Tag: Veterans
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...
Reed announces $124K to support homeless veterans in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Housing Authority and North Providence Housing Authority will receive a total of $123,704 in federal funds to help homeless veterans...
Veteran presence
Does your company currently have employees who are/were active military personnel?
Yes: 66.67%
No: 33.33%
What level of priority do you give to hiring veterans or active...
List: Veteran employers
Top services used by local businesses for veteran recruitment:*
1. Veteran/military job fairs
2. Online military job boards
3. Veteran community organizations
4. Department of Veteran Affairs
5. National...
Franchisee: Bryan Lindley
Bryan Lindley | JDog Junk Removal & Hauling | Warwick
The pitch: We are a veteran-owned-and- operated, full-service junk-removal company delivered the military way –...
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