We will be holding a brainstorming meeting for the Women Veterans Initiative at the Oasis on Dorr and 
Secor in Toledo on April 23 at noon. If you are a women vet or a supporter and would like to be involved in the area’s FIRST program designed for these special veterans, please attend to share your ideas and become part of the development of this initiative. [Read more…]
Women Vets Are Heard!
Women veterans spoke up at the Women Veterans Initiative on February 20 at the Toledo Main Library. This meeting was developed to learn more about the women veteran community in the Toledo area and identify their roles and discuss issues they face. This enlightening event raised the all-too-common problems of working through the VA system. [Read more…]
Identification, please – The Woman Veteran
Many women veterans have said that they are not recognized as veterans because they don’t “look” like veterans. But they deal with many of the same issues – employment, PTSD, education, housing and support. As the veteran population continues to grow it is also diversifying. However, some find themselves in a culture that was originally designed for men. [Read more…]
