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May 2022 News

Thomas Winkel,

MA, LPC, NCC, Director

Arizona Coalition for Military Families

From the Desk of Thomas Winkel

Partner Highlight: AHCCCS

I have had the honor of representing Arizona on a national stage at many events focused on best practices to support service members and veterans. One consistent message I always hear, no matter where I go, is that Arizona is a leader for the rest of the nation to follow in how we build partnerships and infrastructure between agencies, people, and community organizations.

The Arizona Coalition for Military Families is proud to serve as the “backbone”, providing a meaningful structure that orients a variety of partners, each with its own strength, into one unit that is unified in the mission to build a supportive community for service members, veterans, and their families. We call this the Ecosystem of Support.

With this pioneering spirit of cooperation, we are very proud to highlight the partnership between the Be Connected program and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS).

AHCCCS is Arizona’s largest insurer and covers more than 2.3 million people across the state. Through this partnership, there is an expanded focus on ensuring members of AHCCCS, Arizona’s statewide Medicaid program, who have served or are the family member of a service member or veteran receive support for resource navigation and connection.

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Turn Your Passion Into A Paycheck

We’re hiring! We have two new open full-time positions available in Arizona. These positions are hybrid roles with a combination of working from home and in-person meetings. We’re seeking a Community Coordinator and a Project Manager. Each role offers an opportunity to work in a supportive team environment to facilitate programs and resources available to service members, veterans & their families. Learn more about the roles & apply at https://arizonacoalition.org/careers/

Project Manager

Community Coordinator

In this role, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring, and successfully completing complex, high-profile projects and events. You'll work with teams and partners across multiple organizations and communities, define and maintain project scope, problem solve challenges, and guide implementation. You are an essential contributor to the successful operation of an innovative statewide upstream veteran suicide prevention program.

Learn more about what we’re looking for and read more about a typical day in this role.

As our community coordinator, you will be a part of the Be Connected program, a statewide public/private partnership focused on Arizona’s 500,000+ service members, veterans, and their families. In this role, you will have a direct effect on how service members, veterans, and their families are connected to the right resource at the right time. This is a full-time hybrid role based in Arizona. You’ll work from home primarily with regular statewide travel for events.

Learn more about what we’re looking for and read more about a typical day in this role.

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Replay the 2022 Statewide Symposium

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2022 Statewide Symposium in Support of Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families! Our expert speakers led a variety of interactive discussions and held solution sessions on topics from veteran homelessness to building a faith-based community of support for military-affiliated community members. In case you missed the event or were interested in viewing all of the presentations, we have that covered. Each of the sessions was recorded and is now posted in the Virtual Conference Center at ACMFEventCenter.org.

The video for each session is available from the Agenda tab. Be sure to download the Event Guide for a description of the sessions from featured guest speakers who are experts in their field in providing care, support, and advocacy for Arizona’s 500,000+ service members, veterans, and their families.

Although this year’s Symposium has just wrapped up, we’re already busy planning the 2023 event! If you have a request for a topic to explore in our next Symposium or a suggestion for how we can add more value for you through this event, please email us at Events@ArizonaCoalition.org.

Thank you for all you do to be an important part of the Ecosystem of Support in Arizona to build capacity and strengthen how we collectively care for, serve, support, employ, educate and assist service members, veterans, and their families.

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Thank You to All of the Sponsors

Be Connected Community Corps

Join the Be Connected Community Corps!

This is our initiative that connects volunteer helpers in the community to new and ongoing service opportunities with Be Connected and our partners. As a member of the Be Connected Community Corps, you will join other volunteer helpers who want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of service members, veterans, and their families.

Helping can be as easy as learning about, saving, and sharing our support line to attending a virtual training or even volunteering at a community event. As a member of this volunteer network that exists across the state, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge to support people when and where they need it. Collectively, members of the Be Connected Community Corps form access points for service members, veterans, and their families to tap into the vast Ecosystem of Support that exists to connect their needs with resources and support designed especially for people who have or used to have a military lifestyle. Register your interest and encourage others to do the same! Learn more at www.ConnectVeterans.org/BCCC.

Upcoming Events

ConnectVeterans.org/Events

May 27 National Poppy Day

May 30 Memorial Day

June 10 - 12: FREE Workshop for Women Veterans

Jun 29 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Resource Navigation Training