The We Care Veterans Fair scheduled for May 18 at the Rome Civic Center seeks to serve veterans in all parts of Northwest Georgia, or wherever they come from. The event is free and will be held from 8:30 AM to 4 PM.

Those services encompass needs like healthcare, legal, financial, mental health, social security, lifestyles and everything in between. The event will also bring in a grocery transport truck through the nonprofit Goodr and is offering 75 pre-registered veterans to shop for free groceries on site from 11 AM. to 2 PM.

They can register at https://form.jotform.com/231084647421049 or call 770-973-0014.

The issue is that there are services available, but vets don’t know that they’re available.

The event’s organizer Kim Scofi, founder of United Military Care, said “they just sometimes need a little help navigating to find the services they need. We want to help them to get it down.”

The event has several sponsors including Home Depot, the City of Rome and United Military Care, among others. While many facets of the event are set, others are being worked out.

The event will also have a localized handbook with all available resources for veterans — titled the hero’s handbook — to give to those in attendance.