by caLegion Contributor | Jun 23, 2023
Editor’s Note: In a letter addressed to Chairman Derrick Van Orden and Ranking Member Mark Levin of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, The American Legion (TAL), Department of California and its commander, Jere Romano, and past commander, Lawrence Van...
by Christian Southards | Jun 12, 2023
This week’s California Veterans news roundup honors Women Veterans and includes a spotlight on new legislation, Veterans events, and more. Readers are encouraged to send Veterans-related stories to...
by Military Times | Jul 14, 2022
Federal officials want to fix up more disabled veterans’ homes, but first they need more construction experts and more projects to work on. The Department of Veterans Affairs handed out more than 2,300 Specially Adapted Housing grants last fiscal year, a record for...
by Christian Southards | Nov 19, 2021
On Nov. 11, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it changed regulations for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families, or SSVF, grant program in an effort to better help veterans who rent in high-cost rental markets. The changes are effective...
by Christian Southards | Dec 3, 2020
Apple, Housing Trust Silicone Valley, and additional financial partners are funding a 30-unit veterans housing project in the Bay Area. The project, Veterans Square, recently began construction with an estimated completion date sometime in 2021. Veterans Square will...