Florida Veterans Coalition

10/14/2026

Questions about benefits, health, work, or support for your family? Come meet the people who can help. 🇺🇸

The Tarpon Springs Veterans Resource Fest brings VA benefits and claims information, health and wellness, career and employment, education, training, and family resources together in one place. Veterans of all branches and community members are welcome.

📅 Saturday, October 24 | 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
📍 Citizens Alliance for Progress, 401 E. Martin Luther King Drive, Tarpon Springs

Tag a Tampa Bay veteran or family member who should know about this event. More details are on the flyer.

10/14/2026

Hearts and Homes for Veterans, Inc. is doing amazing work in Lee County providing critical support to Veterans and their families

It’s partnerships like this that make our work meaningful.

10/13/2026

📣 LOCAL BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS — WE WANT YOU AT PATRIOT FEST!

What if your next opportunity to meet the community also gave you an opportunity to stand alongside our Veterans?

On November 6, Florida Veterans Coalition is bringing Patriot Fest to Seminole City Center — and we're inviting businesses, nonprofits and community organizations to be part of it.

This isn't just about setting up a table.

It's about meeting your neighbors. 🤝
Introducing people to what you do.
Building new relationships.
Supporting your community.
And showing Florida's Veterans that their service matters. 🇺🇸

🎶 Live Music
🍴 Food
🇺🇸 Veterans Day Ceremonies
🛍️ Community Vendors
🎟️ E-Bike Raffle
❤️ Veterans, families & our community coming together

📅 Friday, November 6
⏰ 6:00–10:30 PM
📍 Seminole City Center

Interested in joining us?

👉 Apply for vendor space here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnsj4di1x7JOM6OPMie7uE6NztPZ53OgKHtcMZulpOY-GrcQ/viewform

💬 BUSINESS OWNERS: Drop your business name below after you apply!

And if you know a local business or organization that belongs at Patriot Fest, TAG THEM. 👇

🇺🇸 One Community. One Night. One Mission: Honor Our Veterans.

Please fill out the following details to request vendor space at the Seminole Patriot Fest Veterans Day event (Friday, November 6th, 2026 @ 6:00pm-10:30pm Location is at the Seminole City Center. 11201 Park Blvd Seminole, FL 33772

10/13/2026

📱🇺🇸 Connecting Veterans to the Resources They Deserve!

Florida Veterans Coalition (FVC) was out in Cape Coral at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Lee County Healthcare Center, helping connect Veterans in need with essential communication resources!

Through our partnership with Cell Phones For Soldiers, we’re helping ensure Veterans have access to the connectivity they need to stay connected, access resources, and receive the support and assistance they deserve.

A huge THANK YOU to the social workers and staff at the Lee County VA Healthcare Center for helping facilitate this effort and making sure these phones reach the Veterans who need them most. Your dedication and collaboration make a real difference!

At FVC, we believe that sometimes a phone is more than just a device — it’s a lifeline to support, opportunity, and connection. Together, we’re making sure no Veteran has to navigate life’s challenges alone. ❤️🇺🇸

10/13/2026

Looking for your next mission after military service? Florida schools need more than teachers. 🍎

Explore opportunities in skilled trades, transportation, school safety, classrooms, and more during a virtual outreach event with Florida partner school districts.

Thursday, October 15 at 4 p.m. Open to veterans, Guard and Reserve members, transitioning service members, military spouses, and family members.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/PTE-FL-WEBINAR

Share this with someone whose skills could make a difference for students.

10/12/2026

MIAMI VETERANS — THIS DAY IS FOR YOU.

On November 20, we’re bringing Veterans, resources and community organizations together under one roof for the Miami Veterans Resource & Benefits Fair.

This isn’t simply an information fair. It’s an opportunity to connect Veterans directly with organizations providing resources in healthcare, housing, education and training, caregiving, technology, burial services, community support and more.

PLUS:
🥕 200 Thanksgiving produce boxes for Veteran families of four
📱 Cell phones

Produce boxes are first come, first served.

📅 Friday, November 20, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center
1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL 33125
📍 Auditorium — 2nd Floor

Presented in collaboration with the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Broward Veteran Coalition and Florida Veterans Coalition.

Know a Veteran in South Florida? Don’t just like this post — SHARE IT WITH THEM.

Sometimes the resource someone needs is one shared post away.

10/09/2026

PATRIOT FEST IS MORE THAN A FESTIVAL.

Behind every uniform is a person.
Behind every Veteran is a story.
Behind every family is sacrifice most of us will never fully see.

On November 6, we gather as a community to say something simple but powerful:

We remember.
We appreciate you.
And your service matters.

Patriot Fest brings our community together for an evening of music, food, ceremony and celebration — but at the center of it all are the men and women who served our country.

📅 Friday, November 6 | 6:00–10:30 PM
📍 Seminole City Center

❤️ Help us start honoring them right now.

Tag a Veteran you appreciate below, share their branch of service, or simply leave a 🇺🇸 to let our Veterans know this community stands with them.

10/08/2026

Veterans of every era and branch: there’s a place to connect in Tarpon Springs. 🇺🇸

Empath Honors Veterans Connection meets on the third Thursday of the month. Come meet fellow veterans and learn about resources available to you.

📅 Thursday, October 15 | 10 a.m.–noon
📍 Mt. Herman Missionary Baptist Church Community Hall, 400 S. Levis Ave., Tarpon Springs

Bring a veteran friend or share this invitation with someone who could use the connection. Details and contact numbers are on the flyer.

10/07/2026

CALLING LOCAL BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS!

Want to put your organization in the middle of one of our community’s biggest celebrations honoring Veterans?

Vendor applications are NOW OPEN for Patriot Fest 2026!

On Friday, November 6, Seminole City Center will come alive with Veterans, military families, local businesses and members of our community for an evening of:

🎶 Live music
🍴 Food
🇺🇸 Patriotic ceremonies
🎟️ E-Bike raffle
🛍️ Vendors & community organizations
❤️ And most importantly — honoring those who served.

This is your opportunity to showcase your business or organization while being part of something with a much bigger purpose.

📅 Friday, November 6
⏰ 6:00–10:30 PM
📍 Seminole City Center

👉 APPLY FOR VENDOR SPACE:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnsj4di1x7JOM6OPMie7uE6NztPZ53OgKHtcMZulpOY-GrcQ/viewform

Know a business, nonprofit or organization that should be there?

👇 TAG THEM BELOW and SHARE this post with them!

One Community. One Night. One Mission:
HONOR OUR VETERANS.

Please fill out the following details to request vendor space at the Seminole Patriot Fest Veterans Day event (Friday, November 6th, 2026 @ 6:00pm-10:30pm Location is at the Seminole City Center. 11201 Park Blvd Seminole, FL 33772

10/06/2026

❤️$25 CAN HELP ONE VETERAN FAMILY THIS THANKSGIVING.

Not a statistic. Not a general donation. One family.

On November 20, Florida Veterans Coalition is joining the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Broward Veteran Coalition for the Miami Veterans Resource & Benefits Fair.

Our goal is simple — provide Thanksgiving produce boxes to 200 Veteran families.

❤️ $25 = 1 family
❤️ $50 = 2 families
❤️ $125 = 5 families
❤️ $250 = 10 families

Imagine what happens if 200 people each decide: “I’ll take care of one.”

200 people. 200 acts of gratitude. 200 Veteran families reminded that their community has not forgotten them.

🇺🇸 Will you sponsor one Veteran family this Thanksgiving?

👇 Donation link is in the comments.

Please SHARE this post. Even if you can’t give today, someone in your network may be able to sponsor the next family.