Houston Proclaims “Homes For Our Troops Day”
HOUSTON,(GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) –“The City of Houston will again show its support of America’s veterans by presenting Homes for Our Troops with a Proclamation declaring Homes for Our Troops Day – 2009. Houston City Councilmember Peter Brown, who is a U.S. Army veteran, will present Tom Benoit, Chief Financial Officer for Homes for Our Troops, with the Proclamation on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Houston City Hall Rotunda.” Read the full story here.
Disabled American Veterans January/February 2009 Magazine
Download the January/February 2009 DAV Magazine: The official Voice of the Disabled American Veterans and the DAV Auxillery.
The 1.2 million-member Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) charity dedicated to building better lives for America’s disabled veterans and their families.
American Pain Foundation and National Veterans Legal Services Program Contribute Chapter for Online Book
American Pain Foundation and National Legal Services Program have both contributed to the new online American Veterans and Service Members Survival Guide, offered by Veterans for America. Click here to read the chapter.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service January 19, 2009
You can help strengthen services for military, veterans, families, and survivors by volunteering to help the efforts of our organizations on this National Day of Service. To find out more about volunteer opportunities to help Coalition organizations, visit our Get Involved page or click here.
Photo: Homes for our Troops
New Directions Chosen as Finalist for HGTV Kitchen Remodel
Great news! New Directions, a nonprofit agency serving homeless and at-risk Veterans, has been chosen as one of eight finalists to have the Women’s Veteran’s Program at Mitchell House in Los Angeles’ kitchen remodeled on HGTV. Voting has begun on HGTV’s web site.
If you’d like to vote for New Directions, each day you can vote once at http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/home/text/0,,HGTV_32656_82769,00.html. Just click on Los Angeles. Voting will continue until March 2nd and two winners will be announced on HGTV on March 15th.
*photo by Bill Youngblood for New Directions
Bionic Gloves Helping USA Cares Give a ‘Hand Up’
Bionic Gloves, sister company to Louisville Slugger, is partnering with USA Cares in support of its mission to help military families. Fitting the USA Cares “A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out” motto, Bionic, which sells sports and fitness gloves designed by an orthopedic surgeon, will work hand in hand with the organization to promote the charity’s outreach efforts.
Invisible Wounds
What do we mean by Invisible Wounds?
There are over 35,000 soldiers who have been wounded in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although injuries that veterans endure today are comparable to that of their military predecessors, the massive use of explosive devises can cause devastating wounds. The physical wounds from IED’s or suicide bombers include TBI, traumatic amputation, shrapnel wounds, burns and other very complex injuries.
National Military Family Association and Armed Services YMCA Selected for DoD Military Family Readiness Council
Last month, the Department of Defense (DoD) convened the Military Family Readiness Council (MFRC) that was mandated in the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
