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VetsAid Selects First Round of Veteran Charities to Benefit From 2018 Concert
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON, DC (CelebrityAccess) – VetsAid, the second annual concert to support veterans and their families sponsored by Eagle’s guitarist Joe Walsh, announced this week the first round of veteran charities that will benefit from this year’s November 11th concert.
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Los Angeles County Takes Proactive Steps to Improve Support for Veterans and Awards $160,000 Grant to NAVSO
Type of content: News
NAVSO CEO returns to Los Angeles County where the concept for NAVSO was born.
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Google aims to put military veterans back to work with new tools
Type of content: News
Google on Monday launched a series of tools aimed at helping military veterans and their spouses transition to full-time careers once their service has ended, joining other leading companies that have prioritized veteran hiring amid a nationwide skilled labor shortage.
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An Unlikely Bond Between Chicago Teens and Veterans Is Saving Lives In The City
Type of content: News
A YMCA-hemled program found that partnering at-risk youth with former service members lowered rates of violence while boosting self esteem.
“How many people have you killed?”
Former Marine Julio Cortes looked into the face of the curious teen interrogating him.
“Next question,” Cortes replied.
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VA, Walgreens Partner To Coordinate Veterans' Prescriptions
Type of content: News
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its partnership with Walgreens Boots Alliance to better coordinate medication and immunization histories of the nation’s veterans.
The new "VA-Walgreens exchange” enables VA doctors to “easily view medications directly that are prescribed to VA-enrolled patients by community providers and filled at Walgreens pharmacies.”
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Service Dog Registries To Streamline Travel For Veterans With 'Invisible Injuries'
Type of content: News
Retired Army Sgt. Kevin Crowell boarded an American Airlines flight from Miami to Key West with his wife and his psychiatric service dog Bella in April 2014. They were heading to a couples retreat sponsored by the Wounded Warrior Project.
Crowell, who has been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from an explosion during his deployment to Iraq in 2004 and 2005, says he made sure he properly documented the golden retriever over the phone, days ahead of his trip.
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More cancer treatment options opening to veterans thanks to new partnership
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON — Veterans battling cancer could have easier access to cutting-edge treatments and experimental trials under a new partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Cancer Institute announced Tuesday.
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Announcing “Operation Service Dog Access” – an innovative pilot program by American Humane and the National Association of Veteran-Serving Organizations
Type of content: News
The first third-party, hands-on assessment program for service dogs and their handlers aims to eliminate discrimination against veterans and educate business owners
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Trump signs VA law to provide veterans more private health care choices
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed legislation Wednesday paving the way for a major overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs and expanded access for veterans to VA-funded care in the private sector.
The measure, which passed both chambers of Congress last month with overwhelming bipartisan support, delivers on a key campaign promise for Trump, who pledged to provide veterans with more non-VA health care choices.
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Why the HUD secretary says the increase in homeless veterans is concerning
Type of content: News
WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson says he is concerned by the nationwide rise in homeless veterans last year, but not pessimistic.
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