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Can A Veteran’s Caregiver Receive Financial Assistance?

admin2017-01-30T17:54:44-05:00May 3rd, 2016|VetsFirst Q&A|

Both professional caregivers, and spouses, or family members of Veterans may receive tax-free money to provide care for veterans.

Advocating For VA Benefits On The Hill

admin2017-01-30T17:54:44-05:00April 22nd, 2016|Health Care & Benefits, Updates|

Advocating for VA Benefits keeps VetsFirst engaged with the Executive and Legislative branches of the government throughout the year.

Women Veterans Are The Focus At Annual Summit

admin2017-01-30T17:54:44-05:00March 31st, 2016|Updates|

The needs of women veterans were in the spotlight at the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation annual summit, attended by VetsFirst director Ross Meglathery.

Scholarship Opportunity for Disabled Vets

admin2017-01-30T17:54:44-05:00March 22nd, 2016|Integration & Independence, Updates|

The AGMA Foundation awards scholarships to outstanding engineering students at the Associate/Technical, Undergraduate, and Graduate levels. Six Undergraduate/Graduate level students received $5,000 AGMA Foundation Scholarships in September 2015. NEW for 2016-2017, the Foundation has expanded its Scholarship Program to

Fighting To Improve Standards for Access to Education

admin2017-01-30T17:54:44-05:00March 10th, 2016|Updates|

VetsFirst is supporting Veterans Educations Success’s efforts in negotiating rule making over borrower loan forgiveness.

It’s the Duty of Elected Officials to Support Veterans’ Issues

admin2017-01-30T17:54:44-05:00March 3rd, 2016|Updates|

Regardless of our position on the political spectrum we must expect our elected Federal officials to uphold their duty to support all veterans’ issues.

VetsFirst Calls for Greater Access to Home Modifications for Disabled Vets

admin2017-01-30T17:54:44-05:00February 16th, 2016|Updates|

VetsFirst testifies on Economic Opportunity regarding the VA’s Loan Guaranty and specifically Adaptive Housing Grant Programs.

Support Access to Individually-Configured Wheelchairs

admin2017-01-30T17:54:45-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Updates|

We need to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to individually-configured wheelchairs and components that best meets their needs.

Veterans Day 2015 Discounts

admin2017-01-30T17:54:45-05:00November 9th, 2015|Updates|

Many businesses honor the service of our nation’s veterans by offering various discounts on Veterans Day. Businesses of every kind are saying, “thank you.”