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Leading veteran organization now providing vehicles to get veterans back to work Camarillo, CA June 4, 2020 – U.S. Navy Seabees from the past and present, along with the County’s leading veteran services organization, will present a vehicle to a formerly homeless veteran, enabling him to rejoin the workforce and move his life forward. “Seabees” […]
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By Andy Ostroth, 30-year Navy Veteran and GCVF Volunteer I recently had the privilege of interviewing two of our cherished veterans, both residents of Leisure Village senior community in Camarillo. Jerry Spector, an Air Force veteran, took this photograph on June 7, 2017, of 104 veterans, all residents of Camarillo’s Leisure Village. The men and […]
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A.S.A.P. program brings County, State, United Way, private foundations, and individual donors together to get “hardest-to-engage” military veterans into safe isolation during pandemic CAMARILLO, CALIF. (PRWEB LINK) MAY 11, 2020 The region’s leading non-profit for veteran services and its partner agencies, have placed 20 of the highest risk military veterans into virus-safe shelter as part of […]
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Author: Vince Gangi, U.S. Air Force veteran and GCVF volunteer. In 1999, Congress selected May as Military Appreciation Month. Each year, the president issues a proclamation for Americans to take time to participate in an event to honor the men, women and families of the armed services past and present. May was chosen because of the […]
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When I walked into the Ventura County Community Foundation’s nonprofit center in Camarillo, which houses many nonprofits, I was looking for volunteer work that would add purpose to my life. I proudly figured anyone would be and should be happy to have me. After all, I would do just about anything and was willing to work […]
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David Szumowski had been in Vietnam only 40 days when his tank platoon was attacked during a recovery mission near the Michelin rubber plantation northwest of Saigon. His tank took a direct hit from a rocket-propelled grenade, and the fragmentation wounds left Szumowski totally blind. After recovering at Walter Reed Medical Center and the Edward […]
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With the New Year came changes in veteran benefits along with a push from some veteran advocacy groups for research into help for service-connected illnesses that are currently not covered or deemed by Veterans Affairs as “presumption of service-connected illness.” Here’s a short list of some of the changes. As always, it’s best to check […]
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On December 7, 1941, 78 years ago Saturday, Japan launched the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,403 military personnel and civilians, and drew the United States into World War II. Each year, we remember Pearl Harbor and those who perished. But with time and attrition taking their collective toll, the number of those […]
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Once-Rescued Dog Now Helps Rescue Homeless Veterans CAMARILLO, CA September 13, 2019 – A service dog with a specialized skill that can help save the life of a homeless military veteran will soon be getting a surgery, thanks to Gold Coast Veterans Foundation (GCVF). The 165 pound white Samoyed mix named Leo ventures into homeless […]
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Living at Ventura County campgrounds is a viable option for homeless veterans. This is true especially if the veteran is able to obtain a Distinguished Veteran pass, available through California State Parks, or an Access Pass, available through the National Park Service. I didn’t plan on full-time camping. I was trying to buy a house […]
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