MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) Secretary Mary Kolar today announced that applications are now being accepted for WDVA’s Entrepreneurship Grant program and will be accepted through Fri., Nov. 1, 2021, at 4 p.m. “I’m deeply grateful for the service of our veterans, and as a state, we must keep working […]
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Steil still pushing for answers in Wisconsin Veterans Home outbreak
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, who represents Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District. UNION GROVE ⏤ U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil isn’t satisfied with the answers he’s received concerning an August COVID-19 outbreak at the Wisconsin Veterans Home. U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil’s letter to state Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Mary Kolar, dated Nov. 23. Image provided. On Monday, […]
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COVID-19 cases at Wisconsin Veteran’s Home continue to rise
UNION GROVE – Twenty-three people associated with the Wisconsin Veteran’s Home here — 12 members and 11 staff — have the COVID-19 virus. But, there are indications that those numbers are climbing. A source who wished not to be named by the Racine County Eye said as of Thursday afternoon, 14 members of an 18-member […]
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Food Service Assistant, Union Grove
Food Service Assistant 2, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Home, Union Grove – 1 full 1 part-time; $12.44/hr.; some weekends required. Must read all details at wisc.jobs or click here: Food Service Asst 2, job code: 18-02247.
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Badger ticket lottery for veterans opens August 1
Get ready to Jump Around! The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs will give away free tickets to the Wisconsin Badger Salute to Veterans football game. Beginning on Aug. 1, at 10:00 a.m., veterans and service members can register to win two free tickets to the Wisconsin Badgers’ season opener versus Western Kentucky at Camp Randall […]
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Veterans Affairs Board denies grant for homeless veterans
With a dozen homeless veterans now living in the Veteran Village at 1624 Yout Street, the program has suffered a setback after the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs denied a $25,000 grant request. The Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin opened the James A. Peterson Veteran Village and SC Johnson Community Center in November to house, feed […]
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Homeless Veterans Told Program To Close Sept. 30
After having served three tours in Iraq as a prison guard, Kelly Manderfield has called Cottage 16 — also known as the VETS Place Southern Center — home since March 20. He suffers from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is relying on the program to help him get back on his feet. But now […]
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Feds Axe Homeless Veterans Program In Union Grove, King
Due to cuts in the federal housing program, the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program at King and Union Grove are slated to close down in 2018. Established in 1994, the Housing and Urban Development program serves homeless veterans and veterans at risk of becoming homeless by offering them job training, education, counseling and rehabilitation services. Veteran […]
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Listening Session for Vets Thursday
Rep. Tom Weatherston, R-Caledonia, and Secretary John Scocos from the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs will host a listening session from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday in Caledonia at the East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. While the session is open to the public, a written statement Friday from Weatherston’s office stressed that this event was […]
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Department Of Veterans Affairs Exec To Host Listening Session
Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos will host a listening session for veterans to talk about their experiences with getting access to their veterans benefits. The meeting will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. April 24 at the East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. State Rep. Tom Weatherston (R-Caledonia), who is […]