NYC Department of Veterans' Services (DVS)
August 2018 Newsletter
DVS' monthly newsletter will share information about DVS programs and initiatives, upcoming and recent events, and news affecting NYC veterans and their families. To recommend content or find more information, please connect with us at www.nyc.gov/vets, on social media @nycveterans, or via email at press@veterans.nyc.gov.
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Highlights: DVS Public Engagement in July
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"In Honor Of"
Commissioner Loree Sutton taped the Staten Island Community TV show, “In Honor Of” with hosts Ed Salek and Col. Paul Dietrich (Ret.). They discussed DVS programs and initiatives for veterans and their families on Staten Island and across the city. |
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5th Annual Veterans Resource Fair
Councilman Bill Perkins, in collaboration with Congressman Adriano Espaillat, hosted the 5th Annual Veterans Resource Fair. Melissa Walters, DVS Director of the Core4 Whole Health Model, discussed mental health in the veteran community. |
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Charter Revision Veterans Forum
DVS partnered with the FDNY & NYPD's American Legion, Marine Corps League, and VFW Posts, the NYC Veterans Alliance, the Veterans Advisory Board, and the NYC Charter Revision Commission to convene a forum giving veterans an opportunity to discuss how the City can better protect veterans and their families.
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Bay Street Senior Housing Tour
During City Hall in Your Borough Week, staff visited with veterans at the Bay Street Senior Housing Center, a 67-unit affordable housing residence where one third of the tenants are formerly homeless veterans housed by DVS.
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The Chamberlain Project
The Chamberlain Project is pleased to welcome applications for the 2019-2020 Retiring Officer Teaching Fellowships (ROTF). Designed in collaboration with several leading colleges and universities including Amherst College, Oberlin College, Vassar College, and Wesleyan University, ROTF aims to assist in building relationships and understanding between the United States Armed Services and civilian institutions, to contribute to the richness and diversity of students’ educational experiences, and to facilitate transitions of retiring officers to civilian life. Retiring officers with appropriate academic credentials are invited to apply for teaching fellowships for the 2019-2020 academic year
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Huntington Veteran Services Day at Huntington Opportunity Resource Center, 1264 New York Ave.
August 10, 10 am - 3 pm
42nd Division Infantry Band Sunset Summer Concert at United Nations, 405 E 42nd St.
August 10, 1 pm - 3 pm
Theater of War: The Dionysus Project* at Tremont Park, 3rd Ave & East Tremont Ave
August 11, 2 pm - 4 pm
Theater of War: Hercules in Redhook* at The Flagpole, 450 Columbia St.
August 16, 6 pm - 8 pm
WWE Veteran Career Panel & Networking* at NBCUniversal, 30 Rockefeller Plz, 11th Fl
August 17, 9 am - 3 pm
Blue Star Families' Day* at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 West 83rd St
August 18, 9 am - 10 am
Battle of Brooklyn Exercise at the Harbor Defense Museum, 230 Sheridan Loop
August 18, 10 am - 2 pm
Kings County American Legion Family Day Picnic at Canarsie Pier & Rockaway Pkwy
August 18, 10 am - 3 pm
IT & Cyber Security Networking Event* at the American Legion Post 18, 10 49th St
August 23, 6 pm - 9 pm
Let's Grow Together Veteran Resource Fair at 227th St. btwn Merrick Blvd. & 135th Ave
August 25, 12 pm - 5 pm
A Conversation with Kate Germano* at New York State Health Foundation, 1385 Broadway, 23rd Fl
August 28, 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Veterans' Human Rights Conference* at the New York Law School, 185 W Broadway
August 30, 9 am - 4 pm
*indicates registration required
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DVS in your borough
Connect with DVS without ever leaving your borough! DVS satellite site locations below:
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Brooklyn: Brooklyn Workforce 1 Career Center, 9 Bond Street, 5th floor: Mon & Wed 10-2pm
Bronx: Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, Room 209: Tue - Thu 10-2pm
Manhattan: Manhattan Borough President's Office, 431 W 125th Street: Mon & Fri 10-2pm
Queens: Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd, Room 222: Tue - Thu 10-2pm
Staten Island: Staten Island Borough Hall, 10 Richmond Terrace, Rm G-15: Tue-Wed 10am-2pm
College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Boulevard Campus Center, Rm 216: Mon-Thu 10-2pm
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Team DVS in the Community
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