Blog Posts in "Military Programs"

MB is so excited to share the launch of this new initiative for military families: Sesame Street for Military Families : Transitions offers support, digital resources, and ways to help make the transition from civilian to military life. It’s an adventure and affects the whole family. Luckily, we’re in this together. If you know someone that might benefit from these tools and resources, visit sesamestreet.org/veterans . SESAME STREET LAUNCHES NEWEST INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES Elmo and Rosita Report for Duty to Help Military Families Transition to Civilian Life New York, NY—(Januar... read more

BOOTS TO BUSINESS REBOOT For the first time the SBA will take the Boots to Business Reboot program to Gloucester, VA. If you served or are serving join us for this two day entrepreneurial class. Boots to Business Reboot is an entrepreneurship training course for Veterans, their spouses and dependents. The event will be led by SBA Resource Partners and industry experts will host up to 100 Veterans for a two-day Introduction to Entrepreneurship class. Boots to Business: Reboot, will introduce veterans to the fundamentals of business ownership, and lead participants through the key steps for eva... read more

COMPASS Norfolk is holding a special session on the peninsula next Tuesday & Wednesday (October 6 & 7, 2015)! It's open to all Navy, Coast Guard & Marine spouses. It's FREE, and they reimburse for childcare, feed you every night and celebrate with cake at the end. During the two evening classes they will teach you all about the sea of resources available to you and give you some amazing tips, tricks & advice on how to confidently navigate this spouse life. Email compassnorfolk@nsfamilyline.org to register. Limited to the first 20 spouses who register. Learn more about COMPASS on MilitaryBridg... read more

MyCAA~A great benefit for Military Spouses, Broken Down What is MyCAA? Military Spouse Career Advancement Account Scholarship — Helping Spouses Pursue Higher Education The MyCAA Scholarship is a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 of tuition assistance with an annual fiscal year cap of $2,000 to eligible military spouses. Annual cap waivers are available for licensure and certificate programs if there is an upfront tuition cost that exceeds $2,000 (up to the maximum education benefit of $4,000). The scholarship helps military spouses pursue licenses, certificates, certifi... read more