ONE Freedom Weekend Retreat
ONE Freedom, Inc. weekend programs allow participants to receive expert instruction and the opportunity to apply the skills in an experiential setting. This provides a more detailed foundation for learning how to effectively resource individual strengths in the face of life’s stresses and challenges. These weekends also provide a bridge for stronger communication and connection in the family.
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PAVING THE ROAD HOME: TAPS SHARES LESSONS LEARNED WITH KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS
Honor Those We Have Lost, By Caring For Those Left Behind, Says TAPS Founder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 12, 2008
Coming Home Project Upcoming Workshops
Coming Home is non-partisan and non-denominational; and welcomes all with an accepting and non-judgmental spirit, regardless of gender, religious and political belief, and marital status.
Here are some of their upcoming workshops:
Multiple Tours Increase Mental Health Risks for Troops
Hattiesbug American | Article by Marilyn Elias, August 19, 2008.
Multiple combat deployments to Iraq are increasing serious mental health problems among soldiers, triggering drug and alcohol abuse and contributing to record suicide levels, suggest recent reports at the American Psychological Association meeting in Boston. READ MORE »
Mount Wachusett Community College Land to be Leased to Veteran Homestead Inc. to Create a Rehabilitation and Training Center for Injured Veterans
Worcester Telegram and Gazette News | August 10, 2008
“Through a bill approved last week by the state Legislature, 10 acres at Mount Wachusett Community College [in Gardner, MA] will be leased to Veteran Homestead Inc. to create a rehabilitation and training center for injured veterans.
Pacific Partnership Families Stay ‘United Through Reading’
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) James Seward
Website of the United States Navy www.navy.mil
August 11, 2008
“United Through Reading (UTR) program is making a difference in the lives of Sailors deployed aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership 2008.
Rebuilding body and spirit: Center for the Intrepid puts nation’s wounded military on the mend
By Victoria Stagg Elliott | American Medical News
Aug. 18, 2008
“From the moment one enters the Center for the Intrepid, it’s clear that this is not a typical rehabilitation facility. The building was constructed by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which raised $40 million from private donors… it serves an average of 145 injured soldiers a week.”
Read the full article here.
Sexual Assault and the Military: When will the Pentagon Take Action?
By Paul Rieckhoff, IAVA
Article from The Huffington Post | August 5, 2008
Record Number of Military Spouses Head Back to School with NMFA Scholarships
For Immediate Distribution
Contact:
Michelle Joyner
703-931-6632
publicrelations@nmfa.org
http://www.nmfa.org/
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