PROVIDING THE RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE!
Houston area veterans returning from combat will have better access to additional assistance and services thanks to almost $200,000 in new grants.
Funding for the grants was provided by the San Antonio based Texas Resources for Iraq- Afghanistan Deployment. TRIAD is a publicly supported philanthropic institution governed by a board of private citizens chosen for their community involvement.
The United Way of Greater Houston is receiving a $101,452 grant that will expand and leverage the 2-1-1 Texas/United Way Help Line with additional staff, printing and outreach funds as well as sources of information so that veterans seeking resource and referral information will have a point of entry when looking for help. United Way will help update information and coordinate the distribution of a Comprehensive Resource Guide, which was produced jointly by The City of Houston's Office of Veteran Affairs, Harris County, and United Way.
"The generosity of groups like TRIAD is proof of just how much we can accomplish when private organizations join with local governments to better our community," said Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. "This $101,452 grant will help ensure that we can get copies of the Veterans Resources Directory to those who need it most - area veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and their families. It's an effective way for us to say thank you, and welcome home, to our veterans."
“We thank TRIAD for its dedication to our veterans and the United Way and the Worklife Institute for carrying out the work that helps Houston put its veterans first," said Mayor Bill White. "We're happy to be a part of such a community effort and certainly our vets deserve no less."
A grant of $96,500 also was awarded to the Worklife Institute’s Resource Center in the Galleria area where veterans and their families will receive assistance on career transition, family counseling, job search, education, stress management and other matters.
“The Worklife Institute will coordinate its programs with the military and veterans’ service organizations, the Houston’s Office of Veterans Affairs and United Way’s 2-1-1 service to provide these valuable and much needed services for our returning veterans in the greater Houston area,” stated Dr. Diana C. Dale, Institute director. “We are proud to be able to serve those who have given so much to our country and who now need our help in their transition to civilian life.”
One of every 11 soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan is from Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. One- quarter of the state’s population resides in the Houston/Galveston area.
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