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Welcome to the River City Veteran Resource Group

What was formerly recognized as the Tri-State Military Resource Network has been renamed to represent more accurately what we do – provide education, services, resources, and connections for Veterans and their families in and around southwest Indiana.

The RCVRG meets in person to provide information and further discussion on Veteran related topics including, but not limited to housing instability & homelessness, employment opportunities, accessing health & other benefits, navigating disability compensation, suicide prevention, accessing essential services (food, clothing, emergency shelter), registered service animals, mental health, substance use and treatment, survivor’s benefits, and much more!

If you are a Veteran or Veteran service provider and would like to be included in future meetings and correspondence, please email:

rivercityveteranresourcegroup@gmail.com

If you have an upcoming event for Veterans or a flyer to promote your services, please send it via email to:

ECHO Housing & Community Development – info@echohousing.org

Let’s connect to serve those who have served for us!

We invite you to scroll through the flyers below to see what is happening in our community.

NEXT MEETING

Date/Time: March 26, 2026, 10am-11am

Location: USI Griffin Center, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712

Topic: Mission First – Presentation by Paul Linberg

Past Meetings:

Date/Time: February 26, 2026, 10-11am

Location: Griffin Center, USI Campus

Topic: ECHO Housing & Community Development – Veteran Services

Speaker: Savannah Whicker

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Date/Time: October 30, 2025, 10-12pm – Annual Meeting

Location: Griffin Center, USI Campus

Topic: Evansville Vet Center & the VA

Speaker: Tom Clayton & Angie Adams

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Date/Time: September 25, 2025, 10-11am

Location: Griffin Center, USI Campus

Topic: Lending a Hand – Understanding VA Home Loans + Update regarding the Wall that Heals

Speaker: Mr. Clint Bender

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Date/Time: August 28, 2025, 10-11am

Location: Griffin Center, USI Campus

Topic: Honor Flight

Speaker: TBD

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Date/Time: July 31- 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Location: Griffin Center, USI Campus

Topic: Serving Those Who Served: Roles of the Vanderburgh County Veterans Service Office

Speaker: Mrs. Tonya Webber – Vanderburgh County Veteran Service Office

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Date/Time: June 26, 2025 – 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

NEW LOCATION: Mustang Adoption Academy – 12284 S 400 W, Haubstadt, IN 47639

Topic: Therapy has evolved beyond the couch and counselor with more creative ways for veterans to pursue mental health options for treatment. This special presentation by Sky Epperson will discuss how the Mustang Adoption Academy’s “MOS Veterans Program” is designed to reduce their effects of PTSD, TBI’s, and depression/anxiety while saving the life of the veteran and horse.

Speaker: Sky Epperson – Founder/Owner; Brain-Based Horsemanship Professional; MOS EAS Facilitator; Mustang Listener

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Date/Time: May 29- 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Location: Griffin Center, USI Campus
Challenge: Bring any information for upcoming events you want to promote
Education: Service -Connected Education Benefits
Topic: How to understand and plan to use service-connected education benefits to maximize a veteran’s eligibility
Speaker: Jamie Bandy, USI Veteran Services
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April Meeting was cancelled due to HVAC issues at Griffin Center
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Date/Time: March 27, 2025 – 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Location: USI
Challenge: Bring any information for upcoming events you want to promote
Education: Veteran Suicide Prevention
Topic: Panel Discussion and Speaker: How to ask and engage with Veteran families after a loss
Speaker: Mick Hetman – Hetman Design Video Presentation; IDVA Veteran Suicide Prevention Team; & Dev Mathews – Southwestern Behavioral health
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Date/Time: February 27, 2025 – 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Location: USI
Challenge: Bring any information for upcoming events you want to promote
Education: Veteran Benefits
Topic: Panel with Veteran benefits service providers
Speaker: Panel of Providers
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Date/Time: January 30, 2025 – 10:30 a.m. – 1200 p.m.
Location: USI
Challenge: Bring someone with you
Education: Justice Involvement
Topic: How Veterans Can Leverage Restorative Justice
Speaker: Officer Mario Reid, Evansville Police Department, Mental Health & Homeless Liaison / Investigator
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Date/Time: October 31, 2025 – 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: USI
Challenge: Relaunch Meeting!
Education: Bringing Veteran Services Together
Topic: History of the Tri-State Military Resource Network and the relaunch of the RCVRG as its replacement – “So What?”
Facilitator: Savannah Wood, CEO, ECHO Housing & Community Development

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

Alexander Funeral Homes
American Legion Post 370
**American Red Cross – Southwest Indiana Chapter
Atlas World Group
Brentwood Springs
BWX Technologies, Inc.
**Christian Fellowship Church Veteran Ministry
Comfort Keepers
County Council / Veterans Coliseum Preservation Foundation
Cypress Grove Rehabilitation Center
Deaconess Hospice
**Department of Veterans Affairs
Dubois County VSO
**ECHO Housing & Community Development
ESGR
Evansville Health Care Center
Evansville Rescue Mission
Evansville Vet Center
Evansville Wartime Museum
Evansville Thunderbolts
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Four Freedoms Veterans Parade
Funkhouser American Legion
Gibson County VSO
**H.E.R.O. Objective
Hetman Design LLC
Honor Flight of Southern Indiana
HFSI
INARNG
Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs
Indiana State Senate
Indy Ignite
Irreverent Warriors – Vincennes Chapter
Liberty Riders of America 4-27 Alpha
LST 325
Mission First
**Mustang Adoption Academy
**National Vet Help
Office of Representative Mark Messmer
**Office of U.S. Senator Todd Young

Office of U.S. Senator Jim Tomes
Old National Bank Military Veteran Impact Network
**Parenting Time Center
Posey County VSO
Rally Point Events
**Retired Veterans Memorial Club
River City Pride
**Rolling Thunder Indiana Chapter 6
**Southern Region at INvets
Southwest Indiana Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
**Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare
Stable Ground Foundation
Toyota TMMI
**Tri-State Women Veterans
University of Evansville
**University of Southern Indiana
**Vanderburgh County VSO
Veterans Overwatch
**Volunteers of America
Warrick County VSO
WorkOne
**Wounded Warrior Project
Youth First, Inc.

Underline indicates organization is part of the facilitation team

**Indicates organization has attended consecutive meetings & actively participates

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