September 14, 2009

State to Hold Two Veterans’ Campus Outreach Events in La Crosse

(MADISON) – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) will co-host two outreach events later this month in La Crosse. A campus Veterans’ Benefits Open House will be held on the Western Technical College, La Crosse campus, in the Kumm Building, 400 6th Street North on Tuesday, September 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A second Veterans’ Benefits Open House is scheduled for the UW – La Crosse campus on Wednesday, September 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; it will take place in the Cartwright Center, 1725 State Street, La Crosse.

The events will provide information and assistance regarding federal and state veterans’ benefits, programs and services, and a special emphasis on education benefits, including the new federal Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Wisconsin GI Bill. Current and prospective student-veterans and veterans from the surrounding areas, as well as their families, are welcome at these events.

WDVA staff and school veterans’ officials will provide information and be available to discuss federal and state education programs and services, and to assist veterans in applying for benefits. Providers will also include benefits and health care staff from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), addressing the needs of veterans recently returned from active duty. Additional representatives will include the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the La Crosse County Veterans Service Officer (CVSO) as well as various veterans’ service organizations.

This fall similar events have or will be held at UW campuses in Madison, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Stevens Point, Whitewater and Milwaukee and Technical College campuses in Madison, Green Bay, Milwaukee and the Fox River Valley.

For more information on federal and state veterans’ benefits, programs, and services, visit www.WisVets.com or contact the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs toll free at 1-800-WIS-VETS (947-8387).