The VA, Fordham University, and the Syracuse University Institute of Veterans and Families are enabling a day of Veteran Cultural Competence Training on November 12, 9-5pm. Training consists of many different interactive events, military simulations, lectures, and a powerful theater production that illustrates the challenges of veterans and the community's responsibility for their re-integration. All of these exercises will prepare you to work more effectively with veterans and their families.

Open to anyone who currently provides services to or employs veterans, like: Business leaders, HR executives, Medical health staff, Mental health professionals, University faculty, and Administrators.

Learn how to deliver quality, culturally competent care and education to Veterans and their families. Understand how to acquire
the best strategies for optimizing the performance and growth of Veterans.

RSVP here.

The VA, Fordham University, and the Syracuse University Institute of Veterans and Families are enabling a day of Veteran Cultural Competence Training on April 29, 9-5pm. Training consists of many different interactive events, military simulations, lectures, and a powerful theater production that illustrates the challenges of veterans and the community's responsibility for their re-integration. All of these exercises will prepare you to work more effectively with veterans and their families.

Open to anyone who currently provides services to or employs veterans, like: Business leaders, HR executives, Medical health staff, Mental health professionals, University faculty, and Administrators.

Learn how to deliver quality, culturally competent care and education to Veterans and their families. Understand how to acquire
the best strategies for optimizing the performance and growth of Veterans.

RSVP here.

Operation Code NYC meets at The Muse on April 25, 6-9pm for a Resume/LinkedIn Review Meetup. Food and drinks will be provided.

Get an intro to Google Analytics and Tag Manager and then enjoy a lively panel discussion on how to master the technical job search, and how to maintain that success once hired.

RSVP here.

The Muse is the best place for the next gen workforce to research companies and careers. More than 75 million people each year trust The Muse to help them win at work, from professional advancement and skills-building to finding a job. Organizations use the platform to attract and hire talent by providing an authentic look at company culture, workplace, and values through the stories of their employees.

Operation Code is a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping veterans transition into the tech industry. Operation Code is open to all, and they have many non-military volunteers, so please join!

Mission: Getting To Next is a discovery workshop running June 7 - 8 designed to assist professional women to uncover new possibilities and consider next steps for their careers. This intensive and inspirational event allows accomplished women to use proven strategies designed to reveal their hidden talents in order to plan their next professional work.

Attend the Pre & Post Retirement Briefing on May 18, 7:30am-5pm. Topics covered include: Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plans, Survivor Benefit Plans, TRICARE, Delta Dental, Retired Pay Application, Retirement Points, ID/DEERS, VA, Gray Area Benefits, 20 yr Letter, etc. Bring any documents associated with your retirement for assistance as needed (DD-214s, Retirement Points Statement, etc.).

The New York State Veteran Chamber of Commerce offers free IT Training for Veterans on April 27, 10am-2pm. 

Topics to be covered include free training websites for veterans and technical schools that accept the GI Bill. Training will include Cisco, Project Management, Salesforce, and others.

RSVP here.

Blue Star Families offers Women and Power: What Does Power Mean to You? on May 18, 12-3pm. 

The day will start with a Women's Empowerment tour of the Rubin Museum, followed by lunch, and a workshop led by coaches from our partner organization, Stand Beside Them. All attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about Stand Beside Them's free 6-week coaching program designed to help veterans, service members, and military spouses with life, health, or career coaching. This day is for you to own your power and learn strategies for living a powerful life!

*Caregivers are encouraged to join! This includes caregivers of ill or injured service members/veterans and/or caregivers of children with special needs.

RSVP here.

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.

Wurzweiler Care Café presents Escape Velocity for Veterans: Embracing Change, Surviving Transition with Guest Speaker Jason Cahill on April 29, 2-4pm.

Done with deployment? Wondering what to do next? Need a jump-start for civilian success? Entrepreneur Jason Cahill figured it out! In this supportive, strategic workshop, he’ll share insider tips for embracing change and surviving transition.  He’ll guide you from “crawl” (goal setting and finding your inner purpose), to “walk” (network building), through the job application process, to “run” (securing that job, keeping connected and paying it forward). Come for camaraderie and step-by-step support. Leave full of good food and great energy to take on the home front and win.

Jason Cahill is a US Army Special Forces combat veteran and an early-stage investor, advisor, mentor, and entrepreneur. As managing director of McCune Capital, his expertise spans transportation, supply chain, infrastructure, agtech, and cleantech. He is an advisor at Carnegie Mellon University and an advisory board member at SXSW; he also mentors for Columbia University, ERA, and Grand Central Tech’s Urban Tech Hub.

Wurzweiler Care Café's events offer tools and hope to help you better negotiate challenges and move towards your full potential. Our respectful, responsive presentations and sensitive support empower you for healing and growth. Delivered in a friendly, comfortable cafe environment—full of good food plus great take-away resources and referrals—these strengths-based events fill your cup with practical know-how and emotional support around the issues that concern you most.

Wurzweiler Care Café is a free offering from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University.

Join Backpacks For Life for their 4th Annual Golf Outing on April 29, 10:30am. Enjoy a day of networking and golf on one of North Jersey's premier courses while they continue their efforts to serve the veteran community.

10:30am Brunch 

12:00pm Tee Time 

5:00pm Cocktail Hour

6:00pm Awards Dinner

Click here to register or donate.