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What are the Biggest Obstacles Female Veterans Face in America?

By National Veterans Foundation / February 3, 2016

Even though the current percentage of United States Veterans that are women is 10 percent, female veterans are often overlooked.…

The NVF Homeless Veteran Outreach Team in Action

By National Veterans Foundation / February 2, 2016

The National Veterans Foundation’s Homeless Veteran Outreach Team provides food and water to homeless vets throughout Los Angeles twice a…

Overcoming the Bias: Careers for Veterans

By National Veterans Foundation / January 19, 2016

As a country we owe our veterans a debt that cannot be paid. While going about our business, safe and…

Young Veterans Struggle to Keep up in the Employment Marketplace

By National Veterans Foundation / January 15, 2016

With additional training and responsibility, the unemployment rate of young veterans should be lower than the rest of the population.…

LACo. Womens Military and Veterans Program

By National Veterans Foundation / January 12, 2016

The LACo Women’s Military and Veterans Program this Saturday January 16th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Featuring a conversation…

Veteran Suicide Prevention: By the Numbers

By National Veterans Foundation / January 7, 2016

Although the process that was used to come up with the 22 suicides per day number has been challenged, the…

Pre-PTSD: How Some Vets Became “Forgotten”

By Shad Meshad / January 6, 2016

My career working with vets started when I got home from Vietnam in 197­1.  Initially I was hired to find…

Addressing the Women Veteran Issues Faced by Our Female Vets

By National Veterans Foundation / December 29, 2015

According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs and the Center for Women Veterans, female veterans make up 2,035,213 of…