by ADC | Jan 26, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs helped more than 40,000 homeless veterans find homes in 2022, it announced in a press release. VA had a goal of finding homes for 38,000 veterans. “There are thousands of formerly homeless veterans who are going to sleep tonight in...
by ADC | Jan 18, 2023 | Mental Health, On Base, Veterans
One More Day is a nonprofit focused on reducing suicide among veterans through community programs and outreach to active duty service members. On Base with ADC talked to Mike Holmes, a One More Day board member, about the organization and the challenges in ending...
by ADC | Jan 17, 2023 | Mental Health, On Base, Veterans
Effective today, military veterans in “acute suicidal crisis” can go to any Veterans Affairs or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care for free, even if they aren’t enrolled in VA care, the agency said in a Friday press release. “Veterans in suicidal...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
The omnibus spending bill Congress is considering this week includes a big boost for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical programs, as Military.com reported. The deal funds almost $119 billion for veterans medical care in fiscal year 2023 – which started Oct. 1...
by ADC | Dec 19, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are working on a compromise bill to limit the amount of money attorneys can earn when representing veterans in civil suits related to Camp LeJeune-linked illnesses, as Stars and Stripes...
by ADC | Dec 19, 2022 | In Our Communities, On Base, Veterans
Military and defense spending drive $56 billion in economic activity in San Diego, California, with more than 360,000 jobs in San Diego County directly or indirectly related to defense, according to a new economic impact report, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported…....
by ADC | Dec 15, 2022 | Education, In Our Communities, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base, Veterans
The Louisiana National Guard distributed more than 100 Christmas across the state, according to a DOD story. They were donated by Ryder Tree Farms, owned by Bill Ryder, who once served in the state’s Guard as a heavy equipment operator. “My wife and I can only hope...
by ADC | Dec 14, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
More than 90% of transitioning service members participate in Transitioning Assistance Program counseling pathways required before they leave the service, but many others are getting waivers to skip the program, according to a new Government Accountability Office...
by ADC | Dec 12, 2022 | On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting events online and across the country this week as part of “PACT Act Week of Action,” bringing attention to the recently passed law extending benefits to veterans who were exposed to burn pits and other toxic chemicals, as...
