New Tools to Assist Military Families and Teens
The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, together with the National Military Family Association and the National Association of School Nurses, announced the launch of new online tools to assist military families and teens through difficult periods of transition, such as a deployment, major injury or illness of a parent, or when moving frequently to new neighborhoods and schools. The free tools are available at the Partnership Web site TimeToTalk.org/military.
The effort is the first collaboration between the three organizations to provide assistance with the complex, extraordinary circumstances often faced by military families, READ MORE »
USA Cares Announces New Program for Military Housing Lenders
Program to provide training/certification to lending community for military borrowers
Radcliff, KY, October 19, 2009—USA Cares today announced the creation of a new program designed to support the nation’s servicemen and women and veterans who may be experiencing hardship in making their mortgage payments. The program will support borrowers by helping lenders to better understand the unique financial and life challenges of military homeowners as well as educating lenders about the financial benefits military families have access to. READ MORE »
Iraq War Veteran Amputee, Pain Advocate and New Author Releases Exit Wounds: A Survival Guide to Pain Management for Returning Veterans and Their Families
“Its now four years since I lay in the dirt, near death, on the side of the road in Fallujah. I’m grateful for all the things I have, and proud of all I’ve accomplished. In the end though, I don’t measure how far I’ve come by goals achieved, or academic degrees earned, or running trophies won. For me, what counts is that pain no longer rules my life.” – Derek McGinnis
