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Prioritize Your Wellness – Free Services for Veterans Starting June 1st
Here with ROGER, powered by Backpacks For Life, we’re always looking to share resources that support the well-being of our veteran community—and this one is worth checking out. Starting June 1st, veterans in Jersey City can access completely free wellness services through an incredible partnership between the Jersey City Department of Health & Human Services,
Hoover Institution’s Bochnowski Family Veteran Fellowship Program
The Hoover Institution’s Bochnowski Family Veteran Fellowship Program (VFP) is a year-long, nonresidential initiative designed to empower post-9/11 U.S. military veterans to drive meaningful policy change. Launched in 2021, the program selects ten veterans annually to develop and implement actionable solutions to pressing public policy challenges, aligning with Hoover’s research priorities. Participants engage in project-based
May Events Spotlight: Honoring, Empowering & Connecting Veteran
This May, The Bob Woodruff Foundation is proud to share a diverse lineup of in-person and virtual events designed to honor our veterans, foster connection, and support their well-being. From powerful commemorations like the Dog Park Dedication, the AAM Legends of Airpower Warbirds at the Jones Beach Air Show—marking the 80th anniversary of the end
Did You Know? Veterans Receiving VA Care Can Shop at the Exchange and Commissary
If you’re receiving VA benefits or medical treatment, you may be eligible to shop at on-base Exchanges and Commissaries. This benefit gives you access to discounted goods, tax-free shopping, and a convenient way to stay connected to the military community. It’s a valuable perk that many veterans aren’t aware of—but should be! Help spread the
Veterans Health Fair & Luncheon: Braven Health Brings Wellness Events to New Jersey
We’re excited to share a wonderful event happening in Newark, NJ on Friday, May 30, 2025—the Veterans Health Fair & Luncheon hosted by the Veterans Foundation of America and Feeding Our Heroes, and generously sponsored by Braven Health. Taking place from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Cherry Blossom Welcome Center in Branch Brook
Honoring Service Through Story: Free Documentary Screening for Veterans
Backpacks For Life is proud to share an incredible opportunity for veterans to come together, reflect, and be inspired by a powerful new documentary. Hosted by the Department of NJ VFW, the exclusive premiere of Brotheers After War, executive produced by Gary Sinise, will take place on April 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Regal
Reliable Resource: Recalibrate’s weekly veteran peer support group
In a peer-to-peer format, group members strive to support one another in ongoing motivation and self-advocacy, and encouraging veteran families in their pursuit to wellness. Recalibrate is an organization run by veterans for veterans. “A group of veterans banding together to spur one another on to lives of betterment and purpose,” Recalibrate provides community support
Reliable Resource: Hudson County One Stop Career Center
Equipped with a mission to provide Hudson County with a skilled labor force prepared to meet the rapidly changing business demands of the 21st century’s global economy, the Hudson County One Stop Career Center provides education, jobs skills training, career planning, and job search assistance to all members of the community. Connect with a career
Program Spotlight: Clay Hunt Fellows Program
The Clay Hunt Fellows Program enables veterans to reshape their lives into those of continued, meaningful service through a six-month curriculum designed to promote personal growth and discovery. Fellows will complete a six-month Base Camp curriculum aimed at personal growth that offers strengths discovery, self-awareness exploration, focused cohort discussions, assigned readings, and guided self-reflection assignments.
Program Spotlight: IVMF’s RISE
RISE is a virtual, bootcamp-style program aimed at providing the tools and training needed to pivot and grow military family member/veteran-run businesses during challenging times. For six to ten hours a week, students complete coursework centered on head-on topics such as how to deal with financial, operational, strategic planning, and communication challenges; redetermining a