one year of social work experience, we?d like to hear from you! The Minnesota Veterans Home - Fergus Falls is offering a rewarding career, competitive wage, generous State of MN benefits, a potential new hire bonus of $5,000 and so much more. Read on to learn why Jody Pederson, a current Fergus Falls social worker, chooses to share her talents with Residents and their families.
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For over 10 years, the award-winning Minnesota Military Radio (MMR) has been the forum for retelling the stories of Minnesota?s heroes. Vietnam Veteran and volunteer host Tom Lyons shares these stories which are carried on 65 broadcasting stations throughout the state of Minnesota in an effort to preserve the stories of our Veterans and keep listeners up to date on things happening at MDVA and in our Veteran Community here in Minnesota.
On this weekend?s show we?ll hear from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Communications Team on the upcoming Veterans Day celebration. We?ll also get an update from the Command Senior Enlisted Leader Brian Soper as he relinquishes his responsibility to Chief Master Sergeant Lisa Erikson.
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Boots to Business Reboot is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The course provides an overview of entrepreneurship and applicable business ownership fundamentals. Veterans of all eras, Active-Duty Service members (including National Guard and Reserve), and spouses are eligible to participate.
During Reboot, participants are introduced to skills, knowledge, and resources they need to launch a business, including steps for developing business concepts, how to develop a business plan, and information on SBA resources available to help. The program is facilitated by subject matter experts from the SBA and their extensive network of skill business advisors.
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The Silver Bay Veterans Home is offering another job fair opportunity before winter sets in. We?re inviting talented, compassionate professionals who want to serve those who have served our nation to join us on Wednesday, Nov. 16 any time between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Hiring managers and HR specialists will be onsite at 56 Outer Drive to answer your questions about open positions, explain our generous State of Minnesota benefits and conduct interviews.
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South Central Beyond the Yellow Ribbon will be hosting a Chilifest to support local Veterans, servicemembers, and families at the Morson Ario Strand VFW Post 950 - Mankato.
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The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has updated their questionnaire on Veteran Employment. Please take a moment to answer the questionnaire so they can better understand how to?to best serve Veterans in finding a rewarding career.
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Our three new Veterans Homes in Bemidji, Montevideo and Preston have started accepting Resident applications.
We?ve worked to make the application process as easy as possible. Following are answers to the questions we?ve heard the most during our community visits.
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The Veterans Crisis Line's new number?988 then Press 1?helps make it easier to remember and share the number to access help in times of need.
Signed into law in 2020, the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act authorized 988 as the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. As part of the law, all telephone service providers in the U.S. had to activate the number no later than July 16, 2022.
Veterans can use this new option by dialing 988 and pressing 1 to contact the Veterans Crisis Line. Veterans may still reach the Veterans Crisis Line with the previous phone number?1-800-273-8255 and Press 1?by text (838255), and through chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat.
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The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) has a long history of awarding service bonuses to Minnesota Veterans who served in America?s wars. Starting in 1919 after World War I, through World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, and now the Global War on Terrorism. MDVA recognizes the sacrifices and courage Minnesotans took to defend our country.
The 2022 Legislature passed and Governor Walz signed the first-ever Veterans Omnibus Bill that included funding for a service bonus payable to eligible Veterans who served from 9/11/01 to 8/30/21. MDVA is honored to facilitate this program for eligible Veterans, currently serving service members, or Veterans' beneficiaries.
The application period began on July 7, 2022. The last day to apply is June 30, 2024, unless the funds have been exhausted by then.
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If you know of a Veteran-related community event happening in your area you would like to submit to be included in our Friday Digest, please email all event information to [email protected] for consideration.
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