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Congress: Don’t Forget Our Vets
We’ve all heard or spoken the cliché, “the more things change, the more they remain the same.” This may no longer be true, with “sequestration” on the table. For VetsFirst, automatic federal government...
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Helping Veterans Obtain and Keep Good Jobs
After becoming a disabled veteran in 1967, I was employed for 36 years. I worked for United Spinal/VetsFirst and its predecessor agency for 35 of those years, mostly either advocating locally for...
View ArticleHow to Get Your Veteran Identification Card
It is that time of year when the grass needs cutting and many of us are spending more and more time outside and around the barbeque grill. It is also that time of year when we are coming up on a...
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The More Things Change…
I recently watched a C-SPAN video of my colleague, Ms. Heather Ansley, VetsFirst’s Vice President of Veterans Policy, presenting testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on the topic of “Civil...
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Community Resources and Support for Disabled Vets
There’s a valuable resource freely available to disabled vets that will make transitioning back into their communities much easier. United Spinal Association’s membership division, NSCIA, provides...
View ArticleUnited Spinal to Host Free Webinars on Accessible Housing for Disabled Vets...
United Spinal Association’s program VetsFirst, will host two free webinars in November on accessible housing for disabled vets and non-service connected disability pension benefits provided by the VA....
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VetsFirst Honors Congressman Al Green
Congressman Al Green (D-TX) (center) accepting the 2014 VetsFirst Congressional Bronze Star Award from VetsFirst Committee Chair Terry Moakley (left) and VetsFirst Director of Veterans Policy...
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VetsFirst Begins Final Push for Disabilities Treaty
United Spinal Association President and CEO Joseph Gaskins, VetsFirst Vice President Heather Ansley, VetsFirst Director of Veterans Policy Christopher Neiweem, and Senator Bob Dole following a meeting...
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Victories for Veterans on Capitol Hill
As the 113th session of Congress comes to a close, VetsFirst is pleased to report major victories on our 2014 legislative priorities. Our first victory was inclusion of language from the Housing...
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Scholarship Opportunity for Disabled Vets
The AGMA Foundation awards scholarships to outstanding engineering students at the Associate/Technical, Undergraduate, and Graduate levels. Six Undergraduate/Graduate level students received $5,000...
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