Veterans Health & Wellness Fair
On Thursday, August 29, 2024, at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building the Nevada County Veterans Services Office in collaboration with the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Oakland Regional Office and the Veteran’s Health Administration’s Mather Medical Clinic, will be hosting a “Veterans Health & Wellness Fair”. This event will be open from 11-4 and will provide an opportunity for veterans and family members to be educated on the benefits that they earned and the resources that are available to them.
The American Legion Auxiliary will be working hard to provide a lunch to the veterans in a show of appreciation for their service. In addition to veterans having access and information on how to access their VA benefits local nonprofit, county agencies, and other community-based organizations will be in attendance. Veterans will learn how to access mental health services through the Nevada County VSOs “Veterans Outreach & Wellness” program that connects veterans to individual therapy. Additionally, veterans will gain access to programs that help overcome the symptoms of PTSD through its Guitars 4 Vets program, partnership with Wooden Boats 4 Veterans, and another local non-profit Rec 4 Vets that keeps veterans active through wildlife gaming.
All veterans, family members, surviving spouses, and service providers and encouraged to attend to learn about the benefits that are available to veterans. Recent law changes have provided millions of veteran’s access to benefits that they were previously told that were not accessible to them.