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MVAA leaders take veteran services on the road during four-day western UP tour
Courtesy Photo: Left to right: MVH nurse Susannah LaCombe, Army veteran Todd Codd, MVAA director Terry Sabo and Navy veteran Gerry Bathurst. LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) director Terry J. Sabo and deputy director Todd Butler spent four days in the western Upper Peninsula (UP) meeting directly with veterans and the organizations that serve them, reinforcing the agency’s commitment to bringing veteran services and resources into communities across Mi

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Aug 123 min read


MVAA launches “Talk to Your” campaign to encourage conversations with veterans
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency (MVAA) has launched their new “Talk to Your” campaign, an initiative encouraging Michigan residents to have conversations with the veterans in their lives about various aspects of life after service. The campaign aims to motivate family and friends to reach out to their veterans about their military experiences, the benefits they earned from their service and their mental health. “When veterans are able to talk to loved o

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Aug 52 min read


VOA Michigan Launches Thrift Showroom on Popular Livestream Shopping App, Whatnot
Nonprofit to expand its thrift enterprise to live sell clothing and accessories to create community while increasing revenue to help fund essential programs for veterans, seniors, and families SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (July 1, 2026) – VOA Michigan (formerly Volunteers of America Michigan) today announced the launch of its new MI Thrift by VOA Michigan showroom on Whatnot, a popular, fast-growing livestreaming e-commerce app founded in 2019. The new revenue-producing enterprise will

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Jul 52 min read
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