Start: Monday, January 25, 2021 4:00 PM Central Standard Time (US & Canada) GMT-06:00)
This Meeting is on Zoom
Town Hall Meeting with Suzanne Gordon, author of Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope and The Battle for Veterans’ Healthcare: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Policy Making and Patient Care and Senior Policy Analyst, Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute.
How to Push the Biden Administration to Reverse VA Privatization and Move Forward on Strengthening the VA for all Veterans and Their Families and Communities.
Suzanne will discuss the effort to undermine the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) by outsourcing patient care to the private sector. She will discuss the impact this will have on VHA as an integrated healthcare system. This will include a brief discussion of current and future legislation. The danger this poses to veterans and the need to mobilize against it will be emphasized.
Suzanne will discuss the most effective ways for veterans and their supporters to mobilize to reverse the privatization of the VHA, improve and strengthen it, and how to lobby for expanded services offered to veterans and their families, including the issue of “bad paper” discharges. VHA’s Fourth Mission (as a backup to the Public Health Care System) will also be discussed.
The session is scheduled for approximately one hour and there will be a question and answer period.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Proksa Park, 3001 S Wisconsin Ave, Berwyn, IL 60402, Berwyn, United States
Date and time:
August 7, 2021
12pm – 5pm
Combined Veterans Luncheon & Expo, will be in its FOURTH year. This year we have a potential list of 100 exhibitors, all organizations and companies that help veterans and the community. We are also adding a job fair to assist employment-seeking veterans. To receive a FREE meal, served by Mission BBQ, veterans must present proof of Service such as a VA ID card, current VSO Membership card, a DD 214 with appropriate State ID, or any identification that proves he or she is a veteran.
Non-veterans pay $15 for their meal. Every meal bought pays for a veteran’s meal as well.
If you can assist us with a financial donation we can feed more veterans. A donation of $50.00 will help us feed 8-10 veterans. A donation of $100.00 will help feed 16-20 veterans, etc.
As a way to thank our sponsors, a large sponsor banner will be displayed at the event. You can display your or your company’s information for all the attendees to see those who helped make the event successful.
If you would like to make a donation, send it to:
CVB Expo
Combined Veterans of Berwyn
P.O. Box 182
Berwyn, IL 60402
Combined Veterans of Berwyn is a 501(c )19 tax exempt veterans service organization. Tax info available upon request.
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Hey Chicago Veterans!
You’re invited to get assistance enrolling in VA health care, applying for disability compensation, and accessing other benefits you’ve earned.
- Access VA mental health resources.
- Concerns about your toxic exposure while in service?
- Find out what resources you are eligible for.
- Interested in income-based benefits for war-time Veterans and survivors?
- Need help submitting a VA disability claim?
- Need housing or worried about becoming homeless?
- Ready to enroll in VA health care?
- Want to check the status of your disability claim or appeal?
- Want to learn more about VA health care options for women?
This is an exclusive event for Veterans and their families in the Chicago area. Don’t miss this opportunity to access the benefits you’ve earned. Just show up on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Event Location:
6100 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60639
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