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Collaborative Solutions for Veteran Empowerment This panel session will explore collaborative solutions to provide holistic, upstream, individualized support for veterans at the local level. Attendees will learn about America’s Warrior Partnership’s Community Integration Model as a framew...

What’s Happening In the VETS/JVSG/VA VR&E Space? To support the transition of more Veterans into Apprenticeship programs, the USDOL Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), Office of Apprenticeship (OA), and VA Veteran Readiness ...

Don’t Reinvent the Wheel - State Promising Practices Panel MODERATOR Sam Mitchell*, WorkSource Administrator, Washington State Employment Security Department and Past Chair, NASWA Veterans Affairs Committee SPEAKERS Ohio – “How Ohio Agencies Partner to Achieve Veteran Workforce Init...

Navigating Through the Entrepreneurship Journey Hear the stories from Veteran entrepreneurs who had to pivot their business during the pandemic and the resources they used during their journey. You can also learn about the resources and options available to veterans and military spouses ...

Sustaining Care - Evidence-based Techniques for Reducing Secondary Trauma and Burnout in Workforce Practitioners Who Serve Clients with Trauma Working with veterans on their employment and training journeys can be incredibly rewarding and meaningful. At the same time, it can be exhausting...

Battlefield Home - Finding Peace in Turmoil Battlefield: Home – Breaking The Silence is a decade-long project culminating in a SAMHSA award-winning documentary film and upcoming PBS Premiere. It is a candid raw insight into the invisible wounds of veterans, and the secondary impact on th...

Connecting Military Talent to High-Demand Careers through Tech and Industry Focused Internships Traditional workforce models are not meeting the talent needs of employers and are ineffective at connecting veterans and military spouses to in-demand careers. Hiring Our Heroes and industry ...

Serving Military-Connected Families, Pandemic Edition This panel will raise awareness of the needs, challenges, and importance of community support services, including workplace initiatives, food security, mental health support, and connected care. A collaborative approach between organiz...

Hands-on Demo and Best Practices: Virtual Reality’s Impact on Career Exploration and Training Join TRANSFR and Savannah Tech to participate in a live virtual reality demo and deeper dive into how out-of-the-box thinking, creative leadership and technology can create better futures for mil...

Serving Veterans with Disabilities Throughout Life’s Journey Veterans with disabilities encounter the workforce system at all stages of life experience. Some veterans newly injured in military service may seek out the VA’s Veteran Readiness and Employment program. Others may not be ready ...