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NATIONAL WOMEN VETERANS UNITED (NWVU)
Formed on March 26, 2005 as a not for profit women veterans organization with advocacy and education in mind for military women veterans. The National Women Veterans United (NWVU) consists of a network of Military Women Veterans (MWV) with a history of past and/or present service in the United States Armed Forces, Reserves and National Guard as officers or enlisted. Memberships are local and national. Our uniqueness is that we are of all branches of service during Peace and War eras. Our personal backgrounds are just as diverse. NWVU also formed an Association for individuals who have not served in the Armed Forces but desire to assist NWVU to carry out advocacy and initiatives.
NWVU's mission is to ensure MWV are aware and have access to their VA benefits, resources and entitlements; monitor current or pending legislation that may impact VA eligibility and services. Advocate, educate and bond with all MWV with special emphasis on those returning from deployment; to ensure they are connected to appropriate and direct services and resources for readjustment and coping skills as they return to employment, school and family as well as assisting MWV who are disabled, homeless or at risk.
NWVU can be viewed as “MILITARY WOMEN VETERANS, HELPING MILITARY WOMEN VETERANS”. NWVU opened the IL Military Women Veteran’s Community Center in July 2015 at 7907-09 S. Racine Chicago, IL 60620, bolstering that it is the only Women Veteran’s Center in Illinois and one of few across the nation that specifically focuses on resources and assistance for women veterans. In addition we started a new Chapter NWVU Shevets in Rockford, Illinois.
NWVU provides a safe place for MWV to distress in our meditation room, have access to food, clothing, transportation cards, food, gift cards, house ware items when needed and and emergency services when funding is available. In addition, we offer peer–to-peer support that assists MWV on various life situation topics. MWV are provided financial literacy workshops and assistance with employment and housing searches. MWV has access to computers for business usage, webinars, resume assistance, a kiddie corner for small children, and a big screen TV for movies and self-development videos, a book club and snacks. Over the last five (5) years NWVU has provided services to a diverse group of MWVU and serviced women through our specific programs i.e. holiday food and toys, a Women Veteran's Conference, monthly informational meetings, peer- to -peer support forums, and individual case management, mentoring and late hour phone support.
NWVU assists homeless and at risk women veterans to ensure that they have immediate safe housing and we examine the barriers that threaten their ability to maintain independence. For the last 5 years we have hosted the only Stand Down for Women Veterans co-hosted with the VA Medical Center at Jesse Brown VA and Hines Women Veteran's Program Managers. In 2017 we partnered with the Chicago State University's new Veterans Resource Center. We advocate for well being services, improved service delivery and adequate gender specific services and resources for MWV who are unfamiliar with federal, state, city and county services.
Our newest initiatives are modeled by the SAMSHA eight dimensions of wellness; emotional, social, physical, intellectual, environmental, occupational, financial and spiritual. We are in our 12th year as a veteran organization and are proud of our accomplishments! We annully do needs assessments to close the gaps on barriers that prevent women from being resilient.
Formed on March 26, 2005 as a not for profit women veterans organization with advocacy and education in mind for military women veterans. The National Women Veterans United (NWVU) consists of a network of Military Women Veterans (MWV) with a history of past and/or present service in the United States Armed Forces, Reserves and National Guard as officers or enlisted. Memberships are local and national. Our uniqueness is that we are of all branches of service during Peace and War eras. Our personal backgrounds are just as diverse. NWVU also formed an Association for individuals who have not served in the Armed Forces but desire to assist NWVU to carry out advocacy and initiatives.
NWVU's mission is to ensure MWV are aware and have access to their VA benefits, resources and entitlements; monitor current or pending legislation that may impact VA eligibility and services. Advocate, educate and bond with all MWV with special emphasis on those returning from deployment; to ensure they are connected to appropriate and direct services and resources for readjustment and coping skills as they return to employment, school and family as well as assisting MWV who are disabled, homeless or at risk.
NWVU can be viewed as “MILITARY WOMEN VETERANS, HELPING MILITARY WOMEN VETERANS”. NWVU opened the IL Military Women Veteran’s Community Center in July 2015 at 7907-09 S. Racine Chicago, IL 60620, bolstering that it is the only Women Veteran’s Center in Illinois and one of few across the nation that specifically focuses on resources and assistance for women veterans. In addition we started a new Chapter NWVU Shevets in Rockford, Illinois.
NWVU provides a safe place for MWV to distress in our meditation room, have access to food, clothing, transportation cards, food, gift cards, house ware items when needed and and emergency services when funding is available. In addition, we offer peer–to-peer support that assists MWV on various life situation topics. MWV are provided financial literacy workshops and assistance with employment and housing searches. MWV has access to computers for business usage, webinars, resume assistance, a kiddie corner for small children, and a big screen TV for movies and self-development videos, a book club and snacks. Over the last five (5) years NWVU has provided services to a diverse group of MWVU and serviced women through our specific programs i.e. holiday food and toys, a Women Veteran's Conference, monthly informational meetings, peer- to -peer support forums, and individual case management, mentoring and late hour phone support.
NWVU assists homeless and at risk women veterans to ensure that they have immediate safe housing and we examine the barriers that threaten their ability to maintain independence. For the last 5 years we have hosted the only Stand Down for Women Veterans co-hosted with the VA Medical Center at Jesse Brown VA and Hines Women Veteran's Program Managers. In 2017 we partnered with the Chicago State University's new Veterans Resource Center. We advocate for well being services, improved service delivery and adequate gender specific services and resources for MWV who are unfamiliar with federal, state, city and county services.
Our newest initiatives are modeled by the SAMSHA eight dimensions of wellness; emotional, social, physical, intellectual, environmental, occupational, financial and spiritual. We are in our 12th year as a veteran organization and are proud of our accomplishments! We annully do needs assessments to close the gaps on barriers that prevent women from being resilient.
Organizer
Rochelle Crump
Organizer
Chicago, IL
National Women Veterans United
Registered nonprofit
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