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Military Affairs and Veterans
Welcome to the City of Jacksonville, Military Affairs and Veterans Department (MAVD). We have an amazing and talented team of professionals who are dedicated to providing you with timely and competent services and answers to your questions. We are an advocate for the expansion of military Infrastructure, personnel and jobs within the City of Jacksonville and throughout Northeast Florida. The Department team works closely with military, business, community, and elected leaders at the local, state, and national levels to deliver a compelling message that Jacksonville is the most "Military and Veteran Friendly City in the United States" and that Jacksonville is strategically important ot the security posture of the nation.
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Onward to Opportunity Program (O2O) Announce 2019 Cohorts
January 31, 2019
The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Tri-Base Jacksonville Onward to Opportunity Program (O2O) will be launching its 2019 Cohorts at Wounded Warrior Project with approximately 100 transitioning service members, guardsmen, reservists, veterans and military spouses seeking certifications in 17 IT, 6 Business and 1 Customer Excellence tracks. Certifications include Project Management, Human Resources and IT from entry level up to Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and now including Oracle and SAS Programming. This program covers the cost of the online training course work and certification exam. It is
COMPLETELY FREE of charge and an outstanding opportunity for our veterans and military families. For more information, please contact Tri-Base Jacksonville’s O2O Program Coordinator, Anthony Bush at
o2ojax@syr.edu.
Food Farmacy
January 23, 2025
390 Mayport Road
Atlantic Beach, FL
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
This event occurs the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. For Active Duty Military Families with Military ID.
HOMELESS VETERAN STAND DOWN
January 24, 2025
- January 25, 2025
Jacksonville Fairgrounds
510 Fairground Place
Jacksonville, FL 32202
A two day event for Veterans that includes a job fair on January 24 from 10-2 pm that is open to all Veterans and military and a resource fair on January 25 from 9-2 pm that is open to all homeless, At-Risk, and transitioning Veterans. ID is required.
HOMELESS VETERAN STAND DOWN
January 25, 2025
- January 25, 2025
Jacksonville Fairgrounds
510 Fairground Place
Jacksonville, FL 32202
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
A two day event for Veterans that includes a job fair on January 24 from 10-2 pm that is open to all Veterans and military and a resource fair on January 25 from 9-2 pm that is open to all homeless, At-Risk, and transitioning Veterans. ID is required.