Forward Observer
Forward Observer: Figuring Out the Camp Lejeune Tort Mess
It is still tough to figure the complete score concerning Camp Lejeune tort claims raised by the “Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022” provision (Section 804 of PL 117-168) in the Honor Our PACT past last August — especially the puzzle of how the VA will calculate a successful filing’s Read more…
LVMAC NEWS
LVMAC News: Catalyst4 Enters the Fray to Help Military Veterans Obtain Employment and Stable Housing
Presented by Diane Elliott, Founder and Executive Director for Catalyst4, to the council at its 18 January 2023 meeting, this new nonprofit is striving to help the general community, especially those who have had hard luck, obtain employment training and stable housing while providing additional, needed wraparound services. In so Read more…
Tidbits
LVMAC Tidbit: VA Unlocks the Door on Veterans Suicide Prevention — a Radically New Approach Taken
Any Veterans in Suicidal Crisis Can Go to Any Health Care Facility for Free Emergency Healthcare Taking a radically new approach to preventing suicide among veterans, starting January 17, any “veterans in acute suicidal crisis will be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency Read more…
Tidbits
LVMAC Tidbit: Our Homelessness Agencies Need Veterans to Help in a One Night Stand-To
We Need You! This is the last call for those veterans who have the ability and gumption to go out on a cold night and help with the Lehigh Valley’s 2023 Point in Time (PIT) Count, the single most important data gathering tool for helping to assess and allot homelessness Read more…
Tidbits
LVMAC Tidbit: Limited Time Offer — Veterans Trust Fund Grants Available
Click on image for active links For the application form, click here. ### As of 16 December 2022
Tidbits
LVMAC Tidbit: Colonial Penn Move Over, VA is Launching a New Life Insurance Policy
On 1 January 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs will open enrollment for its new VALife life insurance policy — making life insurance available to more Veterans than ever before. According to the news release, this is the first new VA life insurance program for Veterans in more than 50 Read more…
Tidbits
LVMAC Tidbit: Retired VA Phone Number Putting Veterans at Risk
Oh, and By the Way, Know Your Shortcut Numbers Today, our VISN-4 Community Relations Office informed us with the message below that a retired VA phone number may put military veterans’ information at risk: The Department of Veterans Affairs established 1-800-MyVA411 (1-800-698-2411) in 2020 to help Veterans, their family Read more…
LVMAC NEWS
LVMAC News: The Red Cross in the Lehigh Valley — Its Origin and Military Support Role
The presentation below was made by Peter Brown, Executive Director of the American Red Cross Pennsylvania Rivers Chapter on 16 November, as part of its Veterans Day observance. The Red Cross’ presence in the valley dates back to 1917 when chapters were formed in Easton, Bethlehem, and Catasauqua in conjunction Read more…