Jack Krueger former VMFP President and long-time passed away November 23 2023. Link to our memorial page https://www.vmfp.org/in-memoriam/
Author: Shawn Van Doren
2022 Endorsed Candidates
New endorsed legislation as of January 2022
Click here to see information about VMFP endorsed legislation as of January 2022 http://www.vmfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Endorsements-2022-01-09.pdf
Virtual Jobs Event
VMFP encourages veterans and family members to take advantage of a virtual event designed to help market your education, experience, and skills, connect employers looking to hire and land the position!
Tuesday, June 15, at 1 p.m. Eastern for a virtual employer panel and hiring event, featuring partner FASTPORT!
Register for the event with a link on the site or click https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/moaa/e/bYQpj
Read more here
Love of country and family means doing all possible to defeat this terrible enemy—all need to get the vaccines!!
VMFP supports HHS Covid-19 Public Education Campaign ‘Digital Day of Action’ to increase vaccine confidence while reinforcing basic prevention measures.
More than 60% of American adults have received their first #COVID19 vaccine. Do your part to help defeat this virus so we can get back to spending time with the ones we love.
#WeCanDoThis
Find a vaccine location near you:
🔍 Search https://www.vaccines.gov/
💬 Text your ZIP code to 438829
📞 Call 1-800-232-0233
VMFP Endorses 2020 candidates
Veterans and Military Families for Progress (www.vmfp.org) enthusiastically and proudly endorses the following candidates in the upcoming Federal Elections. VMFP endorses 2020 Candidates
Veterans’ remote mental health appointments skyrocket amid coronavirus outbreak
Millions of veterans to get letters this week on potential reimbursements for medical cost
More than one million veterans will soon be receiving instructions from Veterans Affairs officials on how to check if they are eligible for thousands of dollars in medical cost reimbursements as part of a court decision last fall.
VMFP Counsel interviewed in Healthline article about Covid-19 effect on veterans
Healthline’s Jamie Reno article “COVID-19 Is Creating Fear, Frustration With Soldiers, Sailors” highlights issues about handling this crisis and the effects on our veterans. VMFP’s legislative counsel contributed, saying
‘Thomas Bandzul, a longtime advocate for veterans and legislative counsel for Veterans and Military Families for Progress, said there is “no core knowledge” within VA as to how to handle this pandemic.
“VA medical healthcare professionals are going to work in outside agency to learn what to do and leave veterans everywhere in the lurch,” he said. ‘
To read the entire article click here https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-hard-will-covid-19-hit-our-soldiers#Affecting-VA-staff-and-patients
DoD is expanding benefits to Military Commissaries, Exchanges and Recreation Facilities
Starting January 1,2020 access to Commissaries, Exchanges, and Recreation Facilities will be available to Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war, all veterans with service-related disabilities, and approved, designated caregivers of eligible veterans. See all the details in this document. See this press release or read this document.