Post Tag: "Bay Area Veterans"

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Retreat for Student Veterans

On February 21st, 2012 by Jordan Towers

The Coming Home Project is Sponsoring a Student Veteran Retreat on March 28 - 31, 2012, near Yosemite Park. Join with other student veterans and service members, share stories and experiences, and more. « Read More

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Swords to Plowshares Joins California Interagency Council on Veterans

On February 1st, 2012 by Jordan Towers

Swords to Plowshares is proud to announce that Keith Boylan, the Policy and Program Coordinator for the Institute for Veteran Policy has been appointed Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Employment for the California Interagency Council on Veterans (IAC).  On August 23, 2011, Governor Brown issued an Executive Order establishing the California Interagency Council on [...]

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Veterans and Beneficiaries Receive 2012 Cost of Living Adjustment

On January 24th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

WASHINGTON – Veterans, their families, and survivors receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs saw a 3.6 percent increase in their compensation and pension benefits beginning January 1. “Veterans, their families and their survivors are entitled to benefits that keep pace with the cost of living,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. [...]

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Panetta: Could Be 19,000 Military Sexual Assaults Each Year

On January 19th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that the Pentagon is preparing new initiatives to try to curb sexual assaults in the military — a problem he believes could be six times greater than reported. Panetta said 3,191 sex assault cases were reported in the military last year, but because so few victims come [...]

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Swords to Plowshares Attends Student Veterans of America, 4th Annual National Conference

On January 17th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

Last December, Swords to Plowshares joined more than 500 student veterans from around the country for the 4th Annual Student Veterans of America (SVA) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. General Eric Shinseki, the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs opened the conference with a simple message to student veterans, “Take ownership of your [...]

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VA Announces Changes to Emergency Care Payment Policy

On January 12th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today a change in regulations regarding payments for emergency care provided to eligible Veterans in non-VA facilities. “This provision helps ensure eligible Veterans continue to get the emergency care they need when VA facilities are not available,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. The [...]

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First Lady Tackling Medical Treatment For Vets

On January 11th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mrs. Obama was to announce the commitment from more than 100 medical schools during an appearance Wednesday at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The schools are agreeing to step up training for medical students in how to treat PTSD and traumatic brain injury, increase research into the conditions and share new [...]

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Study: Vets Face Greater Risk of Mental Health Issues During Pregnancy

On January 10th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

Women war veterans who became pregnant after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan were twice as likely as other female vets to experience mental health problems, according to a study published this week in the Journal of Women’s Health. The study, Pregnancy and Mental Health Among Women Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, aimed to  [...]

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SF Veterans Mural Project: Murals On A Mission

On January 10th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

Amos Lee Gregory wants people to know that every day 32 U.S. veterans attempt to commit suicide and 18 are successful. It is a statistic that he cites in conversations about the SF Veterans Mural Project, which he launched in November on Shannon Alley between Geary and O’Farrell and Jones and Taylor in the [...]

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Women at War: Rising Role in Military Outpaces Medical Care

On January 9th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

The U.S. military is no longer a men’s club — almost 15 percent of today’s active-duty troops are women. They drive Humvees, fix airplanes and often find themselves in combat situations, shoulder to shoulder with their male comrades-in-arms. But when it comes to military and veterans’ medical care, women soldiers remain a step behind [...]

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Veterans Toolkit Workshop

On January 4th, 2012 by Jordan Towers

Veterans Toolkit Workshop with UC Berkeley and American Corporate Partners WHEN: January 28, 2012 LOCATION: 100 Cesar E Chavez Student Center, UC Berkeley Coming home with questions about how to take the next step? Wondering what the next chapter of your life looks like? Get the tools, support, and strategies you need for charting [...]

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Bay Area Veterans Face Readjustment Hurdles As Iraq War Ends

On January 1st, 2012 by Jordan Towers

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – As the nearly nine-year war in Iraq draws to a close, Bay Area veterans who are returning home to rejoin their families and resume their civilian lives may face unexpected challenges. Keith Armstrong, director of couples and family therapy at the Veterans Affairs Center in San Francisco, said that [...]

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Veterans Hackday Apps, now on LinkedIn Labs

On December 22nd, 2011 by Jordan Towers

LinkedIn, has Hackdays once per month, where they encourage employees to form teams, work on anything they can dream of, present their hacks to the company, and compete for prizes. They make some of these hacks publicly available by putting them up on their experimental site, LinkedIn Labs. Veterans http://veterans.linkedinlabs.com Reconnect with military veterans on LinkedIn. Find [...]

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Swords to Plowshares partners with Grid Alternatives

On October 11th, 2011 by Anthony Sordini

Bay Area Veterans are proud to sponsor a Swords to Plowshares job training solar installation in partnership with GRID Alternatives on Veterans Day Weekend. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $5,000 to sponsor the training installation. The S2P job trainees will learn from, and work alongside GRID’s skilled staff to install a [...]

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