October 23, 2009

State to Hold Veterans’ Campus Outreach Event in Milwaukee

(MADISON) – The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) and the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) will co-host an outreach event, a Veterans’ Benefits Campus Open House, on the MATC Campus on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The location at MATC’s downtown campus is the Student Center, 700 W. State Street, Milwaukee.

The event 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 surrounding areas, as well as their families, are welcome at this event.

WDVA staff and school veterans’ officials will 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 employment specialists from the Department of Workforce Development and the Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee, Madison, Oshkosh, Green Bay, La Crosse, Whitewater and Stevens Point and Technical College campuses in Madison, La Crosse, Green Bay and Appleton.

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).