Join us for a day dedicated to supporting and celebrating service members, veterans and their families!

This empowering event will feature a variety of local providers ready to address needs: from behavioral health, to employment, housing and beyond. Attendees can:

• Explore resources to provide assistance, enrich well-being and strengthen community connections.
• Get your benefits sorted through a VA claims clinic held by DAV Chapter 26. Bring your relevant documents to get help applying for what you’ve earned.
• Engage in therapeutic activities designed to foster resilience and joy.
• Enjoy delicious food and great company while connecting with peers and providers. At noon, the first 200 people will be given a free lunch to take with them. We’ll have coffee, water and snacks available throughout the day.
• Partake in multiple raffles for chances to win valuable products and prizes.

Vendors will include:

• Annapolis Vet Center • Calvert County Commission for Veterans and Military Families • Calvert Crisis Response • CaptionCall • Center for Change • Charles County Commission for Veterans Affairs • Charles County Local Behavioral Health Administration • Charlie Health • College of Southern Maryland Military and Veteran Support • Comptroller of Maryland veteran liaison • Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration • Disabled American Veterans Chapter 26 • Easterseals DC MD VA Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program • Footprint Foundation • Greenwell Foundation • Hospice of St. Mary’s • Infinite Legacy • Invisible Wounds Therapy & Wellness • K&I Healthcare Services • LifeStyles of Maryland • Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling • Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development • Maryland Department of Labor Veteran Services • Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families • Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans • Navy Federal Credit Union • Operation Second Chance • Pathways • PFLAG Southern Maryland • PHIL MOR FIT • Prince George’s Comunity College • ServingTogether, a program of EveryMind • Sheppard Pratt • Southern Maryland JobSource • St. Mary’s County Department of Aging and Human Services • St. Mary’s County Health Department • Team River Runner • Three Oaks Center • Together We Move • TRiO Veterans Upward Bound • United Healthcare • Veterans Health and Wellness Foundation • Vets Retreat Virginia

Agenda:

10 a.m. – Event Starts
10:30 a.m. – Color guard by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office
11 a.m. – The Importance of VA Disability Benefits: a presentation by DAV Commander Maira Callis on how valuable this can be and how to file a successful claim
12 p.m. – Lunch is served
12 p.m. – Empowering Your Financial Future: a presentation by investment advisor Robert Slawiniski on strategies to improve your financial security and outlook
1 p.m. – Faith and Mental Health: a presentation by Pastor Fitzroy Smith on the church’s role in promoting emotional and spiritual wellness
3 p.m. – Event ends

All Day:
• Vendor and provider tables
• DAV claims clinic
• Therapeutic activities
• Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career Center
• Raffles!

All activities are first-come, first-served.
More raffle information will be available at the registration table.

We’re seeking attendees and volunteers to make this event a success! Help us spread the word and invite others in the SMVF community to join us for this enriching day! This will be a unique opportunity to take advantage of so much that will be assembled on this one day only in this part of Southern Maryland.