Thursday, Oct. 21, 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Session:
D4
Track:
Leadership Presentation Materials:
Community-based agencies are being increasingly called upon to provide services, programs, and supports to veterans, active duty military, and their families. This panel presentation will address key needs of this special population; opportunities for community-based nonprofit providers to offer needed services and supports; and specific approaches that are effective in meeting the unique needs of military personnel.
Presenters: Doug Bennett, executive director, Leadership 18; Laura Dempsey, co-founder and vice chair of Blue Star Families; Paula G. Panzer, director, Martha K. Selig Educational Institute & Center for Trauma Program Innovation, Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services; Barbara Thompson, director, Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Community and Family Policy; Joyce Wessel Raezer, executive director, National Military Family Association; and Peg Whalen, director of evaluation and research services, Alliance for Children and Families
