“It’s an amazing opportunity for U.S. Vets, but more importantly, for the U.S. Veterans that we serve,” said Michelle Jameson, the executive director of U.S. Vets of Phoenix. U.S. Vets is a nonprofit that helps veterans overcome any obstacles they may be facing, such as physical health, mental health, or substance abuse. They provide…
June 22, 2021 /3BL Media/ – In 2020, veteran homelessness increased for the first time in several years, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this vulnerable population has yet to be fully measured. By working with nonprofit organizations across the nation, The Home Depot Foundation aims to reverse this troubling trend and ensure…
Los Angeles (KABC) –Peng Vang has had a successful nursing career at Cedars-Sinai, but in the middle of his post-military life, veterans were at a loss. “We patrolled Iraq in January 2009 and returned to the United States in February, so there is no transition period,” Vang said. I didn’t have time…
At U.S.VETS, our veterans and staff inspire us every day, and today we feature Audra Isbell, a U.S.VETS—Las Vegas employee, a veteran, and a Wound Warrior Project alum. Audra served as a Navy Aviator Maintenance Administrationman and her first duty was with VFA-27 squadron and she helped make sure F/A-18E Super Hornets were mission ready…
The goal of U.S.VETS’ partnership with Wounded Warrior Project is to help enhance and evolve our therapeutic communities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, and expand services for women veterans. Today we feature video of WWP’s Chief Program Officer Jennifer Silva as she testified before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Health,…
Denny’s Mobile Relief Diner served free meals to the residents of U.S.VETS Inglewood.
U.S.VETS – Prescott has a new van! We are excited to have a new passenger van that will accommodate all of our veterans transportation needs including wheelchair accessibility! We are extremely grateful to Arizona Public Service (APS), Dan & Hillary Peterson, Pat Kuykendall, Findlay Auto Group. Thank you for your dedication and continuous support…
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Ted Lieu (both D-Calif.) today introduced the West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act, a bill that would allow the West Los Angeles VA Campus to use proceeds from property leasing to build additional housing for homeless veterans. Under current Department of Veterans Affairs regulations, the West LA VA…
Los Angeles, CA – In a joint donation with the UTA Foundation, Upside Health Inc. donates 480,000 face masks to U.S.VETS in support of homeless veterans and their families across the country. The donation marks 740,000 masks donated by Upside Health Inc. during COVID-19, reaching their goals to donate half a million masks by the…
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 21, 2021) U.S.VETS — the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of comprehensive services to homeless and at-risk veterans — is pleased to announce that it is among the 26 organizations selected to receive a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF). This contribution is part of the foundation’s second wave…