Fort Meade Alliance的动态

New Research Programme Supporting Veterans' Transitions At The University of Queensland, we are delivering a new intervention to assist veterans in navigating the often challenging transition from military to civilian life. Our Veteran Connection Programme focuses on improving adjustment, addressing the loss of military identity, and enhancing well-being. We've already received positive feedback from ex-Clearance Divers of the Royal Australian Navy, with early results showing improved reintegration and reduced loneliness. Intervention overview: - Objective: Support military-civilian transitions - Format: Hybrid (online & face-to-face) - Commitment: Two face-to-face sessions at St Lucia, Brisbane (~3 hours each); one online session (1 hour); two brief surveys (10 minutes each); and one online interview (1 hour). - Timing: early November - Compensation: a $200 gift card for every participant Interested in learning more or know someone who would benefit? Click here to get involved: https://lnkd.in/gWRdbYw3 #Veterans #MilitaryToCivilian #WellBeing #Reintegration #Research #UQ

Every day, brave military personnel defend our freedom, yet many face hunger. In fact, 1 in 4 active-duty service members (or 24% of active-duty service members) were food insecure in 2020. Service members often experience unique challenges making it difficult to access the food they need to thrive, from limited income to high cost-of-living and other financial commitments. Additionally, service members often are required to move from base to base, making it difficult for spouses to maintain consistent work. This leaves the family to rely on the single income of the service member. While many military members and their families face hunger, very few qualify for federal food assistance programs. The St. Louis Area Foodbank is committed to making it easier for military families to get access to the food they need. We are investing in collaborative partnerships with military-focused nonprofits and organizations to advocate for federal policy support. We are also creating food distribution events focused on assisting active-duty military personnel and veterans. Learn more about how you can help at https://lnkd.in/gmceMAji. Feeding America RTX

As a Veteran-owned company, we want you to know that we see you. Our team at ABLE is here to support you in any way we can. -> We will offer the best security solutions for your home: When your partner is off supporting the missions and safety of our country, we will support the missions and safety of your family. You can both be confident in your home's safety, allowing you to focus on what matters most wherever you are. -> Provide Assistance in Times of Need: Nothing is harder than being divided during a family crisis From getting locked out, losing a car key, to losing a safe combination, to recovering from a burglary, we will be there. Thank you to all military spouses for your selflessness and resilience. We know that without the support and dedication of military spouses, our service members couldn't fulfill their missions and duties. We see you, and we are here to support you. Your Story Matters. Make it Heard. Click the link below to enter your video with the National Military Family Association. https://lnkd.in/eCXJrfXM #MilitaryAppreciationMonth #SupportOurMilitaryFamilies #MilitarySpouseAppreciation #ablelocksmithsllc #veteranownedbusiness #SecureYourFamily #focusonwhatmatters #peaceofmind #homesecuritytips #homesecuritysystem #homesecurityexperts #HomeSecurity #homesecuritycamera #homesecuritycamera #CommunityImpact #morethanlocksmiths

Every day, brave military personnel defend our freedom, yet many face hunger. In fact, 1 in 4 active-duty service members (or 24% of active-duty service members) were food insecure in 2020. Service members often experience unique challenges making it difficult to access the food they need to thrive, from limited income to high cost-of-living and other financial commitments. Additionally, service members often are required to move from base to base, making it difficult for spouses to maintain consistent work. This leaves the family to rely on the single income of the service member. While many military members and their families face hunger, very few qualify for federal food assistance programs. The St. Louis Area Foodbank is committed to making it easier for military families to get access to the food they need. We are investing in collaborative partnerships with military-focused nonprofits and organizations to advocate for federal policy support. We are also creating food distribution events focused on assisting active-duty military personnel and veterans. Learn more about how you can help at https://lnkd.in/gmceMAji. Feeding America RTX

