veterans

CAV Books are free, and they come with art supplies.

‘It’s helping’: IU Creative Arts for Vets has national reach

Aubrey Wright

Creative Arts for Vets, with the IU Center for Rural Engagement, first began distributing the free artbooks in March 2023. Since then, the organization has distributed about 9,000 CAV Books in all 50 states.

An Indianapolis-based veterans assistance organization recently expanded its employment services to west central Indiana.

Veteran assistance organization expands employment resources to west central Indiana

Timoria Cunningham

An Indianapolis-based veterans assistance organization recently expanded its employment services to west central Indiana.

Veterans can attend art workshops where they can work together to do art and find a support system.

Creative Arts for Vets gives veterans opportunity to heal

The Creative Arts for Vets program sends out guidebook kits that include an art kit with materials and instructions to veterans all over the country.

The Commission for Higher Education's Veterans Task Force Working Group began work in February.

Higher Education leaders make plan to get more veterans in college

Aubrey Wright

The Veterans Task Force Working Group presented recommendations to the Commission for Higher Education Thursday.

Indiana has long let servicemembers and military spouses get a license in Indiana if they had a similar license in another state for two years prior.

Servicemembers, their spouses, children can now transfer occupational licenses to Indiana quicker

Adam Rayes

Indiana has long let servicemembers and military spouses get a license in Indiana if they had a similar license in another state for two years prior.

American Legion Burton Woolery Post 18 has existed since 1919 and is named after the first soldier from Monroe County to die in World War I.

Where are young vets at the American Legion?

Ethan Sandweiss

Post commander Mike Farris isn’t sure why younger vets aren’t coming in. He’s 65, but the average legionnaire at Post 18 is in their 80s. 

Chris Mackey (left) and Timothy Tanner take a short break from chopping up fallen trees in Sullivan.

Vets clean up tornado damage across Midwest

A group of Indiana veterans is responding to damage across the Midwest after a string of tornadoes and severe weather killed 32 over the weekend.

Jeremiah Jett receives his certificate after completing the first phase of VetWorks.

An Indianapolis program aims to upgrade veteran’s careers as some face poverty, high inflation

Adam Rayes

Helping Veterans And Families (HVAF) is trying to assist veterans' efforts to find or upgrade their jobs through a program called VetWorks.

Wreaths Across America, the Monroe County History Center, and volunteers are hoping to identify all veterans in the cemetery and give them proper resting places.

Local organizations help restore veterans’ graves

Joe Hren

Wreaths Across America, the Monroe County History Center, and volunteers are hoping to identify all veterans in the cemetery and give them proper resting places.

Playwriting for Veterans is a remote program led by Developer and Instructor Angeline Larimer (left) and is in collaboration with Outreach at the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs. There are around six per call. During this particular session, participants like Jason Murrey (center) of Indianapolis read from the script written by Robert Williger (right). While all participants are veterans, they're not required to talk about their service or trauma, but many choose to.

For participants, Playwriting for Veterans is ‘a lot more than just writing a play’

Ethan Sandweiss

Online workshop sessions teach the art of playwriting in safe setting, where sharing about past trauma and emotional struggles garnered in service can arise.