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JROTC Students Give Back to Retired Military Veterans
By Robert W. Mitchell | USMC/Army Veteran and Community Outreach Coordinator Hundreds of students, teachers, leaders and chaperones from Junior Officers? Reserve Training Corps (JROTC) chapters around the country donated dozens of care packages and comfort boxes to the veterans of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, D.C. (AFRH-W) recently. The packages were full of […]
Catholic Charities Affiliate Volunteers for Military Retirees
By Robert W. Mitchell | USMC/Army Veteran and Community Outreach Coordinator A committed group of teenage and adult volunteers from the faith-based group Encounter the Gospel of Life, Inc. took time out of their busy summer vacation to volunteer with military veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home here in Washington, D.C. in September 2018. […]
Fighting for Our Freedom, but Losing Theirs
A devastating number of U.S. Veterans suffer from drug addiction, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and/or alcoholism. These men and women who gave their lives to protecting our freedoms have some of the highest rates of substance abuse disorder. It’s not just our most recent Veterans who suffer from this; it has been a widespread […]
Veterans Day Resource Fair and Veterans Day Ceremony
The National Association of American Veterans, Inc. (NAAV) will participate in this year’s “Veterans Day Ceremony: WW I Centennial (1918-2018): We Will Never Forgotten” and Veterans Day Resource Fair co-hosted by the Veterans Employee Association and HUD’s Veterans Affinity Group (VAG) on November 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. This event is scheduled for […]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can happen to anyone. Many reserve it only for those who have fought in foreign wars or have been in a violent situation. PTSD has been occurring more frequently over the past few decades among individuals of all ages, and all experiences. It may be said that PTSD may […]
Mid-Life and Older Women’s Health
On Thursday, September 13, 2018, the Women’s Congressional Policy Institute in cooperation with Representatives Susan Brooks and Lois Frankel, Co-Chairs for the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, and Representatives Mimi Walters and Brenda Lawrence, Vice-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, sponsored a lunch briefing, “Mid-Life and Older Women’s Health,” at the […]
WOMEN VETERANS UNITED COMMITTEE, INC. UPCOMING EVENT
October is Breast Cancer Month for WVUCI. In preparation for October we are having our Last Conference Call for Summit IV. The subject of this Conference Call is Cancer with a focus on Breast Cancer. Below is information for our upcoming calling in: DATE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 TIME: 12 NOON – […]
PROTECTING THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) IN THE FARM BILL
ISSUE #36, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 Millions of Americans Continue to Struggle Against Poverty; Protecting and Strengthening SNAP is an Essential Response FRAC, September 12, 2018 Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau show a small, not statistically significant decline in the poverty rate, from 12.7 percent in 2016 to 12.3 percent in 2017. The […]
The Connection Between Sleep and Mental Health
Your sleep is directly linked to your mental wellness. While it often seems there are more important things to do than sleep, sleeping well and for the right amount of time is an essential component of good mental health. Unfortunately, many of us don’t sleep as well as we should. […]