By REGINA DENNIS [email protected] 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… Read More
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… Read More
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…. Read More
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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… Read More
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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… Read More
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. … Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More