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Efforts to open Veterans shelter continue

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The association will work with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain benefits for the veterans who were discharged honorably. Counselors also will volunteer at the shelter to provide alcohol and drug addiction counseling. The facility …
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After More Than A Decade Of War, Veterans Find New Opportunities At Home

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"Civilians can come onto our platform and offer to help a vet find a job, give them career advice or find a home in the neighborhood," said Justice. Yet another initiative, VetCorps, has placed 64 of a planned 100 trained veteran substance-abuse …
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Clayton County Church Bulletin

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Destiny International Foursquare Church, 737 Veterans Parkway, Suite 600, Jonesboro, announces the expansion of the Willie Simpson Ministries Food Pantry. The Food for the … Community Bible Church, at 2001 Jodeco Road in Stockbridge, offers Celebrate …
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76000 soldiers 'chaptered out' of veterans' benefits since 2006

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"There was no drug abuse involved. I never came up hot on a piss test or abused any type of medications. And that's what you associate with drug abuse,” Long told America Tonight. “And when an employer or an agency that helps veterans reads this, they …
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