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Advocating for Veterans in Farming Communities

Advocating for Veterans in Farming Communities

Recently, Eileen Greenlay, Director of Development for Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services attended the NAREB (National Association of Real Estate Brokers) Black Wealth Tour in collaboration with the USDA in Philadelphia. The event brought together federal, state and city agencies, local businesses, nonprofits and the faith-based community to discuss challenges and share best practices in farming. There were several interesting sessions on land acquisition, financial programs, the impact of farming on the economy and food access, and mental health challenges that farmers and rural communities face. Our partner, Teresa Watson, President of the Minority Professional Truckers Association, offered insights on how farming issues such as disruptions with distribution hubs and food processing impact small businesses and the mental health of minority truckers. 

Dixon Center leveraged the opportunity to enhance our capacity building and advocacy efforts within farming and trucking as these industries have a significant number of veterans. This included consulting with the Office of Veterans Affairs with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services on how veterans can access their mental health resources in the Philadelphia area. Also, Eileen received her certification in QPR (Question. Persuade. Refer.), a universal suicide prevention method.

Eileen Greenlay (left), Director of Development, with Courtney Johnson Rose (middle), President of National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) and Teresa Watson (right), President of the Minority Professional Truckers Association (MPTA). 

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Patriots Day and Reflecting On 9/11

Patriots Day and Reflecting On 9/11

“…we will share the history and lessons learned with a new generation, teach them about the ongoing repercussions of the 9/11 attacks, and inspire the world with memories of our fortitude, strength, and resilience.”

– 911 Memorial & Museum 20 Years Later

During the week of the 23rd Anniversary of 9/11, and on Patriot’s Day itself, our team is very active. Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services is recommitting ourselves and our work building capacity with organizations, individuals, systems, and movements to make the lives of veterans and their families better.

This year in New York City, the Center will serve as a resource hub of influence, ideas, and actions helping 23 organizations build capacity to better integrate veterans and their families.

Across the nation, our team will leverage technology to provide strategic support to communities and movements that are improving the lives of veterans and their families.

In the Midwest and the eastern seaboard, we will be bringing together people, resources and expertise to build capacity with our partners.

Lastly, as a recognized and visible network and voice for military and veteran services we are participating in events in 10 States and the District of Columbia remembering the victims of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. 

By participating in local and national events and ceremonies, we recognize, remember, honor, and mourn those who died, and their families affected by the heinous actions of 9/11. The heinous actions that set off the Global War on Terrorism that is still being fought today.

As the American people forget about the post 9/11 wars, we cannot forget about those who fought in those wars. We hope you have the chance to reflect and remember on the anniversary of 9/11.

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Welcome Dwann Wagner

Welcome Dwann Wagner

“We would like to welcome Dwann Wagner
to our team!”

– Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services

We are thrilled to announce that Dwann Wagner has joined Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services as our new Manager of Marketing and Communications. Dwann brings a wealth of experience and a passion for supporting veterans and their families, making her a perfect fit for our mission.

She has successfully led numerous campaigns that have significantly increased awareness and engagement for various organizations. Her strategic vision and innovative approach will be invaluable as we continue to expand our reach and impact.

Her expertise will help us better connect with veterans, their families, and increasing the capacity of organizations that support them. “Dwann is purpose-driven and we are excited about integrating her leadership and approach in our work making the lives of veterans and their families better,”  said Colonel Sam Whitehurst, Vice President, Programs & Services, “She’ll be a great team member!”

Please join us in welcoming Dwann Wagner to Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services. We are excited about the future and the positive changes that her leadership will bring. Together, we will continue to make a difference in the lives of veterans and their families.

Welcome aboard, Dwann!

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Capacity Building Locally

Capacity Building Locally

 “Dixon Center is a great partner and is instrumental in increasing the impact of the TV+FA Coalition in supporting veterans and their families in Houston.”

– Christine Ellery, Veterans, Emergency Assistance, Camps, and Adult Program Director,
Easterseals of Greater Houston

Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services is building capacity in Greater Houston and Southeastern Texas.

For the past several years Easterseals of Greater Houston and the community rely on Dixon Center’s expertise and influence. Again, this year on 21 August, during the 2024 Texas Veteran and Family Alliance (TV+FA) Convening our team shared grassroot innovative solutions and cutting edge initiatives that are working  to improve the quality of life of veterans and their families.

By building capacity, our aim is to strengthen the community’s military and veterans services structure, systems, information sharing and leadership development pipelines.  This year, TV+FA partners heard ideas from Dr. LaShondra Jones from the Houston Mayor’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs and from Dr. John Laslund from Harvard University, to create greater access to wellness programs for veterans.   

In the coming months we will be supporting our partners and increasing their impact in the Greater Houston area ensuring our veterans and their families can thrive where they live.

2024 TV+FA Convening, Houston, TX – August 21, 2024

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Building Capacity with the Fedcap Group

Building Capacity with the Fedcap Group

“Building capacity within The Fedcap Group, and across the nation, is one of our objectives.”

– Colonel Duncan Milne, U.S. Marine Corps (RET.), President,
Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services

Dixon Center for Military Services is building capacity with The Fedcap Group’s growing number of top-tier nonprofit agencies dedicated to advancing the economic well-being of people with barriers, including veterans.
Dixon Center is:

  • Assisting Fedcap Rehabilitation Services achieve business outcomes and a competitive advantage integrating veterans and their families in their workforce. This includes collaboration opportunities with numerous stakeholders with common goals. 
  • Serving on The Fedcap Group Tiger Team, we are sharing opportunities to access resources that organizations need to adapt in the fast-changing world of veterans and their families.
  • Collaborating with Single Stop and Fedcap Rehabilitation Services on multiple grant proposals.
  • Collaborating with Community Work Services in the Greater Boston area creating new outcomes for pathways to employment.
  • Sharing resources by presenting a matching gift to Maine Veterans Forward to address basic needs for Maine’s veterans and their families.

