Resource Fair for Kane County Veterans Feb. 2 in Batavia

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The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission is hosting a Veterans Resource Fair and Town Hall at Batavia Overseas VFW & Auxiliary 1197 on February 2, 2024. 

The Resource Fair will feature over 40 resources and a Veterans Business Showcase with 18 veteran-owned businesses from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The list of vendors include the following:

• Veterans Assistance Commission of Kane County
  
• Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans Smile Program
• Office of the Illinois Treasurer
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Suicide Prevention
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• State Representative Maura Hirschauer District Office
• VetsRoll, Inc.
• Support Over Stigma
• Illinois Attorney General's Office – Military and Veterans Rights Bureau
• Honor Flight Chicago
• Operation Sweet Life
• Office of the Illinois Comptroller
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Outreach
• The Neighbor Project
• Batavia United Way
• Elgin Community College Veterans Services
• Batavia American Legion
• Batavia Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory VETTECH/VALOR Program
• Waubonsee Community College Veterans Services
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Healthcare for Homeless Veterans
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Intimate Partner Violence Assistance
• Social Security Administration
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - M2VA Case Management Program
• Ride in Kane
• Kane County Assessment Office
• Veterans Assistance Commission of DuPage County
• Aurora Vet Center
• Rush Road Home Program
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Veterans Justice Outreach
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital - Health Promotion Disease Prevention
• Chicago VA Regional Office
• V.I.P. Service Dog Foundation
• Humana
• Fox Valley Patriotic Organization
• Advocate Health Advisors
• 16th Judicial Circuit Servicemembers and Veterans Treatment Court
• Illinois Department of Employment Security
• Hives for Heroes
• Land of Lincoln Quilts of Valor Foundation
• State Representative Stephanie Kifowit District Office
• American Legion - Be the One
• American Legion - eGaming
  

​The Town Hall gathering will follow from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Guests include:  

• Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director Terry Prince
• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital Chief of Staff Dr. Michael Richardson
• Chicago VA Regional Office Veteran Service Center Manager John Pennington
• Illinois District 84 Representative Stephanie Kifowit

Kane County's Veterans Assistance Commission is available to help veterans and their families understand and obtain the benefits they deserve. for free.  Learn more about the work of the Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission by clicking here.​