Women Veterans Ignited

10/14/2026

Meet Kim Helm! Kim is the new VA NF/SG Women Veterans Program Coordinator. Kim replaced Cheryl Tillman who is now retired. Welcome Kim!!

10/14/2026

Participating in the NF/SG VA Resource Fair Standdown in Lake City! Ran into some more Jacksonville veterans too! Great turn out.

10/12/2026

We recognize Courtney N. Griffin, our chief operating officer. She recently spent time talking with David Benfield on First Coast Living, First Coast News about her service in the Air Force. She served because her father and grandfathers served before her. She grew up living on military installations. Joining the military also provided a pathway for her career growth and experience. We appreciate you! Thank you for your service!

10/06/2026

What a wonderful day on First Coast Living! Our shared their "Stories of Service" with David Benfield. Watch on Mondays on First Coast News.

10/01/2026

Our office is not distributing Meta Glasses at this time. We will post when we receive more. Thank you.

08/26/2026

We work to help transition from military to civilian life. Our president/CEO, Dee Quaranta, talked with David Benfield about our programs and services. Thanks First Coast Living for sharing our story.

Website: forwomenvets.org

08/06/2026

Today, we honor a remarkable woman, a World War II Navy veteran, and a trailblazer whose legacy will continue to inspire generations.

Mrs. Hazel Jones Womble passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the extraordinary age of 106.

Mrs. Womble served our nation during World War II, remaining on active duty until August 1946 before continuing her service in the U.S. Navy Reserve through March 1953. She earned the World War II Victory Ribbon and the American Theater Ribbon, yet like so many women veterans of her generation, her service went largely unrecognized.

For nearly 80 years, she never enrolled with the VA or received the benefits she had earned.

That changed on April 8, 2025...

Read more at https://forwomenvets.org/in-loving-memory-mrs-hazel-jones-womble/

07/20/2026

We are honored to announce that Women Veterans Ignited has been selected as one of the nonprofit recipients of the 2026 Flags for Heroes fundraiser!

If you're able to...come out to Orange Park Mall on September 11 for the Rotary Club of Orange Park's 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. You can also Sponsor a flag, remember a hero, and help make a difference.

📅 September 11, 2026
📍 Orange Park Mall
ℹ👉More info here: https://oprotarysunrise.com/flags-for-heroes.php

07/13/2026

Job news for women veterans:

VetJobs and Military Spouse Jobs Support the VA's Women Veteran Enrollment Initiative with Employment Services

07/11/2026

What an awesome experience at the Bosslift today at JTC. Keynote speakers included retired Major General Rita Broadway who serves as the FL ESGR Chair and Major General John Haas who serves as the Adjutant General for the FL Army National Guard. We also had a surprise guest speaker...General Thomas Carden who serves as the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

We got to participate in orientation flights (riding a chopper), test out the Engagement Skills Trainer Weapons simulator (so awesome!), check out the military vehicle displays, and watch Soldier demonstrations with weapons. We even got to learn about the FLNG Best Warrior Competition and attend the 146th Battalion Deployment Departure ceremony.

We got to meet some pretty great people today. Oh, and we also got to watch a spur of the moment volunteer awards ceremony to 2 ESGR Florida volunteers, Steve Toomey and Colleen Trout. Congratulations to you both!

Thank you Rita, Brie, and Tony for inviting us out to such a cool event where employers and resource providers get to see what their employees (guard members) are doing when they have to leave for training drill days.