- Lake County News,California - Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry reacts to . . .
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry said she’s working on measures to ensure reforms in response to the California State Auditor’s Report on the California Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of General Services, or DGS, mismanagement of State Veterans Home properties
- VA Targets $39 million for homeless veterans
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers "VA is committed to ending the cycle of homelessness among veterans," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K Shinseki "We will use every tool at our disposal – health care, education, jobs, safe housing – to ensure our
- Garamendi joins president at signing ceremony for bipartisan veteran . . .
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, Congressman John Garamendi , a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined President Barack Obama at the signing ceremony for the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, H R 5059 This bipartisan legislation, which Garamendi cosponsored and voted for in January, is designed to stem the epidemic of veteran suicide They were joined by
- Lake County News,California - Veterans
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- Yountville Veterans Home receives ‘five-star’ rating
Yountville Veterans Home“This is a very proud moment for our entire agency,” said CalVet Secretary, Dr Vito Imbasciani “A five-star rating at Yountville is the culmination of a concerted effort to improve services across all of CalVet’s programs, and today it feels like we have reached success Tomorrow we turn to maintenance and improvement in other areas, but today we can rest
- Lake County News,California - VA celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs joins the nation in saluting those of Hispanic heritage and the more than 1 1 million veterans in that group as it observes Hispanic Heritage Month Sept 15 to Oct 15, as Hispanic Americans have fought in every American war "Hispanic Americans have enriched our country beyond measure-in science and technology, education, the arts, sports
- New members appointed to VA Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the appointment of four new members to the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans The committee was chartered on Nov 2, 1994, and advises the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the needs of the nation’s 4 7 million minority veterans on compensation, health care, rehabilitation, outreach and other benefits and programs
- Habitat for Humanity Brush of Kindness completes Avenue of Flags . . .
LOWER LAKE – Habitat for Humanity Lake County has completed the wheel chair access project for the Avenue of the Flags building at the Lower Lake Cemetery
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