We are building capacity. We are strengthening ongoing collaboration with partner organizations and stakeholders that address, or want to address their impact on the evolving needs of our nations veterans and their families.

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Summer Development Update

Summer Development Update


“August allows us time to dream.”

– Eileen Greenlay, Director of Development

Summer is busy for Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services. In May, we honored our fallen heroes with our annual Memorial Day mailing. In June, we expanded the Development Team. In July, we reached out to over 900 friends and donors to request funding for our Women Veterans Program.

So far this summer, we had meetings with 12 new potential partners, submitted/are actively working on 20 letters of inquiry or grant applications (six of which are collaborations with other partners), had numerous one-on-one conversations with individual donors and prospects and attended three large conferences/events.

Additionally, we have completely revamped our donor management process, and we are utilizing new digital tools to be more efficient and effective. It’s been invigorating.

August allows for a little catch-up time in our lives. We spend time with family, and we get more organized with our work. We also dream big about the future of Dixon Center. It’s exciting.

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Partnerships Creating Work with Purpose

Partnerships Creating Work with Purpose

“People from different walks of life can achieve opportunity, to change generational wealth for their families, in a matter of months.”

– Dr. Willie L. Todd, Jr., President,
Denmark Technical College

Last week, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services visited Denmark Technical College with one of our partners, Fusion Cyber. It was an opportunity to see first-hand the impact of the Fusion Cyber Bridge Program, a program that is providing critical career pathways for underserved communities, including veterans, in rural South Carolina.

Fusion Cyber’s Cyber Bridge Program connects veterans and underrepresented communities to Minority Serving Institutions/Historically Black Colleges and Universities to facilitate education and training in cyber fields and Security Operation Centers to spur long-term community development.

Dixon Center is assisting them in expanding and rapidly deploying this model into communities across the U.S. by connecting these programs with supportive services, reducing barriers to entry into the cybersecurity sector for our veterans and their families.

This is an exciting opportunity to transform the lives of veterans and their families, especially in rural communities across the country. Stay tuned for updates as we expand this program into other communities in Illinois and Pennsylvania.

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Save the Date Annual Holiday Reception 2024

Save the Date Annual Holiday Reception 2024

“Dixon Center’s Annual Holiday Reception and Awards Ceremony is both a relaxing and inspirational celebration of service, commitment, our veterans and their families.”

– Mike Abrams, Founder and President of FourBlock, 

2023 Eugene and Ruth Freedman Leadership Awardee

Save the Date
Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services
Annual Holiday Reception and Awards Ceremony

Tuesday Evening, December 10, 2024 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm EST
New York, NY

Please Save the Date of our Annual Holiday Reception and Awards Ceremony.

About this Event

We hope that you will save the date for our annual holiday reception and award ceremony. To change things up this year, we will be holding the reception in New York City.

We use this time every year to thank our friends, families, supporters, and donors. Every year we recognize special individuals and organizations with our four awards:
 

The Eugene and Ruth Freedman Leadership Award

The Herbert and Carolyn Metzger Service Award

The Michael “Mick” Yauger Point Man Award

The Lou Lowenkron Commitment to Veterans Excellence Award

Please Save the Date and we look forward to another successful event. Watch for more information and announcements.

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Mid-Year Review – All Ahead Full

Mid-Year Review – All Ahead Full

“We said this would be a breakout year…we were right”

– Colonel Duncan S. Milne, U.S. Marine Corps (RET.), President, 

Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services

This week we reviewed our budget with The Fedcap Group, our parent organization. Passing the mid-year mark of 2024 we are happy to report we are exceeding our benchmarks for projects, personnel and partners and are in a position of financial strength.

Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services has three priorities – Support, Growth, and Profitability. Support for veterans, their families, and our partners. Growth in our team, and the numbers of partners we work with. Lastly, profitability, which includes a 12% increase in resources each year.

Support. We continue to focus on our three pillars, and thirteen programs. We are working on forty-one projects. The number of projects indicates a five percent increase over the same time in 2023 and 2022.

Growth. Our staff is growing. So far in 2024, we have added a new donor relations specialist and a marketing and communications director. New partners are seeking us out for influence, ideas, and actions. Our partners expanded by 12% this year.

Profitability. In the first 6 month we increased our resources by more than 50% over the same time last year. Our development staff is aggressively pursuing major commitments.

Our partners, with our help, are building capacity, as well as taking advantage of our influence, ideas, and actions to help them integrate veterans and their families into their existing structure, programs, and services. We continue to focus on our noble purpose to make the lives of veterans and their families better.

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Supporting Our Partners

Supporting Our Partners

“Dixon Center has been a great supporter and partner of Soldier On for over a decade in our shared mission of ending veteran homelessness. We are much stronger and more effective by working together.”

– Bruce Buckley, CEO, Soldier On

Eileen Greenlay, Director of Development, Dixon Center for Military and Veterans Services, members of her family, and friends spent time this weekend attending a fundraiser hosted by Soldier On in Belmar, NJ.

We took the opportunity to show our support for the remarkable work and impact Soldier On is having to end veteran homelessness.

The Soldier On event in NJ, along with others like it, allows us the chance to support our partners by bringing together people, resources and in some cases our expertise, to assist our partners as they build capacity.

We are proud of our relationship with Soldier On and recognize that we are much stronger when we work together than when we are apart.

Eileen Greenlay (middle) pictured with Bruce Buckley, CEO (left) and Casey DiCicco, Director of Communications (right) with Soldier On.

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