We would love to help spread the word about events happening in our community that support our service members and veterans. For consideration, please fill out our Event Request Form. All approved and upcoming events are listed below.
Veteran to Veteran social networking event held by The Veteran Business Outreach Center, drinks and small bites will be provided. For more information or to RSVP, visit the website here.
Veterans Barbeque open to all military veterans and their families. Will be held at BaseCamp Billings with games, door prizes, and free food! For more information please contact info@veteransnavigation.org or 406-435-9308
Resource Fair open to all veterans throughout the Park, Big Horn, Washakie, and Hot Springs Counties sponsored by the Wyoming Veterans Commission and Department of Wyoming American Legion. For more information or to reserve a free table for your service organization, please contact Nicolle at 307-254-8563 or imalwayslaffin@hotmail.com or go here.
5 week sleep therapy program for veterans conducted through the Occupational Therapy Program at Rocky Mountain College to be held during the summer. For more information or any questions, please contact rockyvetsleepstudy@gmail.com
Ticket proceeds go to Beartooth Haven to fund therapeutic retreats for veterans and first responders.
Ride for Tomorrow is a series of motorcycle rides organized to add more voices to the dialogue of suicide and to raise funds towards suicide prevention efforts throughout Montana.
The ride not only adds miles to the odometer, but miles to the conversation of suicide. Everyone has a role in suicide prevention, and we’re speaking up.
Annual summit for the Caregiver Support Program, open to all veterans caregivers in person at Fort Harrison Medical Center or via Webex. The theme of this years Summit will be Beyond the Caregiving Role: Seeing the Whole Caregiver. To RSVP message VAMontanaCaregivers@va.gov
(not so) Average Jane’s 1st annual fundraiser benefiting female combat veterans with dinner, cocktails, live music, and an immersion experience. For more information or to purchase your tickets, please go to our website here.
Meet Friends, find resources and have fun with other veterans and community members! Contact William Fruin or Daniel Reinoehl at 406.373.3911 for more info.
Meet Friends, find resources and have fun with other veterans and community members! Contact William Fruin or Daniel Reinoehl at 406.373.3911 for more info.
Meet Friends, find resources and have fun with other veterans and community members! Contact William Fruin or Daniel Reinoehl at 406.373.3911 for more info.
Billings Job Service Employer Committee is honored to bring the 32nd Annual Jobs Jamboree, March 20th from 11:30am to 6pm! Early entrances for Veterans, Guard Reserves, and their families at 11am. Find employment at Jobs Jamboree 2024, presented by JSEC! More info on their facebook events page at https://www.facebook.com/events/704675805101912/ With 100+ employers, Jobs Jamboree is an ideal opportunity to find positions that range from entry-level to apprenticeships, internships, part-time, to high-level professional roles covering nearly every industry in Montana!
Come join Veterans Navigation Network for our annual Holiday Party! Service members, veterans and their families are invited to the annual VNN holiday party on Dec 22, 5-8pm, at the Meadowlark Brewery. Enjoy food, games, door prizes and comradery! We cant wait to see everyone there! Please RSVP through the Facebook event link HERE or text us at 4064359308 letting us know you are planning on coming!
Billings Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Partners for Parks Foundation is hosting a 5k run/walk in Mountview Cemetery. All run proceeds will support veteran funeral services in Mountview Cemetery's Veteran section.
The Billings Young Marines are hosting a 5k Drug Demand Reduction Dash called " Running with the Wolf Pack" during DEA Red Ribbon Week!
Walk in and Drive Up Flu Shot Options at Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow VA Clinic:
Walk in flu shots are available with Primary Care Mondays through Fridays from 9A.M. until 3:30P.M.
Drive - Up Flu clinics are occuring at the following dates in the parking lot:
Tuesday Oct 3rd from 8AM until 3 PM
Tuesday Oct 10th from 5PM until 7 PM.
Thursday Oct 12th from 5PM until 7PM.
