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• Virtual Veterans Town Hall: November 4 from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Random robo calls will go out
to 10,000 Veterans. If a Veteran receives the call, just stay on the line and they will
automatically be connected to the call. For others, you can click here: access.live/NAVAHCS
to join the event on line or you can call 833-490-0775 from any touch-tone, mobile or cellular
device.
• Virtual Women Veterans Town Hall: November 9 from 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Robo calls will go out
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to our enrolled Women Veterans. When the Veteran receives the call, just stay on the line and
they will automatically be connected to the call. For anyone else who wishes to join can click
here: access.live/NAVAHCS to join the event on line or you can call 833-490-0775 from any
touch-tone, mobile or cellular device.
• Marine Corps Birthday: November 10 is the 246 Birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps
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• Veterans Day Vigil: November 10 at 10:30 a.m. – November 11 at 10:30 a.m. Embry
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Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Army and Air Force ROTC will be performing a 24-hour
Vigil at the Court House in Downtown Prescott (northside). Just before the Veterans Day
Parade Opening, the ERAU ROTC will be relieved of their duty by a WWII Veteran.
• Veterans Day Parade: November 11 at 11 a.m. in Downtown Prescott. Anyone who is
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interested in participating in the parade that does not have an entry is welcome to join
NAVAHCS in the parade. This year’s theme: WWII – Celebrating the Greatest Generation.
Please reach out to Mary Dillinger, 928-717-7587 and she will provide our entry # and staging
area.
• Veterans Day: November 11 the main hospital and clinics are closed but the Emergency
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Department is open 24/7.
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• 3 Annual Tribal Veterans Symposium: November 11 & 12 at 1 p.m. at the Twin Arrows
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Casino Resort. The theme is: One Team One Fight: Supporting Resilience & Healing for the
Future. Anyone interested in attending or have questions, please contact Shawndin Tracy at
602-277-5551 ext. 4236.
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• Thanksgiving: November 25 – Clinics Closed but the Emergency Department is open 24/7.
• Native American Heritage Day: November 26
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Housing Updates for Veterans:
• The VA Supportive Housing Program has begun admitting certain categories of homeless
Veterans whose discharge type would render them otherwise ineligible for VA care, expanding
the ability of the VASH program to house homeless Veterans in our communities, and is
coordinating closely with Enrollment.
• The HCHV Program is participating in a national Rideshare program to be able to provide Uber
and Lyft rides to homeless Veterans to get to necessary appointments such as medical
appointments and employment.
• U.S VETS has a new transitional housing program for frail and elderly Veterans who need
assistance with activities of daily living.
• NAVAHCS Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) project has continued its work in preparation for
construction of the residential units at NAVAHCS and is looking to be able to serve as many as
104 homeless Veterans through the VA Supportive Housing Program (VASH) and is estimated
to open in late 2022 to early 2023.

Vocational Rehabilitation:
• Over 60 Veterans obtained competitive employment in FY21
• The CWT Vocational Rehabilitation Program is now providing monthly Federal Resume
Workshops at US Vets.