3rd Annual At Ease Awareness Luncheon features Medal of Honor Recipient Sal...
Omaha, NE – The 3rd Annual At Ease Awareness Luncheon takes place on Monday, January 30th. The luncheon takes place at 11:45 a.m. at Century Link Center. The event is a fundraiser for At Ease, a...
View ArticleFocus group to examine quality of health care veterans receive
A forum Wednesday in Papillion focuses on the health care needs of veterans.The veterans’ focus group is one of 25 such meetings the American Legion’s System Worth Saving Task Force is holding...
View ArticleVA sets up food pantry to help veterans in need
VA of Nebraska-Western Iowa officials estimate several thousand veterans in their service territory are homeless or living below the poverty line.The VA of Nebraska-Western Iowa is partnering with...
View ArticleMayor Suttle announces a partnership to aid homeless veterans
There are approximately 1500 homeless veterans in Nebraska and around 200,000 nationwide.A new partnership announced this morning would work to make Nebraska the first state to end veterans’...
View ArticleForum focuses on veterans' health care needs
A forum next week in Lincoln focuses on the health care needs of veterans.The VA of Nebraska-Western Iowa is hosting the forum next Wednesday evening. It’s an opportunity for veterans to ask questions...
View ArticleWelcome Home Veterans Event
The VA Nebraska-Western Iowa is combining its annual Veteran’s Welcome Home Event with its Veterans Freedom Music Festival on June 23rd. Public Affairs Officer Will Ackerman says the VA united the two...
View ArticleVA of Nebraska-western Iowa hiring additional mental health care clinicians
The VA of Nebraska-western Iowa plans to add 16 additional personnel to provide mental health care to veterans.It’s part of a nationwide initiative by the VA to add 1,600 mental health clinicians...
View ArticleDouglas County to hire new Sheriff's deputies
Douglas County will bring on at least five new Sheriff's deputies with a federal grant encouraging law enforcement to hire veterans.
View ArticleVA receives funds to help homeless veterans get housing, services
The VA of Nebraska-western Iowa has received two federal grants to help veterans move in to transitional housing.
View ArticleSBA Helps Vets Become Entrepreneurs
About 7% of all Small Business Loans awarded in Nebraska this year were given to veteran-owned businesses.
View ArticleAmerican Legion says VA does a great job
Overall the VA is providing quality healthcare to the nation’s veterans.
View ArticleVA report shows decline in number of homeless veterans
A new report from the VA says the number of homeless veterans nationwide dropped seven-percent from January 2011 to January 2012.
View ArticleVA hospital temporarily closes operating rooms
Nebraska and western Iowa veterans who need surgery will undergo those procedures somewhere other than the Omaha VA hospital for the time being.
View ArticleNebraska launches crisis hotline for at-risk veterans
A new campaign seeks to connect at-risk veterans with the mental health services they may need.
View ArticleVA Research Week: 155 studies ongoing at Omaha VA Medical Center
The VA of Nebraska-Western Iowa received $10 million in grants last year for research in to treatment for diabetes, battlefield injuries, and more.
View ArticleThe VA Welcomes Home Vets
The VA’s Welcome Home and Military Appreciation Night Event takes place this Friday in Grand Island.
View ArticleBellevue University opens Military Veteran Services Center
Bellevue University’s campus is growing with the addition of a Military Veteran Services Center.
View ArticleKearney chosen as location for new veterans home
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Dave Heineman has selected Kearney as the location for the new Central Nebraska Veterans Home.
View ArticleVA opens new Community Resource and Referral Center
Homeless and at-risk veterans in the Omaha metro have a new place to receive community services.
View ArticleVA Collaborates with Community for Mental Health Summit
The VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System is holding its first ever Mental Health Summit on Friday at the Lincoln VA.
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