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Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot
(RVCP)Assisting Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life
in Rural Maine
November 22nd, 2010
Summary• RVCP Grant Award• Organizational Chart• Definitions• Goals and Deliverables• RVCP Next Steps
Veteran CareerCenter Help2
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Maine’s RVCP Grant Award• Funded by: The U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs’ Office of Rural Health
• Grant Award: $2,000,000
• Project Period: 9/15/2014 – 9/14/2016
• Purpose: To assist Veterans who are transitioning from military to civilian life in rural or underserved communities and families of such veterans.
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RVCP Organization Structure
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Transitioning Veteran - Defined
• Veteran who is transitioning from military service to civilian life means a Veteran who is separating from active military, naval, or air service in the Armed Forces to return to life as a civilian and such Veteran's date of discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service was not more than 2 years prior to the date on which the RVCP grant was awarded (08/26/2012).
• Veteran's family means those individuals who reside with the Veteran in the Veteran's primary residence. These individuals include a parent, a spouse, a child, a step-family member, an extended family member, and individuals who reside in the home with the Veteran but are not a member of the family of the Veteran.
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RVCP Goals and Deliverables
1. Outreach to transitioning Veterans and their families Peer Support Workers will reach out to 90% of
targeted households, (3,600 – 4,000) of transitioning Veterans and their family members (DVEM/MBVS)
A trainer will do outreach and trainings on Veterans’ benefits/services geared for public and non-profit service providers and businesses so they can provide referrals when they encounter a veteran in need of help.
New informational materials will be developed to provide Veterans and their families with accessible information on benefits available to them.
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RVCP Goals and Deliverables
2. Increased coordination of healthcare and benefits for Veterans
Approximately 300 transitioning Veterans and family members receive intensive case management services (ESME)
Regional service coordination teams will work to identify better models for service delivery in most rural areas of Maine and host two resource/job fairs in rural areas each year. (NMDC/MMCN)
The Maine Military and Community Network (MMCN) has established workgroups in six areas around Maine (Bangor, Augusta, Lewiston, Brunswick, Portland, and Springvale) in an effort to coordinate activities of Veterans’ service providers to provide more efficient service delivery and address gaps and barriers for Veterans accessing services.
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RVCP Goals and Deliverables
3. Provide assistance to transitioning Veterans and their families
Job development services in Congressional District 2 will generate 1,500 job opportunities for Veterans in that region. (MDOL/BES)
Flexible Employment Fund, administered by NMDC, will help 200 transitioning Veterans and family members achieve employment goals. (NMDC and ALL RVCP Partners)
Development of an education data base will allow Veterans to leverage the skills/training they received in military and apply toward civilian degree, trade or license. (MMCN/UMA)
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Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Veteran CareerCenter Help9
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RVCP Next Steps Staff Hiring – Completed February 2015 Work plans have been developed. Tasks
and activities are being identified and added as needed – Current and on-going
Transitioning Veterans and Family Members being served by RVCP Partners – March 2015
Launch of Flexible Employment Fund – March 2015
Education Database in Development – March 2015
November 22nd, 2010
Summary• RVCP Grant Award• Organizational Chart• Definitions• Goals and Deliverables• RVCP Next Steps
Veteran CareerCenter Help11
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