Vet Centers Coming To 39 Communities

Combat veterans will be able to receive readjustment counseling and other assistance in 39 additional VA Vet Centers across the country.

The existing 232 centers conduct community outreach to offer counseling on employment, family issues and education to combat veterans and family members, as well as bereavement counseling for families of service members killed on active duty and counseling for veterans who were sexually harassed on active duty.

V.A. "Announces Homeless Assistance Grants"

Homeless veterans and those who help them received a significant boost in their efforts when the Department of Veterans Affairs made 55 new awards to public and private nonprofit organizations that assist homeless veterans.

The announcement of awards to 55 community-based organizations in 24 states will add over 1,000 transitional housing beds to the 9,400 beds already available for homeless veterans because of VA grants for the homeless.

For more information, visit the VA Website at www.va.gov.