Blog: Veteran Connect
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