The US Department of Veterans Affairs, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Edward Hines VA Hospital, James Lovell Federal Health Care Center and Illinois Supporting All Veterans Equally (ISAVE) will be hosting the Illinois Warrior Summit and 5th Annual Welcome Home Celebration for 4,000 military, veterans and families on Thursday, August 9th, 2012 from 10a-3p at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Forum – (725 W. Roosevelt Road in Chicago).

The Illinois Warrior Summit and 5th Annual Welcome Home Celebration connects military, veterans and families to services and programs with benefits, education, employment, housing, legal, disability, mental health, family and children services.

Illinois Supporting All Veterans Equally (ISAVE) Mission: To connect military, veterans and families with services and programs to benefits, employment, education, housing, legal, disabilities, mental health, family and children services.

About ISAVE: Many Active, Reserve and National Guard components return from service and have difficulty finding the proper direction and guidance for available programs and services. ISAVE is working to help unite the Illinois community to create an open referral network system, a standardized packet of information and a web based platform for everyone to use.

Illinois Supporting All Veterans Equally (ISAVE) is a registered 501 (c) 3 Not-for-Profit Organization and currently works with the Illinois community to host veteran one stop shop resource fairs called, the Illinois Warrior Summit and Welcome Home Celebration.

These one of a kind events promotes positive community relations and present military, veterans and families with many opportunities for future goals. The Illinois Warrior Summit and Welcome Home Celebration also advocates networking between different organizations which improves business to business relations; enhancing the quality of veteran support services, and in turn, helping thousands of military, veterans and families.

The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Edward Hines VA Hospital, James Lovell Federal Health Care Center and Illinois Supporting All Veterans Equally (ISAVE) will have:

*FREE BENEFIT and RESOURCE FAIR at UIC FORUM for 4,000 Military, Veterans and Families

*FREE FOOD and REFRESHMENTS for 4000 Attendees

*FREE SPORTS TICKETS 5000 for Military Personnel or Veterans- Sox, Fire, Sky, Cubs

*FREE T-SHIRTS for first 1000 Veterans (1 per veteran)

*FREE RAFFLES and GIVEAWAYS for Military and Veterans ALL day

*FREE KID’S ENTERTAINMENT with JUMBO Moon Bounce, Reptile Show and Children’s Activities

*SPECIAL APPEARANCE of Chicago CUBS Trolley for Kids

*SPECIAL APPEARANCE by Jesse White Tumbling Team

* SPECIAL APPEARANCE by Miss Chicago 2012 and Miss Windy City 2012

*SPECIAL APPEARANCE by The Pipes and Drums of the Chicago Police Department

*SPECIAL APPEARANCE of the World Performance Team

*OPENING CEREMONY with Color Guard Presentation from 2-24 Marines

*NATIONAL ANTHEM Performance by Miss Chicago 2012

*MILITARY TAPS Performance by Bugles Across America

*VA Providing ON SITE Physicals and Registration for Health Care

*IDES Providing ON SITE Registration for Unemployment Benefits

*NATIONAL ABLE NETWORK Providing ON SITE Registration for Employment Opportunities

*80 NON-PROFIT Veteran Support Organizations Providing FREE Services and Programs

*40 EMPLOYERS Providing Job Opportunities

*30 VA PROGRAMS & SERVICE STATIONS Providing Assistance to Veterans

*20 UNIVERSITIES and COLLEGES Providing Education Opportunities

We Look Forward to Seeing You Soon!!!

For Veterans who wish to participate and register with CareerBuilder, please click here – Chicago Veterans Career Hiring Event

For Organizations and Companies who wish to participate, choose at which level you would like to participate and register, please click here.

In partnership with World Sport Chicago’s Valor Games Midwest 2012, the American Freedom Foundation and CareerBuilder will be holding the Veterans Career Hiring Expo at Soldier Field in Chicago on August 13. This event will bring together major companies from throughout the Midwest to profile their services and provide employment opportunities for our Veterans. Attending Veterans will have the chance to talk with employers, submit qualifications, and even participate in job interviews on the spot. Attendance at the Veterans Career Hiring Expo is free and open to Veterans and active duty military.

The CareerBuilder Professional Team will provide resources to attract Veterans who are interested in exploring new career opportunities.  They will also provide specific sourcing and screening services where Veterans will be paired with prospective employers based on profiles they are interested in hiring.  CareerBuilder will provide full management and facilitation at the Veterans Career Hiring Expo and an opportunity for 1 on 1 interviews on site.

World Sport Chicago, in partnership with U.S. Paralympics, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Chicago Park District, hosts the Valor Games Midwest in an effort to aid successful community reintegration through sport and healthy, active lifestyles. Over the course of three days, athletes will compete in the sports of field, cycling, archery, power lifting and indoor rowing. Participating athletes’ disabilities may include: amputation/limb loss, spinal cord injuries, stroke, traumatic brain injuries, visual disabilities or post traumatic stress disorder. Veterans with any disability rating from the VA are also eligible to compete. Please click here for more information about World Sport Chicago

To learn more about the events and see the commitment the American Freedom Foundation and CareerBuilder has made to hiring Veterans, please click here.

In advance, we thank you for participating and supporting our Veterans.

Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County are holding a Veterans Resource Fair on

August 29, 2012

9:00 AM to 2:00PM

Cook County Building Auditorium

1100 S. Hamilton Chicago IL

Roosevelt Road and Ogden Ave.

Please call to register in advance – (312) 433-6010

Meetings are held
on the third Saturday of every month.
(unless noted otherwise)

TIME: 10 AM to 12:30 PM
(unless noted otherwise)

LOCATION:(unless noted otherwise)
Montford Point Marine Association
7011 S Vincennes in Chicago

The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will meet Saturday, January 19th, from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at Montford Point Marine Association at 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.

December was to have been the meeting at which we held nominations to the CVO Board of Directors (the Executive Committee). Elections will be held at the January meeting according to our Bylaws.

See you there.

Bruce Parry
CVO Chair

The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will meet this Saturday, February 16th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the Montford Point Marine Association, 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.

We’ll be celebrating African American History Month by hearing from two Original Montford Pointers—Mr. James Reynolds and Mr. Stanley Porter—speaking on their history as original African American Marines when the services were still segregated. Be sure to come and hear their impressive stories. Both are recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal for their contributions to the Marine Corps and desegregation.

We will also discuss the upcoming fundraiser in April.

As always, coffee and donuts will be served!

See you there.

February 26, 2013
Tuesday, 9:00am—2:00pm

“Honored to serve … those who served”

The Illinois Department of Employment Security in partnership with
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
invites you to participate in this event.

JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER
820 S. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60612

2nd Floor Conference Center, Damen Pavilion

Veterans attending must be registered on IlliniosJobLink.com. Please bring resume and identification to verify proof of veteran status.

IDES VA Presidents Day Employment and Resource Fair 2013 Flyer

The Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will meet this Saturday, March 16th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the Montford Point Marine Association, 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago.

A key point on the agenda will be the April fundraiser.

Coffee and Donuts will be served!

See you there.

The next meeting of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be held on Saturday, June 15th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the
Montford Point Marine Association
7011 S Vincennes in Chicago

We’ll have the agenda out early next week.

Coffee and donuts will be served!

See you there.

The next meeting of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations (CVO) will be held on Saturday, July 20th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM at the
Montford Point Marine Association
7011 S Vincennes in Chicago