IN THEIR BOOTS National Tour to Highlight Veteran Stories
IN THEIR BOOTS is hitting the road for a 10-month national tour to highlight veteran stories and explore ways to improve veteran care. Please see the invitation to their kick-off event in San Francisco on March 21st. Please share the invitation with others.
Last year, IN THEIR BOOTS produced 12 documentaries and substantial media coverage in its effort to raise awareness for the sacrifices service members, veterans, and their families are making as our country continues. to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. READ MORE »
The Art of Cultivating Self-Care and Well Being: A Retreat for Service Providers with Coming Home Project
Thursday, April 23rd – Sunday, April 26th
Who cares for the care provider? The Rabbi Hillel wrote: “If I am not for me, who will be? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now, when?”
We may know about secondary trauma, but it takes resolve to stop, look and listen, and then respond proactively to signs of compassion fatigue. READ MORE »
American Pain Foundation: Caring for the Caregiver Online Chat
Tuesday, February 17th at 8:00p.m. ET
LIMITED SPACE – MAKE YOUR RESERVATION TODAY!!
National Military Family Association’s Operation Purple® Family Retreat
Operation Purple® Family Retreat Applications Available Now: The National Military Family Association is piloting two Operation Purple Family Retreats. These free, four-day retreats are set in a National Park using nature’s classroom, where families will have opportunities to strengthen and renew relationships, explore their natural surroundings, and participate in fun family-focused activities.
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.
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