Home of the Brave Foundation
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Friday, August 16, 2013
The Home of the Brave Foundation, Inc. is in contract negotiations with God’s Way to Recovery to lease a property which will be used by The Home of the Brave to establish a female veteran’s transitional living facility. The God’s Way to Recovery property located at 9 Causey Avenue in Milford, Delaware was used by God’s Way to Recovery as a homeless male transitional living facility. Once negotiations are completed the goal is to sign a lease in the fall of 2013 and welcome the first homeless female veteran in the winter of 2013/2014. Fundraising efforts are underway to ensure this pilot program is successfully launched.
Delaware New Lobbyist Reporting System Wins National Award
Department of State | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Government Information Center | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, August 9, 2013
The state of Delaware received the 2013 Web 2.0 Award in the “Harnessing the Power of Civic Media” category from the Public Technology Institute (PTI) for its new Public Integrity Reporting System.
VA Reaches Out to Veterans About the Health Care Law
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an awareness campaign and a new website, www.va.gov/aca, to let Veterans know what the Affordable Care Act means for them and their families. Veterans receiving health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs will see no change in their benefits or out-of-pocket costs when portions of the Affordable Care Act take effect next year.
Delaware Division of Arts Announces Fiscal Year 2014 Grants
Delaware Division of the Arts | Date Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013
The Delaware Division of the Arts announces the awarding of $2.9 million in grants for Fiscal Year 2014 to support 109 arts initiatives throughout the state. Twenty-three communities across Delaware, from Claymont to Selbyville, will receive grants to support arts programming and services, arts education, and related arts marketing and promotion.
VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.
