A training session for veterans or their families struggling to readjust to life once their military service is complete is set for 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Iola Community Theatre Warehouse, 203 S. Jefferson Ave.
Josiah D’Albini, an Iola City Council member and an event organizer, noted military veterans often have trouble getting reacclimated to civilian life because of how military life is structured.
“This training will help them through that transition,” he said.
D’Albini is the student activities director at Allen Community College.
Officially dubbed Community Green Zone Advocacy, the training also is pertinent to family members or others who may have even passing dealings with veterans, D’Albini said.
“You don’t have to be connected to a veteran to get a benefit from this,” he said. “We’re hoping people in the health care community, civic organizations and local governments will be a part of it.”
The goal is to create a local network of resources to ease the transition, he said.
Attendance is free of charge, and lunch will be provided.
The Iola session will be the fifth in the region.
If response is favorable, the program will be expanded to the rest of the state.
For more information, contact D’Albini at (620) 901-6271.
