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On September 19, Health and Human Services Secretary John Polanowicz visited the new Haymarket Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) location and joined Registrar Celia Blue to get his veteran license plates for his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Secretary Polanowicz, an Army veteran and West Point graduate, joins tens of thousands of Massachusetts veterans …Continue Reading Secretary Polanowicz Gets Vets’ Plates: Here’s How You Can Too!
Not only veterans suffer from head trauma. In fact, did you know that 2.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year? And that in Massachusetts there were 68,285 cases that involved a traumatic brain injury in 2010 alone? That’s why the Massachusetts’ Rehab Commission …Continue Reading March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month!
The MA Women Veterans’ Network (WVN) and Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology are hosting a Women Veterans’ Spring Fling on Saturday, March 29, 2014. According to Viviana Marcotte, an Iraq War veteran and coordinator of the WVN for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services, Spring Fling …Continue Reading Fling into Spring with the Women Veterans’ Network March 29
January is National Mentoring Month. The Commonwealth has several unique and specialized mentoring programs, one of which is the The Boots to Business Veteran Mentorship Program. In partnership with the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS), the Labor and Workforce Development Division of Career Services, and the Greater …Continue Reading Boots to Business: Connecting Vets to Employment Opportunities
On Dec. 7, a community partnership will remember Pearl Harbor Day by pledging to support World War II Veterans from the Pioneer Valley on a special flight to Washington D.C. A committee of veteran organizations and community partners will be sending applications for area World …Continue Reading Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke Supports Honor Flight New England
Remarks by Secretary Polanowicz at Women Veterans Appreciation Day Good Morning, thank you Coleman for that introduction, and thank you to the Women Veterans Network for inviting me here and giving me a few moments to appreciate our Commonwealth’s women veterans, who have done so much for …Continue Reading 9th Annual Women Veterans Appreciation Day at the State House
Calling all Deborah Sampsons! The Department of Veterans’ Services Women Veterans Network presents the Deborah Sampson Award each year to an outstanding female veteran. This prestigious award is given to a Massachusetts resident that has played an exceptional role in their community and in their military career. …Continue Reading Women Veterans Network Award for Outstanding Female Veteran Nominations Open
The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission’s (MRC) has several ongoing efforts to reach out to Iraq and Afghanistan (OIF/OEF) veterans who may have sustained a combat-related concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Last week, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission’s (MRC) Statewide Head Injury Program (SHIP) offered screening …Continue Reading Free Mass. Rehabilitation Commission Screenings Offered to Veterans
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