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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

Posted on: Thursday, August 7, 2014 While much of the bills funding will sunset after two years, Congress will face pressure to extend it permanently By Shai Akabas and Brian Collins Alex Cave contributed to

Leadership skills are always a good thing to put down on your resume, but demonstrating them through experience is critical. Taking part in and leading neighborhood activities demonstrates that you can put the skills you

WASHINGTON Harold J. Greene, the two-star Army general who on Tuesday became the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be killed in either of America’s post-9/11 wars, was an engineer who rose through the ranks as

  Veterans wait months longer than necessary to have their veterans disability benefits processed because of delays in how military officials handle service medical records, according to an audit released Thursday by the Defense Department

Congress passed a landmark bill Thursday to help veterans avoid long waits for health care and fix other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. A 91-3 vote in the Senate sent the $16.3 billion

The BNSF Railway Foundation recently announced a $3 million pledge to the USO to support hiring initiatives for active-duty men and women transitioning out of the military.The pledge a three-year commitment to USO Inc.’s mission

  Two years ago, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced it made a commitment to hire 1,000 United States military veterans, and today the company has surpassed its three-year goal more than a year

Master Sgt. Roger Sparks was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during a fierce firefight with insurgents in Afghanistans Watapur Valley Nov. 14, 2010. Responding to a call to retrieve combat casualties in support

LUMBERTON A Veterans Administration Rural Health Outreach team will be in Lumberton on Aug. 1 to help area veterans enroll in the VA health care system and receive health information about various services available to