Resources
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| Seattle Division Women’s Clinic 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108 |
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| The Dixon Center Female Veterans Program Financial Assistance Program and application |
The nation’s almost 20 million veterans have a variety of programs to aid in their success – from wellness to housing to financial aid. But the sheer volume (more than 45,000 private groups and hundreds of government programs) can be overwhelming to navigate. Compounding the problem is that many of these programs take a silo approach, only tackling one problem instead of providing a comprehensive set of solutions. That’s the role that Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services plays – serving as the connective thread to break down barriers and connect individuals and organizations with easily accessible solutions that veterans and military families need to access meaningful employment, education, housing, and wellness. We work at local and national levels in five focus areas:
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| VA Puget Sound Women Veterans |
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Health services, Healthcare | About the Program
VA Puget Sound offers comprehensive care for women Veterans. We pride ourselves on providing excellent care for women Veterans in our stand-alone clinics at both American Lake and Seattle Divisions and at our community clinics. These facilities provide a unique setting that is private, respectful and convenient.
We respect patients’ preferences regarding provider gender, for health care and mental health care. We look forward to meeting your health care needs.
Services Offered
• alcohol and drug abuse treatment
Mental health services, including treatment for post traumatic stress disorder and military sexual trauma are also available. Treatment for substance abuse is available as well.
Patients will be referred to community providers for any service not available at VA Puget Sound. |
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| Washington Women in Trades Association |
Education, Employment assistance | What we do:We Educate, Promote and Celebrate.
We Facilitate Access for Women in the Skilled Trades.
Who we are:The Washington Women in Trades Association was founded in 1978 by and for women working in the skilled trades to gather and share information.
More Info HERE
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| Western Resources Center for Women in Apprenticeship |
Employment assistance | The goal of the Western Resources Center for Women in Apprenticeship is to increase the number of women entering and completing apprenticeships in “nontraditional” occupations.Technical resources provided by the Western Resources Center were developed to 1) Assist registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs recruit more women to trades careers, 2) Help women interested in trades careers learn more about apprenticeship opportunities, and 3) Provide current tradeswomen with resources to support their long term success in the trades. |
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| Women's Overseas Service League PO Box 124, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07297 |
WOSL- Women’s Overseas Service League – is a national organization of women who have served overseas in or with the Armed Forces. American women who had served overseas with the military forces during World War One founded WOSL in 1921 |