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Reducing Veteran Homelessness with Dignity and Teamwork
Veterans Commons is now home for 75 chronically homeless, disabled veterans. A permanent supportive housing model combined with on-site services continues to show amazing results.
Many veterans have served honorably but we're born abroad and brought to this country at an early age. For them, the United States is their country but they were never granted citizenship. But with a sense of...
Our legal services include free assistance to veterans who seek Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare, disability compensation, and pension; we also specialize in military discharge reviews and upgrades for veterans who received less than fully Honorable...
Practising Law Institute (PLI) is offering legal training for attorneys to improve understanding of legal matters as they apply to veterans. Certain laws and courtroom practices have the potential to impact veterans differently than the rest of...
We have known for some time that the California home loan program is antiquated, limited to single family houses and farms. That coupled with low interest rates has rendered a well-meaning program unworkable in practice. The good...
Stars and Stripes - Deployed military personnel who’ve had multiple traumatic brain injuries from roadside bombs or other incidents may be at increased risk for suicide, a new study suggests.
Earlier research had already drawn a link between...
Practising Law Institute (PLI) is offering legal training for attorneys to improve understanding of legal matters as they apply to veterans. Certain laws and courtroom practices have the potential to impact veterans differently than the rest of...
We have known for some time that the California home loan program is antiquated, limited to single family houses and farms. That coupled with low interest rates has rendered a well-meaning program unworkable in practice. The good...
Stars and Stripes - A local veterans organization is skeptical about a recent decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs target claims older than a year for completion by 2015. Veterans whose claims fall in that time...
The rule has created unnecessary delays in claims processing. It is reasonable to have such stipulations in normal situations; however, veterans with mental health issues and difficulties in meeting appointments (homeless veterans are not likely to have...
Swords to Plowshares recently received funding from The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF) to administer a competitive re-grant program for both veteran service agencies and community organizations that are interested in providing services for women veterans throughout California....
Combat to Community began in 2009 as a project to help the community understand the landscape of veteran transitional issues, especially those that are particularly difficult and lead to homelessness, drug abuse, incarceration, etc. among the veteran...
The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed five veterans who have struggled with transition back to civilian life. They have endured trying situations in the military in their deployments and have made huge strides since leaving the military. They...
After a long fight, veterans in San Francisco will now have the opportunity to access veteran's court and be heard before a judge that gives consideration to issues stemming from military service. Many veterans still struggle with...
U.S. Army veteran Keith Boylan, of Winters, California has been appointed deputy secretary of veteran services at the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet). Boylan has been government relations liaison at the California Association of Veteran Service...
Last week's fatal shooting of a veteran suffering from PTSD exemplifies the need for better training in crisis intervention and prevention. The veteran was suicidal and stated that he wanted to be shot by police and the...
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