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Celebrating Black history, faith and caregivers

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:00 pmFebruary 23, 2021 Posted in Caregivers, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 432 views

In celebration of Black History Month, VA’s Caregiver Support Program shares the remarkable work of JoAnn …

Veteran caregivers completely fulfill President Abraham Lincoln’s charge to care for those who have borne the battle, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Feb. 24 at an online forum.

Veteran caregivers fulfill Lincoln’s ‘borne the battle’ charge, says SecVA

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021 4:00 pmMarch 3, 2021 Posted in Caregivers, Top Stories by Adam Stump 14 comments 12k views

Veteran caregivers completely fulfill President Abraham Lincoln’s charge to care for those who have borne …

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Then, Now and Forever: Caregivers and the Veterans they love

Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2021 2:00 pmFebruary 11, 2021 Posted in Caregivers, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 3 comments 3k views

This Valentine’s Day we share the love stories of caregivers from VA’s Peer Support Mentoring Program. …

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Valentines, caregivers and the Veterans they love

Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2021 9:00 amFebruary 11, 2021 Posted in Caregivers, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1 comment 987 views

A Valentine’s special: Sharing the love stories of caregivers from VA’s Peer Support Mentoring Program. …

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Operation Family Caregiver makes a difference for military families

Posted on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 4:00 pmJanuary 7, 2021 Posted in #VetResources, Caregivers, Guest Posts, Vets Experience by VAntage Point Contributor 10k views

Operation Family Caregiver (OFC) is the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers signature military …

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Married 40 years, she is now her husband’s caregiver

Posted on Monday, December 21, 2020 10:00 amDecember 16, 2020 Posted in Caregivers, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

“The biggest lesson I learned from the Caregivers Support team is to keep everything meticulous. They …

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Still work to be done to ensure Veterans’ caregivers are supported

Posted on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 9:00 amDecember 3, 2020 Posted in Caregivers, Vets Experience by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Almost 6 million of those caregivers support a military service member or Veteran.

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Special recognition to the caregivers of our nation’s Veterans

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020 6:00 pmNovember 30, 2020 Posted in Caregivers, Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 6k views

#CaregivingInCrisis. Being a caregiver is never an easy task. We’ve seen the strength, commitment and love …

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ICYMI: Facebook LIVE VA Caregiver Support Program Expansion

Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 12:00 pmNovember 25, 2020 Posted in Caregivers, Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 25k views

VA and Vietnam Veterans of American hosted a Facebook Live event about the recent expansion of VA’s …

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AARP offers free caregiving resources for Veterans, families

Posted on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 2:00 pmOctober 13, 2020 Posted in #VetResources, Caregivers, Guest Posts, Vets Experience by VAntage Point Contributor 17k views

AARP offers free caregiving resources for Veterans and their families and you do not have to be a member to …

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