by Christian Southards | Mar 7, 2023
Updates from the VA, a concerning report from an organization led by former Pentagon leaders, and more make up our early March 2023 roundup. Readers can send veterans-related stories to...
by Christian Southards | Jul 25, 2022
The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, or the NVSSC, is returning to San Diego from Aug. 7–12 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the program to adopt a virtual format in 2020 and 2021. The clinic engages disabled veterans in adaptive sports while fostering...
by Christian Southards | Jul 14, 2022
Among other critical findings, a July 11 Congressional hearing held by the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee unearthed a discrepancy in the percentage of veterans experiencing food insecurity reported by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S....
by Christian Southards | Jun 21, 2022
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on June 15 for Ventura Springs, a new affordable veterans housing project in Ventura County, the Ventura County Star reported. The project is co-sponsored by nonprofit A Community of Friends and veterans service organization U.S....
by Christian Southards | Apr 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor announced April 1 that national veterans unemployment in March was down nearly five percent from 2021, and likely decreased in California as well. For context, California veterans unemployment was at its lowest rate in 2018 at 2.7 percent,...
by Military Times | Apr 14, 2022
Turnover rates among Veterans Affairs staffers have risen slightly in recent years, and officials worry that could increase dramatically if Congress doesn’t help ease the burden of bringing new candidates into the department’s workforce. “We are continuing to...
