Virtual Collaboration Summits
The Veterans Collaborative hosts monthly statewide virtual collaboration summits via Zoom on the 1st Wednesdays at 3:30pm (except January and July). Service providers and supporters of local service members, veterans, and their families, caregivers, or survivors have the opportunity introduce themselves, and share events, information, and resources.
Click here to join us on Zoom at 3:30pm on the 1st Wednesday of the month (except July and January).
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Participants are welcome to drop in to catch part of the summit if unable to stay the whole time. If you’d like to speak for more than 2–3 minutes (or have an update but need to leave early or arrive late) let us know in advance or message us via chat once you’re in Zoom so we can adjust. Sign In here to connect to receive email/agenda updates. RSVP isn’t required, but is helpful if you’re new.
3:30pm – Introductions from any new participants (1–2 minutes)
3:40pm – Announcements from local, state, and federal agency participants (2–3 minutes)
4pm – Veterans Collaborative updates and overview/tutorial of shared resources
4:10pm – Announcements from any other participants (2–3 minutes)
4:30pm – Summit ends
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Monthly Statewide Virtual Collaboration Summits
March 5, 2025 ✎ ◉ | February 5, 2025 ✎ ◉ | December 4, 2024 ✎ ◉ | November 6, 2024 ✎ ◉ | October 2, 2024 ✎ ◉ | September 4, 2024 ✎ ◉ | August 7, 2024 ✎ ◉ | June 5, 2024 ✎ ◉ | May 5, 2024 ✎ ◉ | April 3, 2024 ✎ ◉ | March 6, 2024 ✎ ◉ | February 7, 2024 ✎ ◉| December 6, 2023 ✎ ◉ | November 1, 2023 ✎ ◉ | October 4, 2023 ✎ ◉ | September 6, 2023 ✎ ◉ | August 2, 2023 ✎ ◉ | June 7, 2023 ✎ ◉ | May 3, 2023 ✎ | April 5, 2023 ✎ ◉ | March 1, 2023 ✎ ◉ | February 1, 2023 ✎ ◉ | December 7, 2022 ✎ ◉ | November 2, 2022 | October 5, 2022 | September 7, 2022 | August 3, 2022 | June 1, 2022 | May 4, 2022 | April 6, 2022 | March 2, 2022 | February 2, 2022 | December 1, 2021 | November 3, 2021 | October 6, 2021 | September 1, 2021 | August 4, 2021 ✎ | July 7, 2021
Virtual COVID-19 Information & Resource Sharing Summits
BI-MONTHLY: June 16, 2021 ✎ ◉ | June 2, 2021 ✎ ◉ | May 19, 2021 ✎ | May 5, 2021 ✎ | April 21, 2021 ✎ | April 7, 2021 ✎ | March 17, 2021 ✎ | March 3, 2021 ◉ | February 17, 2021 ✎ ◉ | February 3, 2021 ✎ ◉ | January 20, 2021 ✎ ◉ | January 6, 2021 ✎ ◉ | December 16, 2020 | December 2, 2020 | November 18, 2020 | November 4, 2020 | October 20, 2020 ✎ | October 7, 2020 ✎ | September 16, 2020 | September 2, 2020 | August 19, 2020 | August 5, 2020
WEEKLY: July 29, 2020 | July 22, 2020 | July 15, 2020 | July 8, 2020 | June 24, 2020 | June 17, 2020 | June 10, 2020 | June 3, 2020 | May 27, 2020 | May 20, 2020 | May 13, 2020 | May 6, 2020 | April 29, 2020 | April 22, 2020 | April 15, 2020 | April 8, 2020 | April 1, 2020 ✎ | March 25, 2020
Community Summits
Participants and steering committee members periodically engage fellow service providers through Community Summits to explore specific issues and topics, share best practices, and discuss eligibility and referral processes. These summits are usually longer and include a panel or other presentation during the first half of the summit, followed by a Q&A or breakouts.
