Hopelink's Build a Kit Oct 16

Hopelink’s Build a Kit event October 16th
The City of Kirkland’s Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with Hopelink to Build-A-Kit event for Kirkland Hopelink clients. This event will provide free, 3-day emergency preparedness kits for Hopelink clients and allow them the opportunity to learn what goes into a kit, and why. Gordy and George volunteered to work at a kit station and fielded preparedness questions.

Special "Start Your Business Class" for Veterans.

The Kitsap Veterans Assistance Program has contracted with WashingtonCASH www.washingtoncash.org to provide training to 60 Kitsap County veterans. The first class is full with 24 veterans plus some of their significant others. The course is 2.5 hours, one day a week, for ten weeks.

If you are interested in signing up for the next session starting in January, email me your name, mailing address, and phone number.

Cheers,
Leif

Leif A. Bentsen, Human Services plannerCoordinator, Kitsap County Veterans Assistance ProgramCoordinator, Kitsap County Council for Human RightsOWDC Healthcare AllianceKitsap County Department of Personnel and Human Services614 Division Street, MS-23; Port Orchard, WA 98366Telephone 360.337.4883

Energy Awareness Month

Secretary Shinseki has announced a new Green Routine campaign to kick off Energy Awareness Month at the VA. The campaign is designed to increase the awareness among VA employees of their environmental impact as individuals and as members of the federal government. As part of the campaign, we have a new website that gives provides energy-saving resources, tips, articles and more...

(via: va.gov)

Should you go back to school?

Should you go back to school? School is a serious proposition. Consider these eight questions before going back to school.

- Going Back to School

Veterans’ Education Video

Emergency Education Benefit Payments

The Veterans Affairs Department said Friday it would begin issuing emergency checks of up to $3,000 to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans whose payments under the new GI Bill have been delayed.

Tens of thousand of veterans from the recent wars have been waiting for payments under the newly enacted Post 9/11 GI Bill, which was the largest expansion of education benefits since World War II.

Veterans can also apply online at http://www.va.gov/, starting Oct. 2.