Community Engagement

We are partnering with The Independence Fund and Second Harvest Food Bank to provide groceries for elderly, disabled, and immunocompromised veterans in the area and we need your help. If you are interested in providing no-contact delivery for this initiative on Saturday, May 23rd sign up here .
Uptown Lunch with Carolina Panthers

This Wednesday, May 13th at 12:00 is our  virtual Uptown Lunch! This month's guest speaker is Miguel Vargas, the Director of Entertainment for the Carolina Panthers. RSVP  here and tune in at 12:00 on Wednesday!.

Want a way to stay social while social distancing? Grab a drink and tune in to our weekly happy hour! Just RSVP  here and tune in Friday at 5:00 to hang out with other Veterans in the area.

Share your lunch break with VBH! Tune in to Instagram Live daily to hear updates from the staff and interviews with local vets and VBH leaders. We will be hosting our Lunch Break live every weekday at noon. Check it out here and don't forget to follow us @VeteransBridgeHome

Monday – Employment conversation with LaTonia Mckoy, USO of NC
Tuesday – Veteran interview with Sam Johnson, The Independence Fund
Wednesday - Virtual Uptown Lunch with Miguel Vargas, Carolina Panthers
Thursday – Care Coordination conversation with Patrick Hayes, VBH
Friday – Weekly Situation Report (SITREP) with Steve Cole, VBH

Check out last week's lunch breaks here

Have you ever wanted to join the Wednesday Workout crew, but didn't want to start at 5:15am or didn't want to drive to get there? Good news! The Monday and Wednesday Workouts will now be broadcast live via Zoom at 7am. Join for the fun, fellowship, and fitness. You can sign up here.
News

May 8, marked the 75th anniversary of one of the greatest days in Doc’s life, one of the greatest days in world history. On this date in 1945, people in Charlotte woke up to the headline in the Observer, “NAZIS SURRENDER.” Hitler’s reign was over. From London to Washington to Paris, they danced in the streets. The day became known as Victory-In-Europe Day. Americans shortened it to V-E Day. (Read More)

The Air Force is making headway on a new method to  transport COVID-19 patients  aboard military cargo aircraft, thanks to a transport module called the Negatively Pressurized Conex, or NPC. (Read more)

Veterans unemployment   jumped to nearly 12 percent in April as the country’s total jobless rate rose to its highest levels since the Great Depression because of the  ongoing coronavirus pandemic . (Read more)
Veteran Services
VBH 2020 Impact Report

Total Families Served: 868
New Veteran or Families: 507
Returning Veterans or Families: 361
 
Total Service Episodes: 1453

Employment
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Companies Hiring | Vet Friendly employers | Providers | Events


Support VBH
Formula Air wanted to give back to our local veteran community, so they are raffling off a 2020 Honda Grom Motorcycle and donating the proceeds to Veteran Bridge Home!

Four $25 Gift cards to Texas Road House will be rewarded to the next 4 numbers drawn!

Tickets are a $10
Winners selected May 30th
Purchase raffle tickets by emailing to [email protected] 
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