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December 11, 2024 – Massachusetts Veterans Harm Reduction Summit at Boston Police Post 1018 (Dorchester) – The Veterans Collaborative andGrunt Style Foundation hosted the first Massachusetts Veterans Harm Reduction Summit in collaboration with VFW Department of Massachusetts/ Massachusetts VFW Foundation, Mad in America, HeartCore Collective, Irreverent Warriors and22Mohawks on December 11th at Boston Police VFW Post 1018, learning from experts alongside impacted veterans and survivors exploring safe prescribing and deprescribing and reviewing the available public health data involving military and veteran suicide and overdose deaths in Massachusetts and beyond. Check out HARMREDUCTION.vet to learn more.
March 16, 2022 – Moral Injury Community Summit & Discussion organized by Wes Sanders & Cliff Coy with the Health & Wellness Resource Network 🛝
January 19, 2022 – Food Security Summit (7-Year Anniversary)
October 28, 2020 – The Elements of a Successful Employee Resource Group summit organized by Mike Dunford with the Employment Resource Network
Greater Boston Veterans Collaborative (2015–2020)
January 16, 2020 – Five-Year Anniversary Summit: Why We Started, Where We Are & What We Expect in the Future hosted by Tufts Health Plan (Watertown) ✎🛝
November 25, 2019 – Housing Resource Network Meeting at Brighton Marine
October 30, 2019 – Veterans Legal Summit: Legal Issues Impacting Service Members & Veterans + Services Available hosted by the Harvard Law School Legal Service Center’s Veterans Legal Clinic in Jamaica Plain 🛝
September 25, 2019 – Collaborative Leadership Roundtable at Brighton Marine
June 26, 2019 – Housing & Shelter Summit hosted by Brighton Marine🛝
April 3, 2019 – Employment Programs Summit hosted by Brighton Marine🛝
February 14, 2019 – Housing Resource Network Meeting at Brighton Marine
February 7, 2019 – Financial Health Summit at Casa Cana Restaurant (Allston) ✎
November 1, 2018 –Community Health Summit: Healthcare Access & Issues Impacting Service Members, Veterans & Families hosted by Tufts Health Plan (Watertown) 🛝
August 9, 2018 – Better Together: Empowering Veterans Collaboratives in Massachusetts, statewide summit hosted by Brandeis University (Waltham) ✎🛝
April 4, 2018 – Community Summit hosted by Brighton Marine🛝
January 24, 2018 – Family & Caregiver Support Summit hosted by the Massachusetts Army National Guard Family Program (Wellesley) 🛝
November 30, 2017 – Suicide Prevention Summit hosted by the Arredondo Family Foundation at Work Inc. (Dorchester) 🛝
September 20, 2017 – Education Summit & Roundtable Discussion hosted by William James College (Newton) ✎🛝
July 20, 2017 – GBVC Community Summit with shared calendar launch and hosted by Community Rowing Inc. (Brighton) ✎🛝
May 11, 2017 – Employment Summit hosted by Brighton Marine (Brighton) 🛝
March 1, 2017 – Healthcare Summit hosted by VA Boston with networking at Canary Square (Jamaica Plain) 🛝
November 30, 2016 – Collaborative Summit at District Hall| Gather(Seaport) 🛝
September 29, 2016 – Education 101 Summit hosted by University of Massachusetts-Boston with VetTogether at Freeport Tavern (Dorchester) 🛝
August 3, 2016 – Legal Services Summit: Bad Conduct Discharges & Justice-Involved Veteranshosted by the Klarman Family Foundation with networking at Charlesmark Lounge (Back Bay) ✎🛝
June 1, 2016 – Outreach Summit: Engagement & Awareness with VetTogether hosted by VFW Post 1018 (Dorchester) 🛝
March 30, 2016 – Community Summit hosted by Bay State College with VetTogether at MJ O'Connors (Back Bay) 🛝
January 27, 2016 – Collective Impact Summit hosted by the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School with VetTogether at John Harvard's (Cambridge) ✎🛝
November 18, 2015 – Collaborative Summit at District Hall| Gather (Seaport) 🛝
September 23, 2015 – Community Summit & VetTogether hosted by Northeastern University’s Center for the Advancement of Veterans & Service Members (Back Bay) 🛝
July 15, 2015 – Legal Services Summit hosted by Veterans Legal Services with VetTogether at Anthem Kitchen (Beacon Hill / Downtown) 🛝
May 7, 2015 – Community Summit hosted by the North Bennett Street School with VetTogether at Anthem Kitchen (North End / Downtown) 🛝
March 5, 2015 – Community Summit and Welcome Home Breakfast hosted by Suffolk University in conjunction with Boston Veterans’ Services (Beacon Hill) 🛝
January 15, 2015 – Boston Service Provider Summit hosted by Boston Veterans’ Services with VetTogether at Kinsale (Downtown Boston) ✎🛝
July 24, 2014 – Opportunity from Crisis: Cambridge Conversation and Press conference with Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America hosted by Boston Veterans’ Services (Beacon Hill) 🛝
Core Team
The steering committee is focused on direct action, making connections, increasing participation and outreach, identifying emerging and longstanding gaps and needs, and raising awareness of our shared resources and the conditions of collective impact. Join an upcoming summit or email us and let us know if you’d like to get involved with the steering committee or as a volunteer.
