The Bronx VA presents a new Fisher House Dedication on May 22, 2-5pm. The Fisher House Foundation is close to completing two 16-suite Fisher Houses on the Bronx VA Medical Center campus. These will be the first Fisher Houses in New York City. They will provide a temporary “home away from home,” at no charge, for the family members & caregivers of hospitalized veterans and active duty service members.

The Weehawken American Legion celebrates its 100th Anniversary on July 25, 6-11pm. Emcee for the evening will be LTC (Ret) Justin Constatine.

Track event details here.

Attend Cookies & Conversation on April 23, 10am-12pm, a provisional United War Veterans Council program for their Youth Volunteer effort. 

Cookies & Conversation is an inter-generational student and veteran program to encourage students to interact, interview, and provide a report or oral history project from said interviews. 

Please note that space is limited, and this initial program is first come, first served.  Students are encouraged to prepare questions to ask veterans about their service, and parents/chaperones are required. 

Cookies are donated for the program, alongside a drink (water, milk, juice).  Notice of food allergies are required at registration.  

Register your student or group here.

The City of New York Veterans Advisory Board holds its next meeting on April 29, 6-8pm.

www.nyc.gov/veterans

VAB meetings are open to all community members including service members, veterans of any service era or discharge status, spouses, partners, family members, and supporters. No RSVP required.

The Mission Continues Brooklyn Platoon heads out to Brownsville Brooklyn once again for an impactful day of service on April 27, 10am-2pm. They will collaborate with Rebuilding Together NYC to make it all happen. This is going to be a huge project and they need all the help they can get.

More project details to come.

Register here.

The World Cares Center will bring together 300 citizens including students, veterans, and faith-based groups on April 27, 10am-3pm to practice their skills in the Ready Responders™ Boots on the Ground Exercise, a simulated disaster response exercise. Disaster response and management skills will be practiced including gas and fire safety, volunteer reception center management, mucking, gutting, and mold suppression, and emotional resiliency.

The exercise integrates World Cares Center’s core programs that close the gaps between training, communication, and execution, and provides an opportunity for everyone to use their unique skill set in a community-based initiative. The event is free to citizens and disaster volunteers, however registration is required. 

Click here for more information.

Register here.

Over the years, WCC has participated in a variety of simulations including an international disaster demonstration involving the public and private sector, a civil, military and volunteer-based preparedness exercise, and a simulated nuclear response drill.

While simulations are common among traditional emergency response actors and agencies, they are often inaccessible to hyper-local constituents and community groups.

WCC’s Ready Responders™ Boots on the Ground Exercise (RRN BOG) is an annual disaster simulation that brings together citizens, community leaders, the private and public sector, and municipalities to work together as they would during catastrophic times. Launching with planning, preparation, and a scenario development exercise in 2017, the RRN BOG presents a unique, and exciting opportunity for individuals to practice their disaster response skills, leadership capabilities, and collaboration with experienced agencies in the field.

The Mission Continues Newark Platoon partners with The Friends of Jesse Allen Park for a Spring Service-a-Thon on April 27, 10am-2pm. They aim to beautify the neighborhood and change the relationship between the people and spaces that they occupy to support an ongoing evolution of the community.

More project details to come.

Register here.