Virtual Jobs Event

VMFP encourages veterans and family members to take advantage of a virtual event designed to help market your education, experience, and skills, connect employers looking to hire and land the position!
Tuesday, June 15, at 1 p.m. Eastern for a virtual employer panel and hiring event, featuring partner FASTPORT!
Register for the event with a link on the site or click https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/moaa/e/bYQpj

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Love of country and family means doing all possible to defeat this terrible enemy—all need to get the vaccines!!

VMFP supports HHS Covid-19 Public Education Campaign ‘Digital Day of Action’ to increase vaccine confidence while reinforcing basic prevention measures.

More than 60% of American adults have received their first #COVID19 vaccine. Do your part to help defeat this virus so we can get back to spending time with the ones we love.

#WeCanDoThis

Find a vaccine location near you:

🔍 Search https://www.vaccines.gov/

💬 Text your ZIP code to 438829

📞 Call 1-800-232-0233

VMFP Counsel interviewed in Healthline article about Covid-19 effect on veterans

Healthline’s Jamie Reno article “COVID-19 Is Creating Fear, Frustration With Soldiers, Sailors” highlights issues about handling this crisis and the effects on our veterans. VMFP’s legislative counsel contributed, saying

Thomas Bandzul, a longtime advocate for veterans and legislative counsel for Veterans and Military Families for Progress, said there is “no core knowledge” within VA as to how to handle this pandemic.

“VA medical healthcare professionals are going to work in outside agency to learn what to do and leave veterans everywhere in the lurch,” he said. ‘

To read the entire article click here https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-hard-will-covid-19-hit-our-soldiers#Affecting-VA-staff-and-patients

DoD is expanding benefits to Military Commissaries, Exchanges and Recreation Facilities

Starting January 1,2020 access to Commissaries, Exchanges, and Recreation Facilities will be available to Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war, all veterans with service-related disabilities, and approved, designated caregivers of eligible veterans. See all the details in this document. See this press release or read this document.