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July 17, 2020 | August 4, 2020 | October 6, 2020 | January 4, 2021 | February 9, 2021 | March 2, 2021 | June 1, 2021 | July 6, 2021 | August 10, 2021 | September 24, 2021 | October 18, 2021 | November 2, 2021 | December 7, 2021 | January 4, 2022 | February 1, 2022 | March 1, 2022 | April 5, 2022 | May 3, 2022 | June 7, 2022 | July 5, 2022 | August 2, 2022 | September 6, 2022 | October 6, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | December 8, 2022 | January 28, 2023 | February 7, 2023 | March 7, 2023 | April 4, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | June 6, 2023 | July 11, 2023 | August 1, 2023 | September 5, 2023 | October 3, 2023 | November 7, 2023 | December 5, 2023 | January 27, 2024 | February 6, 2024 | March 5, 2024 | April 2, 2024 | May 7, 2024 | June 4, 2024 | September 3, 2024 | January 25, 2025 | March 4, 2024
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October 14 ,2024 | September 9, 2024 | August 12, 2024 | June 10, 2024 | May 13, 2024 | April 8, 2024 | March 11, 2024 | February 12, 2024 | January 8, 2024 | December 11, 2023 | November 3, 2023 | April 3, 2023 | March 6, 2023 | December 5, 2022 | November 7, 2022 | October 3, 2022 | September 19, 2022 | August 15, 2022 | June 20, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | July 16, 2021 | February 9, 2021 | May 22, 2020 | November 25, 2019 | May 14, 2018 | February 24, 2016
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July 6, 2022 – Community Gathering at Community Rowing Inc (Brighton)
November 17, 2021 – Health & Wellness Resource Network Meeting
September 29, 2021 – #AfghanEvac Direct Action Info Session
December 9, 2020 – Health & Wellness Resource Network Meeting
August 26, 2020 – Home & Community Resource Network Meeting
August 12, 2020 – Health & Wellness Resource Network Meeting
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November 29, 2016 | March 3, 2016 | February 24, 2016 | November 27, 2015 | November 20, 2015 | November 13, 2015 | November 6, 2015 | October 29, 2015 | September 22, 2015 | September 15, 2015 | September 8, 2015 | September 1, 2015 | August 25, 2015 | August 18, 2015 | August 11, 2015 | July 21, 2015 | July 14, 2015 | July 7, 2015 | June 30, 2015 | June 23, 2015 | June 16, 2015 | June 9, 2015 | June 2, 2015 | May 26, 2015 | May 19, 2015 | May 12, 2015 | May 5, 2015 | April 28, 2015 (Shared Programs) | April 21, 2015 | April 14, 2015 | April 7, 2015 (Shared Programs) | March 31, 2015 | March 30, 2015 | March 28, 2015 (Run As One) | March 26, 2015 (Shared Programs) | March 24, 2015 | March 20, 2015 (Shared Programs) | March 16, 2015 | March 9, 2015 | March 2, 2015 | February 23, 2015 | February 16, 2015 | February 9, 2015 | February 2, 2015 | January 26, 2015 | January 12, 2015 | January 5, 2015 | December 29, 2014 | December 8, 2014 | November 20, 2014