The next meeting of CVO will be this Wednesday, May 17th, at 7 PM in the 2nd Floor Conference Room at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (820 S Damen in Chicago).

The Veterans Against Violence Committee will meet just before our CVO meeting, at 6 PM, in the same room. If you want to participate in Veterans Against Violence – end the violence in our communities – show up for this meeting!

The key presentation at the CVO meeting will be by Mark Wyman, who will be discussing expanded health care for veterans. Mark is running for Congress and is a West Point Grad and veteran.

We will also be discussing dental care for veterans.

Other agenda items include the elections to the CVO Executive Committee, the GoFunMe Fundraiser, the fight against veteran homelessness and the fight to stop VA privatization.

As usual, light refreshments will be served.

Parking will be validated.

See you there!

Chicago Veterans 4th annual Ruck March!

Last year over 1,200 veterans, family members & supporters, laced up their boots and strapped on their rucks to march 22 Miles to honor and remember those we lost at home and on the battle field.

A new study released this year shows the number of veteran suicides have dropped from 22 to 20 veterans a day. What we and other organizations are doing collectively is making a difference. So on Friday, May 26, 2017, we will once again be hosting our annual ruck march. This year we will be rucking 20 miles!

Together let’s raise awareness of veteran suicide and help end this epidemic. If you’re as passionate about our cause as we are, we encourage you to sign up for the ruck march , volunteer for the event,  create a fundraising page, or if you’re up for it, do all three! This will be an amazing and emotional event we know you will be proud of.

Awareness is great, but action is better!

Our goal is to honor our fallen brothers and sisters and raise as much awareness as possible of PTSD and Veteran suicide through a patriotic 20 mile Ruck March, carrying 20+ pound rucks. The march kicks off at 8am sharp!

Check out the photos from last year!

See the full Route Map here!

Please visit our website for full event details.

The next meeting of CVO will be at 7 PM on this Wednesday, June 21st in the 2nd Floor Conference Room at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (820 S Damen).

The agenda will include a follow-up on the recent VA Town Hall meeting and the continuing struggle for VA Dental Care for all veterans.

As usual, light refreshments will be served.

Parking will be validated.

See you there!

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Date: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
Time: 2:00-6:00pm
Location: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (300 E. Randolph Street 30th Floor, Chicago, IL 60637)
Contact: Jasmine Allen

The Chicago Sky Veteran & Diversity Hiring Expo is an excellent opportunity for corporations to recruit, interview and hire qualified veterans, women, minorities and those with disabilities. The Chicago Sky is excited to bring together like-minded corporations in support of building and retaining inclusive workplace environments throughout the Chicagoland area.

The 2017 Veteran & Diversity Hiring Expo will feature a pre-expo networking reception for companies involved, lunch provided for booth representatives and private breakout rooms to host interviews with candidates of interest on-site.

For more information or to Register contact Jasmine Allen at jallen@chicagosky.net or 312.944.5985

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The next meeting of CVO will be this Wednesday, July 19th at 7 PM in the Prescription Conference Room on the 2nd Floor of the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center at 820 S Damen Ave in Chicago. Parking will be validated.

The agenda will include feedback from all Member Organizations in attendance on what they need and expect from CVO and the direction of CVO in the future. Further, we will continue our discussion of Veterans Dental Care. There will be a presentation about a program where veterans who dropped out of high school to enlist, can now get their diplomas.

We will have a sheet where attendees will put in their names as well as those of their State Senators and Representatives. The purpose will be to have a list of who is represented by whom, but it will also show who does and does not know who their legislators are.

REMINDER: If you have not already done so, please contact your State Senator and Representative, asking them to sign on as cosponsors for Senate Bill 922 and House Bill 1803, to provide dental care for veterans. In addition, please spread the word to the members of  your organizations, and please tell the members of your organizations to do the same. If these bills die in committee, for a lack of support, we will have only ourselves to blame.

As usual, there will be light refreshments.

See you at the CVO

Join individual members from various veteran organizations for a short program in Chicago’s’ Kennedy Park, remembering and honoring Americas’ Forgotten, a prelude to both next year’s 65th Anniversary. Saturday, July 22, 2017 @ 10:30 am at Kennedy Park, 11320 S. Western Ave.,Chicago, IL. 60643.

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Join Veterans For Unification at their next meeting on August 5th, 2017. Veterans For Unification is an Organizational Member of the Coalition of Veterans Organizations.

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