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WEST COVINA >> San Gabriel Valleys only shelter for homeless female veterans and their children has lost its South Walnut Avenue home to eviction. The residents at Almost Home Transitional Housing, a rent-free temporary housing

The year 2015 could bring about some momentous changes for veterans. First, it is the year that the Department of Veterans Affairs set as the deadline for ending veteran homelessness according to a 5-year plan

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – They served their nation and in many cases put their own lives on the line, but a large number of Missouri veterans are now homeless, which is why one nonprofit is reaching

The Corporation for National and Community Service has announced a new program called Operation AmeriCorps, aimed at using national service as the transformative catalyst to address a communitys most pressing local problem. Through Operation AmeriCorps,

When George Blackard found out about the Billings Vet Center, it was by accident. We just needed an office for a little event we were doing, the commander of the Andrew Pearson American Legion Post

Calling a vet to the farm used to mean an animal was sick, but new approaches by government and other agencies are opening the way for military veterans to assume a prominent place in the

VALLEY FALLS Amorici Vineyard is participating in the Return the F.A.V.O.R. program. The acronym stands for Find & Assist Veterans of Record, a discount program for military veterans. The Rensselaer County farm winery is offering

LIMA World War II veteran Robert Bohyer took in a screening of the new film, Unbroken, the story of a World War II soldier who ended up surviving the ordeal of a Japanese POW camp.

As a gunner’s mate in the U.S. Navy, Morris Barton served aboard the Lady Luck, a landing craft support ship, in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Judging from the festivities held in

Troops transitioning out of the military often worry that the jobs they did in uniform will be irrelevant to the jobs they want out of uniform. They’re often wrong. “We’ve seen that 85 percent of

  Many types of medical conditions get worse over time. If you are a veteran receiving disability benefits from the VA, you have the right to request that your rating be increased if your medical

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five-hundred severely disabled veterans will benefit from rehabilitation programs in winter sports and recreation through a $500,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to Disabled Sports