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July 13, 2023
The VFW National Home has received the Gold-level Veteran-Friendly Employer Award from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA).
The VFW National Home achieved Silver-Level Veteran-Friendly Employer status in July of 2022 and since then has added additional veteran-friendly programs such as veteran focused hiring and on-boarding processes, a veteran specific benefit package that includes 40 additional vacation hours a year for Veteran focused appointments, health coverage for currently serving Guard/Reserve members that are activated, and a monthly veteran spouse support group.
“We are an organization that supports veterans, it only makes sense that we not only employ veterans but give them the tools they need to be successful in their jobs as well as improve their quality of life," said VFW National Home Executive Director Michael Wilson.
“Our veterans have already given a portion of their lives in the defense of our great nation; we owe it to them to create an environment where they can enjoy coming to work while also removing barriers to support from other organizations. I am proud and thankful to be able to serve them as they have served us so bravely,” adds Wilson.
More than 500 organizations across Michigan are recognized at the bronze, silver, or gold level with the MVAA. The National Home is one of twenty-six organizations at the Gold-level.
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) hosted their fourth annual Veteran-Friendly Employers Innovation Conference for Michigan employers committed to the recruitment, training and retention of military veterans. More than 75 attendees from nearly 70 businesses from across Michigan joined fellow employers to learn how they can better serve their veteran employees and how to best recruit veterans to join their organizations.
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