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Supporting Rural Veterans in Agriculture: Programs & Initiatives

Learn about statistics on rural veterans and those in agriculture, along with programs and organizations supporting veterans in agriculture statewide. Explore initiatives like Growing Veterans, GRuB Victory Farm, VETS_CAFE, and Vets on the Farm.

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Supporting Rural Veterans in Agriculture: Programs & Initiatives

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  1. Veterans in Agriculture, Rural Veterans Outreach Jason Alves M.P.A., Program Manager, Veterans Conservation Corps and Vet Corps, WDVA JasonA@dva.wa.gov, 360-725-2224

  2. Objectives • Introduce you to some of the statistics around rural veterans • Introduce you to some of the statistics around those in Agriculture, including veterans. • Describe programs, organizations and initiatives statewide that support veterans in Agriculture.

  3. Rural Veterans • *American Community Survey 2017 & Carsey Institute 2004

  4. Veteran Unemployment Rural Urban 5.5% 3.8% Unemployed Unemployed 31.2% 22.5% Unemployed & Not Seeking Employment Unemployed&NotSeekingEmployment

  5. Total Veterans and Farmer Populations* *VA Vet Pop & 2017 Ag Census

  6. Counties where veterans make up 15% or more of Farmers* *VA Vet Pop & 2017 Ag Census

  7. Wahkiakum County total county population 3,824 * *VA Vet Pop & 2017 Ag Census

  8. Rural Veterans and Agriculture 2017 Ag Census*

  9. Initiatives and Partners for Veterans in Agriculture • Growing Veterans growingveterans.org • 360-445-2399 staff@growingveterans.org

  10. Initiatives and Partners for Veterans in Agriculture • Growing Veterans growingveterans.org • 360-445-2399 staff@growingveterans.org • GRuB Victory Farm • goodgrub.org/victory-farm • 360-753-5522 vgp@goodgrub.org

  11. Initiatives and Partners for Veterans in Agriculture • Growing Veterans growingveterans.org • 360-445-2399 staff@growingveterans.org • GRuB Victory Farm • goodgrub.org/victory-farm • 360-753-5522 vgp@goodgrub.org • VETS_CAFE • vetscafeolywa@gmail.com • https://www.vets-cafe.org/

  12. Initiatives and Partners for Veterans in Agriculture • Growing Veterans growingveterans.org • 360-445-2399 staff@growingveterans.org • GRuB Victory Farm • goodgrub.org/victory-farm • 360-753-5522 vgp@goodgrub.org • VETS_CAFE • vetscafeolywa@gmail.com • https://www.vets-cafe.org/ • Vets on the Farm • htttp://sccd.org/votf

  13. Initiatives and Partners for Veterans in Agriculture • Growing Veterans growingveterans.org • 360-445-2399 staff@growingveterans.org • GRuB Victory Farm • goodgrub.org/victory-farm • 360-753-5522 vgp@goodgrub.org • VETS_CAFE • vetscafeolywa@gmail.com • https://www.vets-cafe.org/ • Vets on the Farm • htttp://sccd.org/votf • Farmer Veteran Coalition WA state Chapter • Washington@farmvetco.org

  14. WDVA programming 2017 Ag Census*

  15. Making the connection for Rural Veterans • *Kukla, Rattray, & Salyers, 2015; Sripada et al., 2018

  16. Objectives • Introduce you to some of the statistics around rural veterans • Introduce you to some of the statistics around those in Agriculture, including veterans. • Describe programs, organizations and initiatives statewide that support veterans in Agriculture.

  17. Thank you Jason Alves M.P.A., Program Manager, Veterans Conservation Corps and Vet Corps, WDVA JasonA@dva.wa.gov, 360-725-2224

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