TRCC Events Calendar

Three Rivers to Host Vets Connect — Annual Veterans Resource Fair

Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/10/2019
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Categories

• Family
• Free
• Open to the Public

Three Rivers Community College will be hosting Vets Connect, its annual veterans resource fair, a one-stop resource for jobs, education, health services, networking and more.  This year the fair will include 40 organizations and 20 yellow-ribbon colleges. Vets Connect will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Three Rivers Community College’s Multi-Purpose Room, and the expanded education resources will be nearby in the cafeteria. There will be lunch vouchers and an Amazon gift card raffle for veterans.

This free event is open to all veterans, their families and to the public. It features representatives from a broad range of organizations in the fields of:

• Veteran and Community Health Care Programs
• Educational Opportunities
• Disabled Veteran Outreach
• Networking Opportunities
• Service Organizations
• Readjustment Counselors
• Recreational and Therapeutic Programs
• Veteran Employment Services & Opportunities
• Supportive Services for Veteran Families
• Volunteer Opportunities and more!

See below for list of organizations. (Organizations scheduled to attend as of 3/8/2019.)

For more information or to get involved, contact Sharon Lincoln at 860-215-9264 or slincoln@threerivers.edu.

Resources/Services:

1. Advanced Behavioral Health
2. Backus Hospital (Hartford Healthcare)
3. Cigna Veterans Resource Group
4. Columbus House Supportive Services For Veterans & Their Families
5. Congressman Joe Courtney’s Office
6. Connecticare
7. Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
8. CT Community Care
9. CT National Guard Service Member and Family Support Center
10. CT State Department of Veterans Affairs (Mobile Outreach Van)
11. Department of Corrections
12. Veterans Affairs Military Service Coordinator
13. Eastern CT Transportation Consortium
14. Inner Resource
15. Masonicare
16. Natchaug Hospital Programs
17. Navy Federal Credit Union
18. Norwich Veterans Council (VFW, DAV, VVA, AL, Red, White and Blue)
19. Norwich Veterans Center
20. Otis Library
21. Reliance Health
22. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s Office
23. Sailors, and Marine Fund
24. Southern CT Vascular Center (Cardiovascular Screenings)
25. The American Legion (VSO, and Outreach program)
26. Three Rivers Community College Veterans Organizations
27. TVCCA RSVP Veterans Coffee House
28. United Community and Health Services
29. VA Healthcare System
30. Veterans of Foreign Wars
31. West Haven VA Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership Program (VITAL)

Employers/Employment:

1. CT Air National Guard
2. CT Department of Labor: Veterans Employment Services
3. CT State Police
4. Eversource
5. Foxwoods Resort and Casino
6. Hartford Healthcare
7. Mohegan Sun
8. Norwich Police Department
9. Pfizer, Inc.
10. U.S. Army National Guard

Education/Colleges and Universities:

1. B. CDL Training Center
2. Albertus Magnus College
3. Central CT State University
4. Charter Oak
5. ConnTAC EOC
6. CT Office of Higher Education
7. Eastern CT State University
8. Goodwin College
9. Mitchell College
10. Quinnipiac University
11. Post University
12. Sacred Heart University
13. Southern CT State University
14. Three Rivers Community College (academic programs and workforce programs)
15. University of Connecticut
16. University of Hartford
17. University of New Haven
18. University of Saint Joseph