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CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is creating a non-profit foundation to better help veterans. The Illinois Joining Forces Foundation will support Illinois Joining Forces, a network of organizations that serve veterans, active military and their families.

By Associated Press August 17 BALTIMORE In a year when the Department of Veterans Affairs has repeatedly come under fire for problems ranging from deadly delays in medical appointments to its hefty backlog of benefit

By REGINA DENNIS rdennis@wacotrib.com Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries is expanding outreach to recruit more Waco-area veterans for a new job placement program. The nonprofit received a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation in January to

DANVILLE Representatives of community agencies, veterans and others will gather Tuesday for the second annual Community Mental Health Summit, hosted by the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System. The invitation-only event will be from 8:30

TOMAH, WI–For the 28th year, automobiles and motorcycles from across Wisconsin will converge at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Sunday, Aug. 24 for the Platoon Run XXVIII Car and Motorcycle Show. The day

WORCESTER The Veterans Affairs Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System is working to shore up chronic deficiencies that have resulted in some of the longest wait times in the nation, many of which have been borne

HIAWATHA (KWWL) – A group in eastern Iowa is getting money to help prevent veteran homelessness. The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. (HACAP) in Hiawatha announced Monday it’s receiving $1.2 million from the Department

  As the world looks back on Robin Williams’ life, its remembering some of the esteemed actors greatest contributions to humanity, which often had little to do with the big screen. Williams, who died in

AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A national program that helps temporarily homeless families keep all members of their family together including their four-legged family members celebrated its grand opening in Akron today. PetSmart Promise, a collaboration between PetSmart

Efforts in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina aimed at helping veterans avoid homelessness received another federal assist today with four grants from the Veterans Administration totaling $3.78 million, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.  

WILLISTON, North Dakota The Department of Veteran Affairs is giving $900,000 to the North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People to provide housing services for low-income veterans. U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoeven announced the

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, along with Congressman Nick Rahall, today announced $2,620,000 in funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program to