New Veterans Online Resource Center Focused on Mental Health
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Recent studies show that nearly one-third of veterans who seek care through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health centers receive mental health diagnoses. With more and more soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health concerns, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recognizes the need for increased services for veterans and their families. NAMI’s Veterans Resource Center consolidates the most useful online resources, including information on PTSD, mental illness and how to obtain related VA benefits.

The center provides resources for veterans and active duty military members, as well as their families, friends and advocates. To access the Veterans Resource Center, click here.

State Veterans Benefits Directory Available
From Military.com

In addition to Federal veterans benefits, many veterans are also eligible for state veterans benefits. Ranging from educational grants, scholarships, and exemptions and discounts on taxes to home loans and veterans homes, state veterans benefits can be extremely valuable. Military.com has a 50-state breakdown of benefits offered to veterans in each state.

To view the State Veterans Benefits Directory, click here.

Free Webcast: Revitalize Your Community's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
Presented by the Homelessness Resource Center

Join Erik Sten and Heather Lyons for a discussion about their experiences designing and implementing Portland, Oregon's highly successful 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. Sten and Lyons will share lessons learned and offer strategies to help keep community stakeholders engaged and inspired, even in today's challenging economic climate. Join this free Homelessness Resource Center webcast to learn more about how to revitalize and re-energize your community's plan to end homelessness.

The webcast will take place on June 17 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Members of 10-year planning teams, community leaders, program directors and administrators, team leaders, policymakers, direct service providers and consumers can all benefit from this learning opportunity.

To register for this webcast, click here.

Get Ready for the 2010 NCHV Annual Conference
Starts next Monday, June 21

The 2010 NCHV Annual Conference and Membership Meeting, “Supporting the Five-Year Plan,” will be held June 21-23, 2010, at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. Those attending will have the opportunity to access knowledge, training and experience to increase the effectiveness of their organizations in assisting homeless veterans. NCHV will also celebrate the incredible success of the past 20 years and continue to build momentum in the fight to end veteran homelessness.

For more information on the nation's most important conference for homeless veteran service providers, visit the 2010 NCHV Annual Conference webpage, or register here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Funding Opportunities

The JPMorgan Chase Foundation directs the majority of its time, attention and investment toward specific neighborhoods in cities where JPMorgan Chase has major operations. These neighborhoods are typically among the most challenged areas of major urban centers, defined by unacceptably high rates of poverty and historic disinvestment. The firm's philanthropic investment in these targeted neighborhoods is predominantly focused in three centers of excellence: community development, education, and arts and culture. Grant applications may be submitted throughout the year. For more information, click here.

The Valero Energy Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of those who live in or near the communities where Valero has major operations. One of the ways this is accomplished is by providing financial support to a wide range of nonprofit organizations.The Foundation’s website has a list of contacts in different communities across the country. For more information, click here.

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