Veteran's Expo - Support
ORGANIZATION: Military Veteran Peer Network
Please visit the new page to apply.
The Veterans Taskforce is hosting an inaugural Veteran’s Expo on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas. The goal of the expo is: 1) to offer specific service information to Veterans; and, 2) connect them with employers who are hiring in the local area. The Veterans Taskforce is comprised of several local community organizations that meet quarterly to discuss outreach to veterans.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the upcoming Veteran’s Expo. If you are still available, please reply with the following:
Here are the positions available (you may choose more than one):
Registration Table (for Veterans)
Ushers at Door
Interview Rooms
Ushers for Veterans with disabilities
General Volunteers
Again, thank you for your interest and support!
-Ashley
More opportunities with Military Veteran Peer Network
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Military Veteran Peer Network
Location:
1020 Riverwood Ct, Conroe, TX 77304, US
Mission Statement
The Military Veteran Peer Network is a networking site for organizations and people serving Texas Veterans and their families. Here, they can stay connected, share knowledge, post events, and develop best practices to help support Veterans as they make the transition to life after service.
With the peer-to-peer network, Veterans are given the opportunity to go through a training course that teaches them how to become peer mentors. Once trained, they are tasked with going out into their local communities and creating peer groups, social groups, or other avenues of peer mentorship.
Description
Tri-County Services is the LMHA in Montgomery, Walker, and Liberty counties. The Veteran Services Liaison, Ashley Hyter , is the Peer Coordinator for the local MVPN Chapter. The main goal for the MVPN Peer Coordinator is to locate Veterans who interested in becoming trained peer mentors to provide peer-to-peer support for local Veterans and their families. There are a variety of options available for peer mentors to provide support, some examples are:
Peer Groups
One-on-one Peer Mentoring
Social Groups
Peer Court Mentoring
Jail Diversion for Veterans
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
9055 Airport RdConroe, TX 77303
DATE POSTED
February 26, 2015
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Ushering
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- up to 8 hours
- People person who is interested in supporting Veterans who attend the Veteran's Expo.