Over a dozen vendors and a handful of speakers gathered at Bakersfield college’s renegade event center. Yet, this event wasn’t just for anyone. It catered to only local veterans and is the first of its kind.
“There’s a period of time after they leave their service that they’re not necessarily connected with benefits or resources, they’re not connected to the veteran community and we really wanted to fill in that gap,” said Jenny Frank, Director of Veteran Services and Programs at Bakersfield College.
Frank says the Kern County Veteran’s Opportunity Event has been an idea years in the making…