5/14/2023 - 5/19/2023

Five days focused on serving veterans.

This event will highlight our community partnership with Fort Cavazos and educate about available veteran resources. Each day will feature activities centered around one of five veteran focused service pillars.

Event Pillar Sponsors:

Employ

Addressing employment barriers veterans face when integrating back into the civilian sector, learning about available transitioning resources from Veteran Service Organizations (VSO's) , and employment/ trade-skills opportunities.

Employ

Keynote speakers
Transitioning soldier resources
Stories from local veteran business owners

Sponsor the employment pillar day

Employ

Educate

Round-table discussions
Virtual attendance opportunities
Construction activities where guests can be hands on!
Keynote speakers

Support veteran resource education

Educate

Educating on being Person Centered Trauma Informed (PCTI), understanding the importance of community partnerships, and learning about additional services/resources available to veterans.

Engage

Early morning PT session
Active duty soldier volunteer highlights
Hands-on volunteer construction effort for a local veteran

Support veteran engagement

Engage

Focusing on the importance of staying active in serving your community after serving your country. We will hear from active-duty soldiers who are active Habitat volunteers, and VSO's who partner in our volunteer efforts.

Build

Stories from local veteran repair clients
Texas Veterans Commission funding overview
Hands-on home construction effort

Support veteran builds

Build

Impacting veterans through home construction and addressing housing issues for active duty and post-service veterans. We will be featuring best practices for Critical Home Repair Programs and highlighting "She Served" Women Build Events. Guests will also get to hear from grant officers of veteran home repair programs.

Honor

"She Served" Women Build highlights
Guided tour of Ft. Cavazos
Tour of National Mounted Warfare Foundation Museum

Support veteran builds

Honor

Honoring those who have served and who are currently serving our great nation. Participants will have an opportunity to interact with active duty and post-service veterans and experience a tour of Fort Cavazos.

Guests will immerse themselves in the novelty of military culture!

We're hyping up the novelty with early morning PT sessions, military lingo, and a guided tour of Fort Cavazos!

Support our efforts

While many of our guests have been exposed to military cultures, a lot of our guests have not. This experience will offer insight and education for all.

Early morning PT sponsored by

Honoring all who have served.

This event will bring representatives from Habitat affiliates located across the U.S. who share a passion for serving veterans in their respective communities.

What we can't do alone, we must do together.

We are calling local Central Texas veteran business owners to get involved with this event! Contact our office to support our effort, our veterans, and our community.