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Warrior Surf Foundation teaches more than just surfing

Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 2:00 pmMay 1, 2020 Posted in #VetResources, Vets Experience by VAntage Point Contributor 29k views

Warrior Surf Foundation teaches Veterans to surf at no charge, offers online yoga classes and is also …

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Truck Pull brings awareness to suicide prevention

Posted on Monday, January 6, 2020 10:00 amDecember 31, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 883 views

Fayetteville VA Suicide Prevention Team joined forces with community partners to host “Pull for …

(Left to right) Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) employees Lorena Hertz and Yara Doyle place bags and boxes of produce into the bed of a pickup truck driven by a Veteran during the Free Produce Distribution Drive-thru held December 12, 2018, at the parking lot of the VA outpatient clinic at McAllen, Texas. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Texas VA partners with local Food Bank to fight hunger

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 2:38 pmDecember 18, 2018 Posted in Nutrition, Veterans Homelessness by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 446 views

McALLEN, Texas — More than 250 vehicles drove through a parking lot with boxes and pallets of produce as …

Veterans helping Veterans (on motorcycles!)

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:08 pmSeptember 11, 2018 Posted in VA Careers by VA Careers 522 views

“When you leave the military, you kind of feel like you lose your team,” says Richie ‘Two Chairs’ …

Encouraging pet ownership among Veterans is just one of the many ways we’re working to enhance the quality of their lives.

VA and the Humane Society: connecting Veterans with pets

Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2018 5:26 pmJanuary 18, 2018 Posted in VA Careers by VA Careers 725 views

Pets make life better. So much so that we’re partnering with the Humane Society of the United States to …

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Easy Steps to College Success

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011 12:17 pmSeptember 13, 2018 Posted in Guest Posts by Gerardo Mena 61 views

A Veteran shares advice for a post-military college experience, including joining a Veteran organization and …