We've been collaborating with the fantastic team at The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, which provides critical financial support to Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel and their dependents. Working together, we've transformed their grant application process via the Lightning Reach portal to enable them to get more support out to those who need it. Together, here's what we've achieved ?? ? Faster processing: grant decisions have been brought down to just 1-2 days, so individuals get the support they need quicker. ? Secure data handling: sensitive applicant information is securely stored within the portal, minimising any risk to individuals' data. ? ? Better financial insights: our open banking feature helps RNBT quickly and effectively assess applicants' financial situations, removing time-consuming manual reviews. ? Reaching new demographics: through the portal, RNBT now reaches younger applicants and those in vulnerable situations like domestic violence. Interested in seeing how we can work together to improve your organisations processes? We'd love to hear from you on [email protected] Read more about our collaboration here ?? https://lnkd.in/de6fCeCs #GrantMaking #DigitalTransformation #OpenBanking

Whilst I'd never dismiss National Service ideas - of various types - out of hand, if we put aside the ideological and cultural questions about returning to a National Service model for the UK, the numbers do not appear to currently add up. The Home Secretary James Cleverly argues this morning that the plan - both the one-year military service and the 'volunteer' (if one can call a National Service model that!) choice on weekends for public service roles - is fully costed with an earmarked ￡2.5bn. How one is meant to train, feed, house and equip an additional 30,000 military personnel - on top of the training for the 'volunteers' - when the MoD is currently experiencing a reported ￡10bn blackhole in their budget seems...uncertain. And that is before we talk about pulling a significant number of regular armed forces personnel away to boost instructor numbers for the annual cohorts of mandatory year-service. https://lnkd.in/e24mA8hB

Every day, brave military personnel defend our freedom, yet many face hunger. In fact, 1 in 4 active-duty service members (or 24% of active-duty service members) were food insecure in 2020. Service members often experience unique challenges making it difficult to access the food they need to thrive, from limited income to high cost-of-living and other financial commitments. Additionally, service members often are required to move from base to base, making it difficult for spouses to maintain consistent work. This leaves the family to rely on the single income of the service member. While many military members and their families face hunger, very few qualify for federal food assistance programs. The St. Louis Area Foodbank is committed to making it easier for military families to get access to the food they need. We are investing in collaborative partnerships with military-focused nonprofits and organizations to advocate for federal policy support. We are also creating food distribution events focused on assisting active-duty military personnel and veterans. Learn more about how you can help at https://lnkd.in/gmceMAji. #Veterans #FoodInsecurity

I understand the value of higher education. I went to North Carolina State University on a full academic scholarship. Without it, I would have come out of school with over $100K in debt. Even with my scholarship, I worked all 4 years to cover my expenses. I was incredibly fortunate to only have #debt from my graduate school education. And it took me over 10 years to pay that off. I now have a 5 year old daughter and a husband who is retired from the military on 100% #disability. We elected to make our permanent residence in Virginia BECAUSE of VMSDEP. We have saved for our daughter's college education, but with inflation, it is estimated that a 4-year degree from an in-state institution will cost over $140,000 by the time she enrolls in 2037 (https://lnkd.in/eZA-qU8e). We don't have that. We won't have that. And, she could take out loans to cover the rest as is suggested by this new plan, except we will never qualify because my husband's disability benefit has to be counted as income. I want our college and university systems to thrive. I understand how expensive that education system is to provide. But the answer is NOT to take away one of the most significant financial benefits of being a VA state resident from our service men, women, and their families. Please help me in protecting this earned benefit for my daughter and for all of the other military families who value education but will not be able to afford if if this passes. #vmsdep #militaryfamily #disabledveteran #veteran #military

Every day, brave military personnel defend our freedom, yet many face hunger. In fact, 1 in 4 active-duty service members (or 24% of active-duty service members) were food insecure in 2020. Service members often experience unique challenges making it difficult to access the food they need to thrive, from limited income to high cost-of-living and other financial commitments. Additionally, service members often are required to move from base to base, making it difficult for spouses to maintain consistent work. This leaves the family to rely on the single income of the service member. While many military members and their families face hunger, very few qualify for federal food assistance programs. The St. Louis Area Foodbank is committed to making it easier for military families to get access to the food they need. We are investing in collaborative partnerships with military-focused nonprofits and organizations to advocate for federal policy support. We are also creating food distribution events focused on assisting active-duty military personnel and veterans. Learn more about how you can help at https://lnkd.in/gmceMAji. #Veterans #FoodInsecurity