Tag: Veterans

Our 13 Watchdog team has found information that's prompting new questions about the level of care at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.

On Oct. 3 the 14 members of Cornell’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) presented their business plans for the dreams they have of entering the civilian sector as entrepreneurs.

The fourth annual Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down drew veterans in need of goods and services from across the county to Santa Maria Fairpark on Saturday.

More affordable housing for homeless veterans is opening in Eugene. The group, “Housing Our Veterans” revealed their newest project on Friday. It’s a single family home converted into “single room occupancy” housing for veterans.

The proven and extensive real-world experiences gained by former military experience duty often benefit veterans completing the transition from active military duty to the civilian workforce.

New York Institute of Technology is looking to our veterans for experienced professional to help fulfill jobs.

At Veteran’s Corner, giving help to veterans from other veterans is a mission not taken lightly.

HELENA When Andrew Kim was a 15-year-old boy living in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, he woke up early one morning to go to a friend’s house.

Over the last few weeks, the 13 Watchdog team has uncovered numerous issues at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.

New in town and looking for a job, Cyrus Okoro mustered a laugh out of a job recruiter Thursday when he explained why he was at the special job fair in North Chicago, held for military veterans and their spouses.

Female veterans who try to take their own lives are often successful at a far higher rate than their female non-veteran counterparts because of one reason: They use guns.

In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called for an immediate investigation into potential violations in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that, if proven, Blumenthal laments, “evince a mindset that puts veterans last.”

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Army veteran John Duback of Ottawa spent about 2 1/2 hours on the road Monday so he could take advantage of an Aspen Dentalprogram in Springfield that offered free dental care to veterans.

Finding the right job is often as much about who you know as what you know, a phenomenon with which plenty of people in D.C. are familiar. But military veterans mustering out often lack the kind of network that can help them transition to a new career.

Dozens of West Coast military veterans incorrectly received letters indicating they’d lose unemployment benefits after an overworked Department of Veterans Affairs office in Seattle lost track of records the veterans had submitted, according to a VA Inspector General report released this week.

The fourth annual "Paychecks for Patriots" took place at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. It is part of a statewide initiative helping veterans transition back into civilian life.

Longtime Ald. Patrick O’Connor (40th) on Wednesday urged the city’s human resources department to find ways to help returning veterans use their skills to bolster Chicago’s public safety and first responder programs.

Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington has announced plans to create a new Veterans Support Center designed to meet the needs of students who have served in the military.

The mini-stroke that stole part of his vision set him back, and Larry Mays realized that he needed a little help to get through the next few weeks.

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David Siegel, 80, president and CEO of Westgate Resorts, is one of Orlando Business Journal’s 2015 Veterans of Influence who will be recognized a t a Sept. 30 awards luncheon.

Becky Crow, who served in the Air Force, is now the executive director of the Veterans Foundation of Stanislaus County.

Milford High School handed out diplomas this month to 45 students who dropped out of school in the 1940s to fight World War II.

Tech culture has long been criticized for its exclusivity: For women, for people of color, for members of the LGBT community, tech’s so-calleddiversity problem often makes it harder for some identities to land jobs, found companies, secure funding, or have their contributions to innovation respected and heard

unemployment rate for military veterans across the United States decreased from 5.5 percent in 2013 to 5.3 percent in 2014. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that employers will be waiting for you with open arms. Today’s job market remains highly competitive for individuals with or without military experience.

Getting a job on Capitol Hill can be tough, even for the politically savvy with long resumes and starred credentials. But it can be a vastly different experience for veterans.

As part of a long standing commitment to support active military personnel, veterans and their families, AT&T awarded $5,000 to The Fort Hero Veterans Barracks to complete repairs to the Bastrop facility.

In recognition of September as Suicide Prevention Month, Paralyzed Veterans of America is making yet another effort to ensure individuals across the country know the signs of suicide risk and the resources available to promote mental health and prevent veteran suicide.

When an individual commits a crime and goes through the court process, they typically face two outcomes freedom or imprisonment.

Veterans Affairs clinics in San Diego have seen a dramatic rise in mental health patients, with an increase of more than two and a half times since 2002. But mental health staffing has lagged somewhat in growth and is now hobbled by a national psychiatrist shortage

However, unlike most job fairs, at this one they were only looking for a certain type of prospective employee- veterans.

Virginia Tech has been awarded a statewide Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Governor's Award for hiring more veterans than any other state agency in the Commonwealth of Virginia. There are 65 state agencies, including 39 colleges and universities.

Strezeski, 35, of Natrona Heights said she appreciated the help, but she was over-qualified. She has bachelor's and master's degrees and served as an intelligence analyst in the Army. She said the agencies stereotyped her: “People think that anyone coming out of the Army is young, male and undereducated,” she said. “That's not who we are.”

It is right to honor our comrades through remembrance. It, too, is right to honor their noble deeds and sacrifice through action.

Veterans who live in the East Aurora School District can now apply for tax exemptions since the School Board unanimously approved the measure minutes after the conclusion of a public hearing Wednesday night.

Starbucks calls its employees “partners.” Disney has “cast members,” not staff. The Ritz-Carlton’s motto is, “We are Ladies and Gentlemen serving Ladies and Gentlemen.”

The share of federal jobs going to veterans is at its highest level in five years, new data shows, with former service members comprising almost half of full-time hires in the last fiscal year.

Some local veterans are seeing smoke over Kearney’s recently-passed smoking ban, saying it will hurt an establishment catering to military members.

Whether they are faculty members, staff members or students, veterans at Virginia Tech will find more support at the university this year.