Exclusive R.E.D. Tie Dinner with Chef Andre Rush to support service dogs for veterans
HSHI’s Annual Open House
Veterans & First Responders Breakfast
Total Nutrition is having its 1st Annual Sweat for Vets event on September 9th!
Join us for the 5th annual fundraiser hosted by the Breakfast Exchange Club of Billings on Saturday, August 26, 2023! The event will be held at the Armed Forces Reserve Center at 2915 Gabel Road. Over 40 food trucks will be on location battling to see who's the best! There will also be cold beer, live music all day, a fun area with free activities for kids, AND all proceeds from the event (10% of all food truck sales, and all profits from beer sales & gate admissions) will be raising money for Veterans! ...what more could you want? But wait, there’s more…25 organizations providing information to veterans. $5 gate charge, FREE for Veterans & active military with ID and kids 12 & under.
Moral injury isn’t PTSD but it is related. Moral injury is an invisible wound of the soul that can result in intense shame, agonizing guilt, grief, depression, substance abuse, relationship struggles, anxiety, and suicide. Attend the retreat to learn more.
The planning committee is preparing an incredible line-up of Native speakers, grass roots presenters, and regional subject matter experts throughout Indian Country who have made an impact on Indigenous Health. Power in Unity! is a time to collaborate, network, share best practices, and strengthen Indigenous knowledge. The two-day conference will include general sessions, breakout sessions, and special presentations. This year’s highlights address social determinants of health, behavioral health, social services, prevention strategies, health and wellness, and community success stories of strength and unity.
The Billings community is coming together to provide Free housewares, furniture, kids cloths, dog food, sack lunches, and more.
Themes: Creating supportive business environments on reservations, Development of business strategies that leverage public and private sources, Economic and Community Development Initiatives, Procurement and Entrepreneurship Resources, and Health and Wellness Strategies
A barbeque hosted by the Heights VFW Post 6774 with live music and food! There will be Cornhole, horseshoes and fellow comrades in arms, as well as family members. This event is open to the public, and all veterans and their families in the community are welcome to come, whether they are current VFW members or not. We hope to see you there!
Looking for new employment opportunities? Check out the upcoming Jobs Jamboree on March 15th hosted by the Billings Job Service Employers Committee.
VNN will be hosting our second annual community resource fair on Feb 7, 2023 from 11 am - 3 pm at 2173 Overland Ave in Billings. Various social service providers will be present to assist veterans and the general public with information on services and programs. Let us know you are coming by rsvping on our Facebook page HERE!
Additionally, we will have 2-3 employers attending and we're lining up some amazing door prizes and lunch will be provided.
More info to come...
Questions? Please call 406 435-9308 or email mike@veteransnavigation.org.
Enjoy a Free Beer with fellow vets, play some Corn Hole, and have a good time! RSVP HERE!
Come and Join us at the Pub Station Ball Room. Tickets are available for purchase HERE. All proceeds are being donated towards suicide prevention and research in Montana through the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. Veterans Navigation Network will be present with resources available for Veterans specifically, but the event is open to everyone!
Through a collaborative series of musical compositions and a photographic essay, we are striving to honor the dedication and service of our veterans to the communities, our nation, and the world. We are looking for 100 veterans in the Billings area to be photographed by Doc Cravens as part of American Veteran. On November 12, 2022, the Billings Symphony will honor their service at the Alberta Bair Hall.
Benefit, Services and Resource information for military, veterans, and their families. This event has something for everyone, so everyone is welcome! Come enjoy a day with your family, with food, a kids zone, and of course information about a variety of Topics for the different resources available to Military, Veterans and their families. Not to mention all of the awesome employers that will be there looking to hire!
Support Dog Tag Buddies and join us for an evening of fine dining with Chef Andre Rush, silent and live auction. Special guest Chef Rush is retired a Army Master Sergeant combat veteran and served as White House Executive Chef for 4 Presidential Administrations. He is known worldwide for his advocacy for military service and suicide prevention, in which he does 2,222 push ups a day as awareness to promote a healthy lifestyle around the world.
