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#VetResources - for Veterans, their Families, Caregivers and Survivors SIGN UP  for this weekly newsletter. VIEW as a page.  VA Podcast:  Talking Sauce w/ Air Force Veteran Charlynda Scales Veteran News Network: Art Therapy and Adaptive Sport Grants Video of the week:  Stories from Iwo Jima - An Unbreakable Code Photo of the week: Meet Mandel Sharp, a 100 y/o #WWII Veteran An open letter to the Veteran community from the U.S. Census Bureau As Article I Section II of the Constitution directs, every 10 years, we conduct a census to determine representation in Congress. JOIN OUR TEAM. We want to hire Veterans for temporary census jobs. Apply to work as a census taker at  2020census.gov/jobs . If you know others who are looking for work, please spread the word. LEARN MORE Stories from Iwo Jima - An Unbreakable Code Peter MacDonald Sr. is one of

Grant Announcement Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Education Agency Grants Application Due Date: Monday, April 20, 2020 SAMHSA is accepting applications for Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education) - State Education Agency (SEA) grants (AWARE-SEA). The purpose of this program is to expand the capacity of State Educational Agencies, in partnership with State Mental Health Agencies (SMHAs) overseeing school-aged youth and with three local education agencies (LEAS), to: (1) Increase awareness of mental health issues among school-aged youth; (2) Provide training for school person

Letter to Mental Health Commissioners SAMHSA is pleased to clarify that Mental Health Block Grant funds can be used to treat those with serious mental illness (SMI) who are incarcerated. This is key to addressing SMI in our nation and we look forward to working with states to implement this new clarification.   View the Letter to Mental Health Commissioners  

In this Issue: The Housing Market Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap ● Only Halfway to Economic Democracy ● Invest in Home Repairs to Improve Health ● Parks, People, and Inclusive Collaborative Planning ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● Resources ● You Said It + Week of February 17 In this Issue: Only Halfway to Economic Democracy ● Parks, People, and Inclusive Collaborative Planning ● Invest in Home Repairs to Improve Health ● The Housing Market Can’t Fix the Racial Wealth Gap ● Also: Jobs  ● Events ● Resources ● You Said It + Invest in Home Repairs to Improve Health Eileen Divringi, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadel