Health… Military Families Need Help Getting Earned Benefits 17 Nov 202018 Nov 2020 Strengthening military families helps reduce suicide and homelessness. Many veteran and military families struggle to get help that could save lives. Your voice can make a difference. “If you are…
Military and Veterans… South Florida Veterans Continue to Face Increased Hardships 20 Oct 202021 Oct 2020 Low-income veterans are facing increased hardships, threatening South Florida with housing challenges that could impact the local landscape for years. Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 20, 2020 -- Purpose Built Families…
Military and Veterans… Veterans Hurt by COVID-19 Getting Rapid VA Housing Help at Home 12 May 202012 May 2020 CARES Funds Help Nonprofit Reach Veterans Most At-Risk for Homelessness Dr. Juan Flores, left, Jacob Torner, center, and Reza Kavoosi with an Operation Sacred Trust mobile response vehicle used to…
American Life… Facing Coronavirus, a Miami Homeless Veteran Finds He is Not Alone 22 Apr 202022 Apr 2020 As the nation locked down, TC was alone with his broken wheelchair on the streets of Miami, wondering if his luck had run out. This former Marine was facing coronavirus…
Military and Veterans… VA holding professionals accountable for veteran suicides is important step 16 Feb 202016 Feb 2020 Recent investigations by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs found VA professionals could have done more to prevent suicides and took disciplinary action. Veteran advocates say veteran lives can be…
Housing… Overcoming homelessness, Miami Veteran is ready for fresh start at life, love 11 Feb 202013 Feb 2020 Robert Jacoby, 57, is a fighter. For much of his life, he was also known as an over-achiever. “I used to be someone,” Jacoby remembers. Jacoby’s father was a popular…
Housing… Veteran, 74, becomes homeless in Fort Lauderdale after 33 years at same apartment 3 Feb 202013 Feb 2020 In just three hours, fellow Army Veteran secures housing for homeless Broward senior By all accounts, Robert Beckler, 74, was a good tenant. More than 33 years at the same…
Housing… Veteran Overcomes Loss, Finds His Direction Home 7 May 201926 May 2019 "I think my mother would be very proud, and I wish she would be here to see all of this." First Sgt. Eddie Miller, US Army, Retired After 20 years…
American Life… Help Needed to End Veteran Homelessness 24 Apr 201531 Jul 2018 It should be an oxymoron. Tragically for 50,000 American Veterans tonight, it's not. Homeless Veterans are still very much present across our United States. Alone or with children, they're living…
Health… Veterans, Caregivers Learn to Be Healing to Each Other in Innovative Warrior to Soul Mate Programs 15 Apr 201425 Apr 2015 http://youtu.be/ZKrm2k0Lhz0 "There is significantly greater understanding, an enhanced ability to resolve conflict in a positive way, really talk to and hear one another, and have new ways of nurturing a…
Military and Veterans… Like Norman Cooper III, Every Homeless Veteran Has a Name, Story and Dreams that Can Still Come True 16 Dec 201316 Dec 2013 "Before he knew it, Norman Cooper III, a decorated American Veteran, had lost it all. His career, money, marriage, and the family to which he'd long been devoted were gone…
Housing… VA Announces $300 Million in New Grants to Help End Homelessness for America’s Veteran Families 15 Jul 201315 Jul 2013 More than $5 million awarded to three South Florida non-profits to help nearly 2,000 local Veteran families WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced last week the…
Marriage Education… Warriors Discover Healing Power of Love, Intimacy 24 Jun 201326 Jun 2013 MOBILE, ALABAMA -- They fought in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. While they came from generations almost half a century apart, these warriors share a common bond as Veterans who…
Housing… Ending homelessness for Veterans is not just about housing – healthy, stable relationships matter too 12 Apr 201312 Apr 2013 At one of two weekly orientations yesterday for homeless Veterans seeking housing assistance in Miami, two men somewhat angrily questioned why we followed an overview of Operation Sacred Trust (“OST”)…
Education… Five Freedoms Helping Veterans Overcome Reintegration Challenges at Home and Work 10 Apr 201310 Apr 2013 "Relationships that thrive tend to communicate easily in an ongoing, flowing manner," says Seth Eisenberg, President/CEO of the nonprofit PAIRS ("Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills") Foundation in Hollywood, Florida. Virginia…
I am ME… Miguel Marquez: “No Veteran Left Behind” 17 Oct 201220 Jan 2013 As an Outreach Specialist for Operation Sacred Trust, Miguel Marquez meets many Veterans during difficult moments in their lives. "More than one Veteran has talked about having it all one…
Housing… Brother’s Struggles Inspires Service to Veterans 16 Oct 2012 After completing four years in the Army, including deployment to the Middle East, Gabby Cornett says the challenges her brother faced reintegrating into civilian life helped her understand those many…
American Life… Denise Martino Starts Homeless South Florida Veterans on Path to Lasting Housing Stability 9 Oct 201210 Oct 2012 Operation Sacred Trust, "OST," funded through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, helps provide housing stability for homeless and at-risk Veteran families in Broward…
American Life… Operation Sacred Trust’s Yvette Costa is Helping End Homelessness for South Florida’s Veteran Families 6 Oct 201210 Oct 2012 Operation Sacred Trust, "OST," funded through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program, helps provide housing stability for homeless and at-risk Veteran families in Broward…
Education… I Am ME: Hampton VA Chief of Chaplains Sue Cross 2 Aug 20112 Aug 2011 Marriage Education (ME) is touching the lives of couples, families and children across the country. “I Am ME” profiles people teaching relationship, fatherhood and marriage education classes in their local…
