For Veterans

For Veterans:

NewtonVeterans EXPO being planned for April 22, 2010:

John MacGillivray, the Director of Veterans' Services for the City of Newton working along with Shirley Jackson, the VA Minority Veterans' Coordinator from the VA Boston Health Care System will be hosting on a Veterans' EXPO from noon - 7pm on Thursday the 22th of April 2010. The event will take place at the Nonantum American Legion, Post 440, 295 California Street, Newton, Ma 02458. This event is open to all veterans and their family members from around the area regardless of what town or city you're from. John and Shirley are bringing in representatives from almost all areas of the VA from enrollment in the VA health care system to burial at the national cemetery and everything in between.

The event will be set up in the main room of the American Legion with each representative having a table with literature, forms, and handouts available. These representatives will also be available to talk one on one with those in attendance to assist veterans and their family members with any questions or problems they're having in their area of expertise.
This event will truly be a one stop workshop for all the areas dealing with veterans. The experts that will be in attendance will be in the following areas:

VA health care enrollment specialists, Veterans' Services Officers to answer questions related to state assistance available for veterans and their family members, VA regional office experts dealing with VA disability and pension claims, GI Bill representatives for educational programs, VA vocational rehabilitation counselors dealing with retraining of veterans that are service connected disabled, Vet Center counselors that assist veterans with post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and sexual trauma, Upward Bound representatives which is another educational program available for certain veterans, VA women's health program coordinator to assist female veterans within the VA health care system ,Coordinators from the VA that assist Vietnam veterans in scheduling free agent orange evaluations and treatment ,VA facilitators that deal with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, VA BHCS employment for veterans, A Veterans' Employment Representative (LVER) from the local one Stop Career Center, a representative from the VA national cemetery in Bourne, a person from the GI Bill home loan program, On the civilian side we are also working on bringing in experts on: fuel assistance, MA Health, a SHINE counselor from the local COA to address issues dealing with seniors, a member of the local housing authority to help veterans and their family members with issues related housing within the community.

As you can see all of the bases are covered that will make this a gathering that should not be missed by veterans and their family members from near and far. If you have any questions on any of the areas that we'll have covered please feel free to call John MacGillivray the Director of Veterans' Services for the City of Newton 617-796-1090.
VETERANS EXPO
April 22, 2010
Noon to 7:00pm
American Legion #440
295 California Street
Newton, MA.
SPONSONED BY
*VA Boston Healthcare System *Newton Veterans Service *Minority Veteran Program
Information & Education will be presented on: VA Benefits & Services, GI Bill, VA Home Loan, VA BHCS Employment, Women Veterans Program, VA Cemetery & Burial Program, Regional Office Claim Assistance Dealing with VA Disabilities & Pensions, Veterans Upward Bound (Higher Education), OIF-OEF Outreach Support, Vet Center Program dealing with PTSD and Sexual Trauma, Shine dealing with Medicare & Social Security issues, Massachusetts Dept. of Veterans’ Services Dealing with Financial Assistance for Eligible Veterans and Dependents plus Financial Annuities for 100% Service Connected Veterans and their Dependents, Veterans’ Employment Representative from the Local One Stop Career Center, Fuel Assistance, Newton Housing Authority,
For further information Contact:
Newton Veterans Services John MacGillivray 617-796-1090 617-796-1092
Minority Veterans Program Shirley Jackson, 774-826-1809