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*#VetResources [ [link removed] ]?*is a weekly newsletter for Veterans, their Families, Caregivers, and Survivors.*
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*No Barriers Warriors Seeks Veterans with Disabilities for 2023 Backcountry Expeditions*

No Barriers Warriors, which helps Veterans with service-connected disabilities, is seeking Veterans for its 2023 expeditions: basecamp experiences in Red Feather, Colorado, and backcountry expeditions in the northern Colorado Rockies and the Smoky Mountains of western North Carolina. The application to participate opens Feb. 1.

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Upcoming Events

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*JOB FAIRS
*Virtual Hiring Fair: Government Contracting and Consulting [ [link removed] ]?? Feb 1
Hampton Veterans Job Fair [ [link removed] ]?? Feb 2
Job Fair at Fort Bragg [ [link removed] ]?? Feb 2


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Job Trainings

*JOB TRAININGS
*Employer Panel: Government Contracting [ [link removed] ]?? Jan 31
Heroes Connect: Military to Manufacturing Featuring Mars [ [link removed] ]?? Feb 1
Salary and Compensation Negotiation Interactive Workshop [ [link removed] ]?? Feb 2


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*RESOURCES
*Crop Insurance 101 [ [link removed] ]?? Jan 26
Semper Fi & America's Fund [ [link removed] ]?? Jan 30
Town Hall Briefing on the PACT Act with VA Experts [ [link removed] ]?? Feb 2 [ [link removed] ]


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*Join Community Building Art Works in a virtual orientation session to learn more about the upcoming program for women and non-binary military,?"More Than One Story."* [ [link removed] ]

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Win a $500 Shopping Spree on ShopVCS

Get your Valentine's Day shopping done on ShopVCS.com with discounts on diamond jewelry, Phillip's flowers, YETI, Under Armour and more. Plus, new members are automatically entered to win a $500 account credit when they sign up before Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Other terms and conditions apply.

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Learn Ways to use VA?s Telehealth Tools to Manage VA Health Care

With fewer daylight hours and the potential for bad weather, there are even more reasons to add telehealth and virtual resources, including VA Video Connect [ [link removed] ], as options for your VA care. Here are a few ways that you can use VA?s telehealth tools to manage your VA health care this winter.

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*Earn a Certificate in Business Administration Through SBA Fellowship Program*

Are you interested in learning about business, building a strong community and rediscovering purpose for moving forward? The?Dog Tag Fellowship Program [ [link removed] ], funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration, combines equal parts classroom, bakery, community and well-being. Application opens Jan. 30.

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Join Team RWB?s Patriotic Old Glory Relay Stretching More than 4,000 Miles

Team RWB [ [link removed] ], which is focused on enriching the lives of Veterans, is coordinating the Old Glory Relay. Over a 50-day period, supporters will unite to walk, run, push and cycle an American flag more than 4,000 miles from Seattle, Washington, to Atlanta, Georgia.

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Veterans Use Military Skills to Land Technology Jobs

Veterans can receive free tech training, social services and job placement from?NPower [ [link removed] ]. Veterans who have been honorably discharged and currently live in California, Texas, Maryland, New Jersey or Michigan can apply to the no-cost program.

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*Learn more about anger and irritability, treatment options, self-help tools, and resources to help you recover. [ [link removed] ]*

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Make a Difference for Veterans Like You by joining VA?s Million Veteran Program?

Data from more than 900,000 Veterans in the Million Veteran Program [ [link removed] ] have supported some of the largest genetic studies to date on?PTSD,?major depression,?heart disease, as well as groundbreaking research in?suicide prevention.?

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VA Announces Free Emergency Health Care for Veterans in Suicidal Crisis - Discuss on RallyPoint Now

VA recently announced that?Veterans in acute suicidal crisis can go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost ? including inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 days. Veterans do not need to be enrolled in the VA system to use this benefit.

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Veteran Jobs

*FreshPoint* -?Multiple Roles and Locations - TX [ [link removed] ]
O&M Plumbing Services -?*Plumbing Technician* - TX [ [link removed] ]
*Buckeye Blitz Paintball* -?Instructor - ID [ [link removed] ]
*SkillBridge opportunity - Equipment Technician*?- North Dallas, TX [ [link removed] ]
*Controls Specialist*?-?Tonganoxie, KS [ [link removed] ]?
*Harness Install Technician*?-?Burlington, VT [ [link removed] ]
*Electrical Engineering Technician*?-?Burlington, VT [ [link removed] ]
*Cyber Security Tools Engineer*?-?Phoenix, AZ [ [link removed] ]?
*Principal DevOps Engineer*?-?Multiple Locations [ [link removed] ]
*Help Desk Manager*?-?Phoenix, AZ [ [link removed] ]
*Sr. Active Directory Engineer*?-?Multiple Locations [ [link removed] ]
*Field Service Engineer*?-?Remote ? NE Region [ [link removed] ]
*Speech Therapist* - Remote - Arizona [ [link removed] ]
*Speech Therapist* - Remote - Texas [ [link removed] ]
Over 100 vacancies for Veterans *& military spouses nationwide* [ [link removed] ]

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Post a free job to RallyPoint's community consisting of nearly 2 million Veterans, spouses, caregivers and survivors.

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Firestone/Goodyear/Bridgestone [ [link removed] ]?Exclusive discounts on automotive tires from PatriotStoreDirect.

North Face [ [link removed] ]?10% off online and in-store. Available for active duty, Reservists, Veterans, retirees, and spouses and dependents of active duty military.

From You Flowers [ [link removed] ]?20% off and free delivery.

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*VA News:?*?


* Veterans use military skills to land technology jobs through NPower [ [link removed] ]
* Volunteer with Veterans to gain valuable experience [ [link removed] ]
* Veteran uses VA Health Chat for quick and private health care [ [link removed] ]
* Veteran Zaneta Adams shares heartfelt stories in support of Million Veteran program [ [link removed] ]
* Two VA Gulf Coast employees advance in VHA Innovators Network [ [link removed] ]
* Live Whole Health #155: Making time to enjoy life [ [link removed] ]
* PTSD Bytes: Personal experiences with PTSD: AboutFace [ [link removed] ]
* 2023 National Veterans Day Poster Contest Open for submissions [ [link removed] ]
* ? [ [link removed] ]Once Upon a Times Square? wedding for daughter of paralyzed Veteran [ [link removed] ]
* Annual report: Innovators working to change and save Veteran lives [ [link removed] ]
* Training a new generation of professionals in pathology [ [link removed] ]
* Women Veterans: We?re here for you [ [link removed] ]
* E [ [link removed] ]arly-stage innovators: Submit ideas to Pathfinder [ [link removed] ]
* VA volunteer made a knight by Queen Elizabeth II [ [link removed] ]
* Challenge, adventure awaits Veterans at 2023 VA Summer Sports Clinic [ [link removed] ]

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VA is here for you.

1-800-MyVA411 [ tel:18006982411 ]?(800-698-2411 [ tel:18006982411 ])?is always the right number

Veterans Crisis Line [ [link removed] ]:?988 [ tel:988 ] and press 1, Chat [ [link removed] ], or Text 838255
Vet Centers [ [link removed] ]: 1-877-927-8387 [ tel:18779278387 ]
Homeless Veteran Resources [ [link removed] ]: 1-877-424-3838 [ tel:18774243838 ]?or Chat [ [link removed] ]

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