Tag: Veterans
Engineering firm hopes new veteran-owned certification will bring in more clients
It is never easy readjusting to life after the military.
Justin Kordas, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps never thinking he’d one day have to...
Veterans are answering call for workers
With many workplaces struggling with fallout from the “Great Resignation,” it’s no surprise to see veterans increasingly stepping into the breach.
Veteran unemployment peaked nationally...
Applications sought for EforAll South Coast program, promoting veterans’ products
NEW BEDFORD – Entrepreneurship for All South Coast welcomes applications for its veteran product maker vendor list beginning March 12.
The nonprofit organization will be...
Job Lot customers donate 47,500 winter coats to local veterans
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Ocean State Job Lot’s annual “Buy, Give, Get” program saw more winter coats collected for veterans this year than last year.
The...
Dalton helps veterans cope with trauma through Dare to Dream Ranch
WHEN MILITARY PERSONNEL leave the battlefield, the battle does not end for some. Karen Dalton fully understands this.
She grew up in an environment where...
VA announces grants to support groups working with homeless veterans
PROVIDENCE – A series of grants from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be awarded in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts to organizations...
Five Questions With: Bob DaSilva
The city of East Providence is recognizing both veterans and the high cost of housing and has made available an affordable rental house for...
Brown University announces plans to boost student veteran enrollment
PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced plans Monday to significantly increase financial aid for U.S. military veterans who enroll over the next three to five...
More veterans needed in Congress
Forty years ago, military veterans made up roughly three-quarters of Congress. By 2017, the proportion had dwindled to fewer than one in five. The...
HUD: Veteran homelessness in R.I. ticks up amid national decline
PROVIDENCE – The number of homeless veterans declined 5.4 percent year over year in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...