Category Veteran Housing
Holiday Caroling in August? Barstow Home Veteran Brings Joy Through Song, Year Round
With a chill in the air and Thanksgiving 2024 in the books, there’s nothing like a little holiday music to ring in the rest of the season. And perhaps, with no one in earshot, you might even sing along, right? Even better: Try crooning carols in the summertime with dozens of others in a Southern […]
How CalVet Ensures that California Veterans are the Most Connected, Protected, and Respected Veterans in the Nation
Veterans Day is our annual national day of gratitude for those who have defended our country and our Constitution. But at CalVet, thanking veterans is a year-round, continuous honor, duty, and privilege. In fact, is it our vision that California’s veterans become the nation’s most connected, most protected, and most respected veterans, and this happens […]
Of Medals and Mettle: Marine Veteran’s Hardware Back Home Nine Years After Theft
With Veterans Day approaching, a Southern California resident went above and beyond the call of duty to show his respect and gratitude to a Marine veteran. Here’s how: One mid-September day, Oceanside resident Greg Workman took his two Great Danes — eight-year-old Guinness and one-year-old Gus — for a walk.
The H Home Run: A Hero, His CalVet Home Loan, and Hispanic Heritage Month
H is for hero, and Army veteran Jose Chavez definitely qualifies. He earned a Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts, and other medals the only way you can get them — the hard way — in Iraq in 2009. H is also for home, which Chavez and his wife, Melissa, moved into in Sacramento County recently […]
Witnessing Apollo XI’s Liftoff Gave Lancaster Home Veteran One Giant Memory
On July 20, 1969 – 55 years ago this month – astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first earthling to set foot on the moon. The words he uttered as he descended from Apollo XI’s lunar module, dubbed “The Eagle,” still resonate “That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.” David Lewis, a […]
Brothers of Band: Chula Vista Home Veterans Played for and with the Best
Whenever the mood strikes him, the sweet sounds of Raymond Robbins’ clarinet waft out into the hallways of the Veterans Home of California-Chula Vista. Next door, Oliver Luck listens in appreciation. These two veterans share more than just a common wall as neighbors at the Chula Vista Home. They share the bonds of military service […]
During Older Californians Month, CalVet Focuses on Specialized Services for Senior Veterans
Caring for the elderly is in CalVet’s DNA. It can be traced back to the opening of the Veterans Home of California-Yountville in 1884; and is flourishing today at all eight Veterans Homes located across California. The quality care that is provided to senior veterans at Yountville — which is slated to open a new […]
CalVet’s Dual Approach to Veteran Mental Health: Tradition and Innovation
Providing access to mental healthcare services and benefits is a key element in CalVet’s vision of ensuring California’s veterans are connected, protected, and respected. The month of May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, presenting a prime opportunity to highlight the statewide programs and initiatives designed to reach and help veterans in need. Focusing on […]
Yountville’s Chief Doctor Can Attest: Servicemembers’ Fighting Spirit Doesn’t End with Separation from the Armed Forces
Dr. Julie Fields will tell you that once a soldier, sailor, Marine, or airman—always a soldier, sailor, Marine, or airman. “Our veterans, like the active duty sailors and Marines I served, tend to be extremely resilient and sometimes downright stubborn,” said Fields.
Climbing the Ladder of Volunteering Success at Chula Vista Veterans Home
Several winters ago, Lois Cornish says she met a real Grinch: a notoriously cantankerous veteran who lived at the Veterans Home of California-Chula Vista. In our ongoing “Volunteers Serving Veterans” series, CalVet highlights Cornish, who began volunteering at the Chula Vista Home when it opened in 2000. She soon started recruiting some of her American […]
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