WEEK AT A GLANCEJoin us Wednesday for our weeklyworkoutin Charlotte!
ICYMIThe 1st Annual Rise of the Warriors is a charity CrossFit competition, a tribute to Fallen Soldiers. You can learn more about this April 24th event here.
STAT OF THE WEEK435. The number of housing cases we have served so far this year. If you are in need of housing assistance, please submit an assistance request to us here.
VETERAN SPOTLIGHTOur Veteran Spotlight for this week is Jim Strauss! Jim served as a captain in the US Marine Corps and is now an active volunteer in his community. He is a driver for the Room in the Inn Program for St Luke Catholic Church, a member of the Kairos Prison Ministry, and an instructor for several classes at the Evans Correctional Institute, Bennettsville, SC. In addition to that, Jim is a Board Member, Director of Fundraising, and CFO for Home Again Foundation who recently had ribbon cutting for 8 Cottage Community that is housing 10 formerly homeless individuals from the Charlotte, NC area.
EVENT HIGHLIGHT
NEWS
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS: DETAILS ON THE AFGANISTAN WITHDRAWAL PLANBiden administration officials will brief members of Congress this week on the decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan later this year, one of a series of high-level closed-door military briefings on Capitol Hill this week. READ MORE
CHANGE ALLOWS EXTRA GI BILL BENEFITS FOR SOME DISABLED VETS Individuals who use Veteran Readiness and Employment benefits to pay for college classes will no longer have that counted against their eligibility for GI Bill payouts later on, after a rule change by Veterans Affairs officials earlier this month.READ MORE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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BECOME A PATHFINDER OR BRIDGEBUILDER Are you interested in financially supporting Veterans Bridge Home? For only $20 a month you can become a VBH Pathfinder and assist a veteran family in need and if you donate $1,000 or more you can become a member of the 2020 VBH Bridge Builders Society. Clickhere to donate.