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March 25, 2012

Project REACH could extend help to many homeless veterans

Anonymous Mineral Wells Index The Mineral Wells Index Sun Mar 25, 2012, 07:00 AM CDT

By Jim Vines | jim.helpingveterans@gmail.com

On March 19, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched a new contest to help the people who help the homeless. It challenges the developer community to create easy, mobile access to resources the homeless need, when they need it and where they can get it.

This contest taps the talent and compassion of the nation’s developer communities and asks them to make a free, easy-to-use web and smart phone app that provides current information about housing, health clinics and food banks.

Project REACH ( Real-time Electronic Access for Caregivers and the Homeless) was announced with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, and the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the lives of people facing economic challenges.

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• Veterans' Corner - June 16, 2013

  The Department of Veterans Affairs announced June 13 it has met the goal to hire 1600 new mental health professionals outlined in President Obama’s August 31, 2012 Executive Order to improve access to mental health services for veterans, service members, and military families.

  June 17, 2013  

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  Recently while attending ceremonies where the U.S. Flag was displayed, I noticed some confusion among veterans dressed in civilian clothes regarding proper etiquette saluting the U.S. Flag.

  June 10, 2013  

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  Last week I received an email from a veteran in California, seeking assistance in replacing his dog that had to be put down after attacking a small child.

  June 3, 2013  

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  An unfair fight for job seeking veterans has become increasingly evident on the jobs front.

  May 21, 2013  

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  A new hotline has been developed and launched by the Department of Veterans Affairs specifically for women veterans.

  May 13, 2013  

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  Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are continuing to prescribe tranquilizers such as Valium and Xanax to veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, despite VA guidelines advising against their use for the condition.

  April 22, 2013  

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  The Veterans Administration has streamlined its efforts to help homelessness by concentrating on veterans in four areas. Employment, safe housing, health care and mental heath care are now more defined to aid veterans quicker.

  April 14, 2013  

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  Suicide remains a problem without a clear solution in both the active-duty and veterans' communities. After another rise in military suicides last year, the armed services last week outlined to Congress their efforts to reverse the trend and evaluate their prevention programs.

  April 6, 2013  

• Veterans' Corner

  Having recently attended a veterans funeral service, I overheard a disagreement between some attendees regarding the reciting of meanings during each fold of the flag. The meaning of the folding of the American flag is not without importance, however, meanings of each fold are not official and not required.

  March 31, 2013  

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  Despite assurances that veterans benefits and services will be exempt from the budget cuts effective March 1, veterans and their families will share the suffering along with military counterparts.

  March 24, 2013  

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