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The Michigan Commander’s Group and the VFW is proud to offer THRIVE 101 training this September. The training is tailored for approximately 45 leaders from across Michigan's Veteran Service Organizations. It's a unique opportunity to introduce these concepts to leadership across the state and reinforce a shared commitment to supporting the veteran community.

Date: Monday, September 15, 2025
Location: VFW State Headquarters, Lansing, MI
From 10am to 4:30pm.

THRIVE 101 is foundational resilience training designed to equip participants with practical tools to build mental fitness, strengthen peer support, and foster post-traumatic growth. It also focuses on proactive strategies for suicide prevention and protection, stress management, and enhancing overall well-being. It's open to anyone in a Veteran Service Organization. Michigan Commanders Group believes that this is a great opportunity for all veteran service groups. For more information, click here.

The Michigan Commanders Group is a coalition of Michigan's Congressionally Chartered Veterans Service Organizations. Collectively, these organizations represent Michigan's 550,000+ veterans and their families, and have been the state's leader in successfully advocating for this population for nearly 100 years. Since the late 1920s, Michigan's Congressionally Chartered Veteran Service Organizations have been staunch advocates in representing veterans and their family members in filing disability claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - including appeals as far as the U.S Court of Veterans' Appeals. The Commanders Group has also been highly successful in getting treatment and disability compensation for those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

In addition to advocating for individual veterans in filing their disability claims, and advocating for veterans and their families in the State Legislature, each member of the Commander's Group uses its resources at the national level to advocate for and assist veterans and their families throughout the nation.
 
The organizations that make up The Michigan Commanders Group are: The American Legion (TAL), American Veterans (AMVETS), Catholic War Veterans (CWV), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Jewish War Veterans of the United States (JWV), Marine Corps League (MCL), Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), and Women's Army Corps Veterans Association (WACVA).