1. NEW The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company is pleased to continue its partnership with the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic to provide quality classes for adults and youth that explore Shakespeare for healing and wellness. The classes are free for Veterans, Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve Military and will be held every Wednesday in July from 6 PM to 8 PM. Register online here. 
2. NEW Wounded Warriors and Veterans Your input is needed to help review biomedical research proposals. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is contracted by the Department of Defense to recruit Veterans as “consumer reviewers” on panels reviewing biomedical grant applications to support the development of highly innovative and impactful research. More information is available here. 
3. NEW Please respond to the Census.  Hearing from every household with a Veteran is crucial for planning and implementing critical health, social support, public safety, recreational, and educational resources.  
4. NEW The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training, Inc. (MCVET) will once again begin accepting your much needed donations on 22 June 2020.  Donations can be dropped off at our Exeter St. location; tax donations forms will also be issued at that time. Contact Ms. Cereta Spencer (cspencer@mcvet.org) or Mr. Laurie Fragier (lfragier@mcvet.org) – (410) 576-9626 for further information.
   
5. NEW The Veterans Consortium offers a Pro Bono Legal Clinic every Friday from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Transition and Care Center, Washington VAMC. 
6. Public Law 116-23, (Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act 2019) was signed into law on June 25, 2019 and takes effect January 1, 2020. 
7. DoD is expanding access to Commissaries, Exchanges, and Recreation effective January 1, 2020. Read more about it here.

NEW Schedule of 2020 VAC Meetings