National Association of Naval Veterans
VETERAN MEMBERS
The next Veteran meeting is July 10 at 7pm.
OFFICERS
COMMANDER
DAVID ALGARIN
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BRIAN TURCO
NAVIGATOR
BILL REPKO
OFFICER OF THE DECK
GUS MARKOJA
PAYMASTER
ELAINE KUHN
ASSISTANT PAYMASTER
ROBERT GOETZ
CHIEF YEOMAN
TED TERENTIUK
CHAPLAIN
ARTHUR BEAGAN
TRUSTEES
TIM GLOVER
JOHN SERENO
DAVID HOULE
Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm.
VETERAN COUNSELING SERVICES
Roberto Santos, a Readjustment Counseling Therapist from the Vet Center of Danbury Connecticut, is now available as a resource at Port 5 for any Veteran or Active Duty Service Member and their families. Services include: individual or group counseling, family counseling for military related issues, bereavement counseling for families who experience an active duty death, military sexual trauma counseling or referral, outreach/education, substance abuse assessment/referral and employment assessment/referral.
For more information or to make an appointment please contact :
Roberto Santos, LMSW
Vet Center of Danbury Office # (203) 790-4000
Government Cell # (475) 331-7861
Email: roberto.santos@va.gov
For 24/7 Assistance contact The Vet Center Call Center:
1 (877) 927-8387
Congregate living for Naval Veterans in Trumbull, CT
TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE HENRY STERN CENTER – CONGREGATE
The Henry Stern Center - Congregate, is part of the Trumbull Housing Authority. The Congregate provides affordable, independent housing to adults, 62 years old and older, who may have 1 or more temporary or permanent difficulties with daily living. The Henry Stern Center is the best keep secret in Trumbull and our surrounding area.
Check out www.sternvillage.com
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Bed Fund
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fairfield is offering the Veteran members of Port 5 the benefits of their Bed Fund at Bridgeport Hospital. The fund is open to all Port 5 Veteran members and their families, spouses, children, grandchildren, etc. Below you'll find a link to explanation of the Bed Fund and an application form to be submitted along with a final bill from Bridgeport Hospital. As noted in the attachment explaining the fund, this is for services provided and billed by Bridgeport Hospital only. All applications are strictly confidential, and only reviewed by the Rector at St. Paul's, the Rev. Curtis Farr.
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The WorkPlace is sponsoring two programs to help assist Veterans.
Platform to Employment(Online Classes) assists Vets who have been out of work for more than six months to obtain employment. For more info click the following link: https://www.workplace.org/p2e/
Military 2 Machinist (Online Classes) This program is starting off with online classes which were suggested by industry manufacturers themselves. It is a basic introduction to the industry. The program is supposed to expand to further opportunities when the COVID-19 scenario subsides. For more info click on the following link: https://www.workplace.org/military-to-machinist/