This article was posted by laist.com on March 26, 2019. United Airlines has offered to pull out of a $69 million dollar deal to rename the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a day after veterans and community members voiced their concerns at an oversight meeting. Many vets who attended the Thursday afternoon Coliseum Commission meeting said…
This article was posted by The Daily Courier on March 21, 2019. U.S. Vets Prescott Executive Director Carole Benedict speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new $8 million U.S. Vets Prescott complex at 1040 Whipple St. on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Read More
This article was posted by The Daily Courier on March 21, 2019. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday, March 21, for the new $8 million U.S. VETS Prescott complex at 1040 Whipple St. in Prescott. The four-building complex will include 150 units of new housing for homeless veterans, including 76 beds for transitional living and…
This article was posted by JournalAZ.com on February 27, 2019. In 2015, administrators in the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office made a startling discovery about the county jail. Of the 492 inmates in county detention that year, 52 percent had been diagnosed with a mental health problem for which they had been prescribed medication. Seventy percent…
This article was posted by ABC7 on February 23, 2019. By Josh Haskell Saturday, February 23, 2019 WEST LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Michael Stewart, 61, served in the Navy working on submarines for nearly 10 years. But since he left the service in 1987, he’s had a difficult time maintaining a job and has ended…
The statistics are sobering — in the U.S., there are 40,000 homeless veterans and another 1.4 million who are at risk of becoming homeless. U.S.VETS provides them with a place to live, career assistance, mental health services and a hard-earned sense of peace.
This article was posted by The Grunion on February 19, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom will be in Long Beach today to see how the Villages at Cabrillo works and meet with mayors about building more affordable housing. Newsom’s office said that the governor and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will tour the Villages to see…
This segment was posted by Executive Biz on January 30, 2019. Lockheed Martin has partnered with nonprofit Veterans Florida in an effort to drive job growth in the state, Tampa Bay Business Journal reported Tuesday. Veterans Florida said in a press release that the defense company, which employs roughly 100K individuals around the world, will…
This segment was posted by Cronkite News on January 29, 2019. PHOENIX – The needs of military veterans have changed over the past two decades, expanding from housing to such services as a simple haircut, having a cavity filled or getting medical attention for PTSD. Stand Down, a nationwide event conducted in Maricopa County for…
Pacific Business News recently announced the 2019 honorees for Women Who Mean Business, now in its 21st year. They represent a wide range of industries in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Included in the list of honorees is Leslie Cho, advisory council member of U.S.VETS — Barber’s Point and director of sales of Hawai‘i’s first…