USA Deployment Statistics

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USA Deployment Statistics

• 490,000 U.S. Service Personnel are deployed
  around the world
• 168,000 in Iraq alone
• 24,000 in Afghanistan
• 115,000 at sea

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California Statistics

• 2.2 million veterans in California
• More Californians on active duty than any other
  state in the nation
• 1 in 9 serving in the military are from
  California
• 175,000 active duty military are stationed in
  California

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The Governors Initiative

• Provide Educational Opportunities and Assistance
  to Active Duty Service Members and Veterans
• Targeted increased instructional opportunities to
  men and women on active duty, especially
  targeting the National Guard the Reserves
• Chancellors Office identified 255 veterans or
  dependents receiving benefits at Delta College
  in 2007 MIS data.

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• Troops to College
• May 2009

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Mission Statement

• Troops to College Program provides active and
  former members of the armed services a support
  team that increases the likelihood of achievement
  of educational goals by addressing their
  specialized needs in a College setting.
• This Program provides information, resources, and
  support services to "advantage" the active and
  former members of the armed services in any way
  possible from the time of admission through
  graduation or transfer.

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Delta College

• November 2007 to May 2008
• 719 Identified Active or Former Members or
  Dependents who applied to Delta College
• 58 Active Military
• 117 Dependents of Active Military
• 53 Veterans discharged within the last year
• 491 Veterans discharged more than a year ago

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Fine Tuning our Information

• February 2008 Decided to look at who are active
  and former armed forces population are
• 257 Identified as
• 19 Active Military
• 44 Reservists
• 194 Veterans

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Organizational Structure
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Advisory Committee

• Anthony Bugarin, Board Member, San Joaquin Delta
  College
• Tino Adame, American Legion Representative
• Thomas Sullivan, WWII Veteran, SICL Member
• John Hood, Veterans of Foreign Wars
  Representative
• Patrick Hall, Disabled American Veterans
  Representative
• Dave Siebold, County Veterans Office
  Representative
• Brandon Biegert, Veteran Student Alliance
  Representative
• Mary Chisholm, For Goodness Sake Representative
• Others to be added

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Veteran Service Team
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Veteran Student Alliance

• The VSA is the student-based affiliate of the
  Troops to College Program at San Joaquin Delta
  College. We provide an opportunity for students
  who are active military, reservists, veterans and
  veteran dependents (hereafter referred to as
  veteran students) to come together to support
  one another, as well as to advocate for policy
  change, both at Delta College and in Washington
  D.C.
• Through the VSA, veteran students can pool their
  knowledge of working with the VA so that everyone
  can benefit The old adage says, "Two heads are
  better than one." At Delta College we have
  hundreds of veteran students, all with their own
  information and experience dealing with the
  Veterans Administration.
• In conjunction with Troops to College, we will be
  hosting workshops on topics varying from
  maximizing your educational benefits to PTSD
  awareness. These events are important because
  they provide opportunities to gain information
  from the experts.
• By joining the VSA you strengthen the position of
  veteran students both on-campus and nationwide.
  We have a great opportunity, through Troops to
  College, to simplify navigation through a system
  that can be both complex and confusing. 
  Together, we can change that.

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Activities

• Weekly Meetings (Friday, 1000 1100 a.m.)
• Monthly Movie Night
• Community Partnerships

• Liaison Membership in

• American Legion
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Disabled American Veterans

• Legislative Advocacy

• Roundtable Meetings with Congressman McNerney
• Roundtable Meetings with Congressman Cardoza

• Community Service

• Participation in the Moving Wall Project
• Stand Down for Veterans
• Welcome Home Heroes Event
• 4th of July Parade

• Education Speakers

• PTSD How to recognize it and how to work with
  those who have it?
• ABI What causes it and how is it treated?
• Veteran Benefits What is available and how do
  you get it?
• Iraq Afghanistan Veterans Association

• Fundraising for Scholarships and Advocacy

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For Goodness Sake

• Mission
• We, the members of For Goodness Sake, are proud
  Americans who gather together to find and fill
  needs, show support, and share love and gratitude
  for our Active Military, Reservists, and Veterans
  and others in need.
• Meetings First Thursday of Every Month
• Activities
• Recognition of Veterans at Annual Commencement
  the Moving Wall Stand Down for Veterans the
  Blanket Brigade Fisher House Cards Letters to
  Soldiers Scholarships etc.

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Whats Next

• Complete membership for Advisory Committee
• Establish College Partnerships (Chancellors
  Office Sierra College, Foothill College)
• Legislative Advocacy (Roundtable Participation
  with Congressional Representatives)
• Education (Staff Development Activities to Raise
  Level of Awareness)
• Newsletter (Connection for members and community
  affiliates)
• Bulletin Board (Fast and Easy Way to Get
  Information)
• Veteran Concierge Services (Vet to Vet Student
  Follow Up)
• Website (Continual update and added information)
• Scholarships (Establish Boots to Books
  Scholarship Fund)