Post Tag: "housing for veterans"

East Bay Funeral Procession Set For Danville Marine

On November 28th, 2011 by Jordan Towers

DANVILLE – Officials in Danville were advising residents that a funeral procession for a local marine killed last week in Afghanistan could disrupt traffic on Monday morning. The family of Lance Cpl. Joshua Corral, 19, will receive his remains at Travis Air Force Base in Solano County on Monday morning, according to Danville officials. [...]

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TOPICS: Afghanistan • housing for veterans • Iraq • OIF/OEF • Veteran News

Housing Program Graduation

On November 23rd, 2011 by Rob Kane

Congratulations to the recent graduates of our Housing Program Twenty five formerly homeless veterans graduated last week (November 17, 2011) from Swords to Plowshares’ unique transitional housing and rehabilitation program. The graduates of the program, all formerly homeless or chronically homeless veterans, spent an average of sixteen months overcoming addictions, mental health issues such [...]

Critics: Fort Carson Policy Targeted Troubled, Wounded Soldiers

On November 17th, 2011 by Jordan Towers

FORT CARSON, Colo. — Army Cpl. Joshua Smith saw the orange glow against the South Carolina night sky long before he reached his sister’s apartment complex. The fire in the back buildings was intense. People stood in shock, watching the blaze. Smith leapt from his rental car and vaulted a five-foot brick wall, yelling [...]

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TOPICS: Afghanistan • homeless veteran • homeless veterans • housing for veterans • Iraq • iraq veteran • OIF/OEF • PTSD • Suicide • VA claims • Veteran News • Veterans • Women Veterans

Barbara Boxer rips proposed cuts to homeless vets housing

On March 23rd, 2011 by Colleen Corliss

San Francisco Chronicle, Politics Blog by Kevin Fagan Never one to mince words, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer had many choice ones today for the Republican plan in Congress to eliminate housing aid to homeless military veterans nationwide. None were complimentary. Among them were “ridiculous” and “mean-spirited.” The blazing look in her eyes as she [...]

House GOP proposed cuts put vets programs at risk

On March 23rd, 2011 by Colleen Corliss

Sen. Barbara boxer, D-Calif., came to San Francisco on Wednesday to try and put a face on the Republicans proposed spending cuts. Republicans in Congress are pushing for cuts in federal spending touting the deficit and talking about laying a huge debt on the nation’s children. Democrats are working to counter that image with [...]

Sen. Barbara Boxer Criticizes House Republicans’ Budget Proposal While In SF

On March 23rd, 2011 by Colleen Corliss

by Dan McMenamin, Bay City News Sen. Barbara Boxer visited San Francisco today to criticize the budget proposal put forward by House Republicans, which she said will negatively impact working-class Americans. Boxer held a news conference at the Ferry Building this morning to discuss the Republicans’ proposal, which she said could cost hundreds of [...]

Boxer fires back against GOP budget plan

On March 23rd, 2011 by Colleen Corliss

By Josh Richman, Oakland Tribune SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer brought fiery rhetoric and a few real-life stories to bear Wednesday on what she called an “outrageous” Republican budget plan that would cost America jobs and lives. “Behind each of these Republican proposed cuts, there are thousands, maybe millions of people who [...]