Events

Aug
13
Mon
Veterans Career Hiring Expo @ Veterans Career Hiring Expo
Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 4:30 pm

Veterans Career Hiring Expo

For Veterans who wish to participate and register with CareerBuilder, please click hereChicago 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.

Aug
18
Sat
National Women Veterans United Gala 2012 @ Double Tree Hotel
Aug 18 @ 11:30 am – 3:00 pm

NWVU 5th Annual
Honoring Women Veterans Past & Present

LUNCHEON GALA
“Women Veterans Are Heroes Too”

Ads Available for Souvenir Book

E-Mail Vet2crump@gmail.com for additional information

Aug
29
Wed
Veterans Resource Fair @ Cook County Building Auditorium
Aug 29 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

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

Oct
27
Sat
NWVU Presents Stand Down & Stand Up For Homeless, Displaced & At Risk Women Veterans @ Montford Point Marine Assoc.
Oct 27 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

PRE– VETERAN’S DAY
Stand Down & Stand Up For
Homeless, Displaced & At Risk
Women Veterans
Saturday, October 27, 2012

9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Feb
26
Tue
Presidents Day Veterans Employment and Resource Fair @ JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER
Feb 26 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

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

Apr
20
Sat
Spring Fundraiser Party 2013 @ Montford Point Marine Association
Apr 20 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Download flyer here

cvo spring fundraiser

Fundraiser Buffet, Show and Raffle for the

Coalition of Veterans Organizations

When: Saturday, April 20th, Noon to 4 PMWhere: Montford Point Marine Association, 7011 S Vincennes in Chicago
(I-90-94: Exit 71st St; turn West; 1st right at light; on right)
(CTA Red Line: Get off at 69th St; 1 block South on Vincennes)Food: by Chef Charles ‘Smudge’ Coleman
band info
Price 25 dollars

cvo logo 224For more information: Charles ‘Smudge’ Coleman at 773-562-6992. Make checks payable to ‘CVO.’ All donations to CVO are tax-deductible. CVO is a 501(c)3 organization that educates veterans and the public on veterans’ rights and needs, including Full Mandatory Funding and Eligibility for VA healthcare, the end of Veteran Homelessness and full equality of access for all veterans. For more information about CVO, visit our website at www.CoalitionofVets.org or call 773-243-2335.

Sep
14
Sat
NWVU 6th Annual Gala Awards Luncheon @ Oak Lawn Hilton Hotel
Sep 14 @ 11:30 am – 4:00 pm
Sep
28
Sat
Montford Point Health Fair on September 28th @ Montford Point Marine Association
Sep 28 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Oct
17
Thu
Chicago Job Fair @ Congress Plaza Hotel
Oct 17 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

More info here

Oct
26
Sat
Stand Down for Women Veterans 2013 @ Montford Point Marine Association
Oct 26 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

More info here