This is their seventh annual event! Want to enjoy yourself and learn at the same time? Get benefits information? Apply for a benefit as a veteran or a survivor? The Office of Veterans Affairs for the state says it will have service officers from the counties and veterans service organizations, Read more…
Time to End the Claims Sharking Mess Unqualified organizations and individuals charging exorbitant and improper fees has been a problem amplified by the passage of the PACT Act in August 2022. The matter is now getting out of hand. See the PBS broadcast and transcript below for more about the Read more…
What are We, What are We Up To? Ms. Jennifer Pacanowski, Founder and Director of Women Veterans Empowered and Thriving, Inc. explained to the council at its 21 February 2024 meeting in Hellertown the purpose and new efforts of her organization primarily in the area of women veteran’s — and Read more…
VA Healthcare Changes May Make It Worth Your While The event, scheduled for 5 p.m. on 22 May 2024 at the Allentown VA Clinic, will provide military veterans, family members and the public, feedback on VA operations and give them a chance to ask questions about recent expanded benefits through Read more…
A combined effort of the Joint Veterans of Northampton and the Veterans Health Program of Valley Health Partners, a Federally Qualified Health Center.
The VA announced on 10 November that all World War II military veterans are now eligible for no-cost VA health care, medical services, and nursing home services regardless of their condition and previous status. There will be no copays, enrollment fees or monthly premiums. The veteran may also keep their Read more…
Mr. Peter Stinson, Executive Director for the Twilight Wish Foundation, explained to the council at its 20 October 2023 meeting in Hellertown the origins and compassion of his organization for the low income elderly citizen — its mission being to honor and enrich the lives of seniors …, its vision Read more…
Presented by Debbie Rozear, Supervisor of Core & Housing Services, and Al-Nisha McFadden, Veteran Community Support Coordinator, of the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL) to the council at its 17 May 2023 meeting, LVCIL is one result of a movement (later known as the Independent Living Movement) in the Read more…
Presented by Brian Sabo, Program Director for the Hope Center to the council at its 15 February 2023 meeting, Hope Center is one of three recovery centers operated by Treatment Trends, Inc. resulting from a Northampton County Department of Human Services effort to better address the substance abuse and mental Read more…
Presented by Diane Elliott, Founder and Executive Director for Catalyst4, to the council at its 18 January 2023 meeting, this new nonprofit is striving to help the general community, especially those who have had hard luck, obtain employment training and stable housing while providing additional, needed wraparound services. In so Read more…