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 […]
Tag: Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]