Help for Homeless Veterans: The RAO bulletin reports that “the VA is joining the 100,000 Homes campaign to help find permanent housing for 10,000 vulnerable and chronically homeless veterans this year. The 100,000 Homes campaign is a national movement of over 100 communities working together to find permanent homes for 100,000 vulnerable and chronically homeless individuals and families by July 2014. The program is a coordinated effort by HUD, VA, and local housing agencies to provide permanent housing with case management and other support services for homeless veterans.” See more or follow/join the movement at: http://100khomes.org/blog
From the Student Veterans of America, we learned about Google’s resources for veterans and their recent resume workshops – check it out at: http://www.googleforveterans.com/
You may have seen the big red “Easy Button” on commercials for an office supply store? Well, Google has the equivalent for your resume at: http://vetsresumebuilder.appspot.com/ If you need to kick-start your resume, this makes it easy!
The Military.com Education Insider newsletter is the source of a lot of good tips for prospective student-veterans. This week’s edition highlights ‘Ten Questions to Ask before Enrolling Online’ and offers help sorting through college decisions, accreditation questions, and how to get out of debt. You can sign up for this free newsletter at: http://www.military.com/LeadForms/NewsLetterSignup
Mobility issues: Student-veterans with mobility disabilities may be interested in this student’s documentation of his attempts to study abroad in Europe in his wheelchair at: http://wheelchairdiaries.com/
On a more positive note, see this information at the VA about Paralympic Veteran Athlete Training Allowances at: http://www.va.gov/adaptivesports/ and you can access a video release from the VA about adaptive sports at: http://youtu.be/0YC9agzVNC0 and one vet’s story at: http://youtu.be/EU_WaaXMtH0
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