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Meet YoLonda Pickens

Meet YoLonda Pickens WoVeN Peer Leader & TrainerSan Angelo, TXU.S. Navy 1982-2006 YoLonda spoke to us about her military experience, her challenges in transitioning to civilian life, and her inspiration... Read more » Read More

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The Oak Foundation

We are thrilled that the Oak Foundation has recently joined the Walmart Foundation, Boston University, the National Center for PTSD, and the Texas Veterans Commission in supporting the continued growth... Read more » Read More

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Meet Stacie, WoVeN’s new Outreach Coordinator

Meet Stacie Fredriksson Veterans Outreach Coordinator for WoVeNU.S. Air Force 1994-2016 Tell us about your military background. I didn’t really come from a family background of military service. My grandfather... Read more » Read More

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Looking Back on 2018

As 2018 is coming to an end, the WoVeN team can’t help but look back on how much WoVeN has grown in the past year! Here’s a timeline of WoVeN... Read more » Read More

WoVeN in the Media

Women Forward: WoVeN Provides Community, Sense of Purpose for Female Veterans

USA Today commemorates Veterans Day by featuring Veterans and Veteran organizations, like WoVeN, in their Special Edition, Veterans Affairs. USA Today; Special Edition: Veterans Affairs, November 2018 Read More

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WoVeN is Heading to Houston!

WoVeN is heading to Houston, TX on October 10-12 to host our third peer leader training! Eighteen women Veterans from across the country will be attending to be trained as peer... Read more » Read More

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Yoga for Healing

WoVeN staff recently had the opportunity to watch a webinar about yoga, meditation, and mindfulness for healing from MST. This webinar was given by Susan Alden, the Executive Director of... Read more » Read More

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WoVeN is expanding to four new cities this fall!

WoVeN is kicking off the recruitment race to choose the next four WoVeN cities! To bring WoVeN to your city follow these steps: Complete a peer leader application (and have... Read more » Read More

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Meet Shurhonda Love

"I have come to know that women need each other, we need a place to talk among ourselves to others that understand the life that we have lived. Working in this space, alongside veterans and VA, I know there is a need for a program like WoVeN, and I knew a lot of women would be looking for something like this." Read More

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Meet Trish Ross

"In WoVeN, you will develop friends for life. That sisterhood you probably have missed since the military, you will find outside the military. There are so many women Veterans out there that you would never know." Read More

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