2nd Annual CIAV Conference Coverage – Experts: Vets Need More Comprehensive Care
“As organizations throughout the U.S. work to help combat veterans, the Coalition for Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans decided to bring them all together so they could share knowledge about what they’re doing and talk about what still needs to be done. CIAV is a clearinghouse of 50 agencies that seek to help veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.”
The Coming Home Project: Retreat for Families with Deployed Service Members 2009
Retreat for Families with Deployed Service Members – 2009
When: June 25 2009 – June 28 2009
Location: Angela Center
Santa Rosa, California
“When a service member deploys, the whole family deploys with him or her.”
IAVA is Hiring!
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) is the nation’s first and largest group for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Founded in 2004 by Iraq veterans, IAVA is a young, dynamic nonprofit with over 125,000 veteran members and grassroots supporters in 50 states. We’re winning major battles in Congress (like the GI Bill), helping thousands of veterans nationwide, and making national headlines daily (like CNN, New York Times, NPR). If you care about how America treats its returning troops, and want to play a powerful role in national politics, IAVA may be the right fit for you.
CURRENT OPENINGS:
* Development Director
* Policy Director
* Veteran Support Associate
* Communications Associate
* Office Manager
In Their Boots Launches New Homepage!
With a successful first season under their belt, In Their Boots is back for a second season with brand new episodes and a new homepage. Click here to check out their new homepage and read on to learn more!
In Their Boots is a documentary series about the impact the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are having on people here at home. Every episode features a documentary about how America’s servicemen and women, their families, and our communities have been profoundly changed by our nation’s campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shot on location throughout the country, these stories stress the courage of our participants, and the valor of the people and organizations that help our heroes on their journey.
Journalist and writer, Tina Malave, is this season’s host. After each story Ms. Malave will interview the participants featured in the documentary and lead a discussion that digs deeper into the issues affecting veterans, servicemembers and military families.
Telling these stories and sharing these interviews are only part of the mission of In Their Boots. This website is also a rich resource with links to scores of organizations that support veterans, servicemembers and their families. In addition, it’s a place for interested viewers to find volunteer opportunities in the veteran community.
This year, In Their Boots is embarking on a national tour to highlight the challenges that service members and their families face coming home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is our hope that through these screenings we can galvanize support for the solutions to these challenges. Our tour will take us to a new city each month for the rest of the year. Learn more about our On The Road tour.
National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
EXCITING NEWS!
The House Passed the National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, H.R. 756!
From American Pain Foundation: Together we have been successful; your voice was heard! Your hard work has helped to move this important legislation through the House of Representatives at a remarkable pace.
Thank you for your dedication and commitment to improving pain care in America! There is still more work to be done! The same bill has already been introduced in the Senate. We need your Senators to co-sponsor the National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009, S.660. READ MORE »
