WRAL-TV in Raleigh recently featured the program during their evening newscast. NAMI Homefront will be aimed at helping the large military population living with mental illness and is designed to provide as much education and support to veterans’ families as military members themselves, said executive director of NAMI N.C. Deby Dihoff. Click here to read the full article and view the video, which also includes an interview with Focus member and contributor 1st Lt. Mike McMichael. More about NAMI and […]
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Foreclosure Prevention Effort
Foreclosure Prevention Effort Expanded to Recent Veterans, Furloughed Workers The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency announces the expansion of the N.C. Foreclosure Prevention Fund to help veterans recently separated from service and military or civilian workers who are currently furloughed or facing an impending furlough. The state-designed foreclosure prevention program makes mortgage payments for qualified unemployed workers as well as homeowners who have suffered certain other hardships, such as divorce, illness or death of a co-signor, while they look for […]
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NC Employers Nominated
Two North Carolina Employers, PPD Inc. in Morrisville, and UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill are finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The award is the DOD’s highest recognition given to employers for exceptional support of National Guard and Reserve employees. To read more, click here.
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Inpatient MH Care Improved
For close to 30 years, the inpatient psychiatric ward at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune lacked security and an environment conducive to healing. That all changed Monday. Hospital officials took part in a ribbon cutting just hours before their first 11 patients moved into the new, state-of-the-art facility. To read more, click here.
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Military Children Honored
Growing up in a family where one or both parents could be asked to leave, in service to their country, at a moment’s notice, can be hard. However, this is the predicament that military children find themselves in every day. “Military children deal with a lot of pressures,” said Jasmine Carroll, 4th Force Support Squadron youth program director. “Parents deploy, get different assignments and go overseas. Sometimes it is easy to overlook the sacrifices our youth make for their military […]
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2014 Environmental Award
Since 1962, the Department of Defense has honored individuals, teams and installations for their outstanding achievements in environmental performance. Of the 33 nominees, 9 received awards. The Marine Corps Installation East-Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune received an award for Environmental Restoration, as they demonstrated cost-effective sustainable efforts to protect human health and the environment in cleaning up contamination from past activities. For more information, click here.
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Women’s Vet Expo
The first inaugural Women’s Veteran Expo was held in Raleigh at the North Carolina National Guard Headquarters. Over four hundred participants attended the event that included presentations about the history of women in the military, benefits available from the VA, and a panel discussion on the benefits and challenges women serving in the military face. The Governor of North Carolina attended the event and signed a proclamation declaring April 17, 2014, Women Veterans Day in North Carolina and put forth […]
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Military Caregivers Study
A recently released RAND Corporation study of more than 28,000 military caregivers finds that there is a need for increased support for the 1.1 million-plus spouses, parents, and friends caring for veterans injured and disabled since September 11, 2001. The Hidden Heroes: America’s Military Caregivers study found that caregivers provide an estimated $3 billion in care annually, but despite those contributions, there are few public or private programs that directly support their needs. Researchers identified more than 100 programs that […]
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YMCA Wounded Warrior Center
The Fayetteville YMCA plans to build a $20 million wellness center geared to injured soldiers. The Wounded Warrior Center: A Living Monument, will be part museum and part recreation and rehabilitation center. The 110,000 square-foot facility will have three indoor pools, including a 10-lane competition-style pool with seating for 500 people. Membership to the new center will be free to injured soldiers and open to the public through the YMCA. To read more, click here.
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Post 9/11 Veterans Survey
A poll of Iraq or Afghanistan veterans conducted by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation explores the views and experiences of adults who served in the wars as members of the U.S. military in the period after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The findings show a majority of veterans of these conflicts say that Americans appreciate their service and that gestures of support are genuine, but many report a number of challenges, including economic struggles, worse […]
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