Men Veterans Health Facts Health concerns you should ask your doctor for more information are as follows: Prostate Cancer: About 30,000 men die of prostate cancer yearly. African Americans men with a family history of prostate cancer are at high risk. Men between the age of 40, age 50 for others should be screened yearly. […]
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Four Job Alternatives to Get Employed During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has been a hard hit for most companies. For that reason, many people lost their jobs. Dealing with things like paying the bills and buying groceries became stressful. Finding a job during the pandemic can be hard, as moving from one place to another is impossible because of isolation measurements. With this […]
THE COMING EVICTION CRISIS: ‘IT’S HARD TO PAY THE BILLS ON NOTHING’
IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPEATS THE MISTAKES OF THE LAST RECESSION, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL LOSE THEIR APARTMENTS AND HOMES. By Binyamin Appelbaum The belongings of a family evicted at the end of July from their home in New Orleans.Jake Clapp/Gambit New Orleans In Columbus, Ohio, judges have relocated eviction hearings to the cavernous halls […]
Respite Relief for Caregivers of Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has teamed up with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation to launch Respite Relief for Military and Veteran Caregivers, a new program that will offer caregivers in select regions of California, Texas, and Florida with access to no-cost, short-term relief during the COVID-19 crisis. CareLinx is powering the emergency fund with […]
The PenFed Foundation Rental Assistance Program
The PenFed Foundation is here to assist those facing eviction due to unemployment caused by COVID-19. If you qualify for our Emergency Financial Assistance program and facing eviction due to loss of income caused by Covid-19, then you are eligible to apply for rental assistance for up to 4 months. You will need to provide […]
White House Veterans VA Hotline
The hotline’s pilot began under direction of the Veterans Experience Office on June 1, 2017 and entered phase two on October 15, 2017. White House VA Hotline: 1-855-948-2311 Call are answered by a live agent 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The hotline is staffed by more than 60 […]
VA Caregiver Support Program
VA publishes final regulation for its Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Washington – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published its final regulation to improve and expand the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) with the final regulation going into effect on October 1, 2020. Under the final regulation, […]
FCC Designated ‘988’ As 3-Digit Number for National Suicide Prevention Hotline
On July 16, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to established 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors. The rules require all phone service providers to direct all 988 calls to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July […]
COVID-19: Reminders on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Following up from requests on this month’s leg/reg call, I wanted to remind NCRC members that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) [1] has been extended and is still accepting loan applications. The new deadline to apply for a PPP loan is August 8, 2020. And, you can find eligible PPP lenders [2] by zip code […]
White House, VA launch REACH — a call to action to engage the nation in preventing suicide
White House, VA launch REACH — a call to action to engage the nation in preventing suicide_NewsRelease_07JULY2020