Articles tagged as: veterans
July 13, 2021
More Hoosier Veterans Now Eligible For Military Family Relief Fund
Prior to July 1, only veterans who served on active duty for more than one year -- in war time -- were eligible for the fund. Those two requirements have been eliminated.
Read MoreJune 9, 2021
New Affordable Housing Project To Help Veterans
A new affordable housing project has broken ground on the west side of Indianapolis. It will offer 61 units to individuals and families. The building will also offer 15 units to veterans experiencing homelessness.
Read MoreApril 14, 2021
VA Center Wants to Hear From Hoosier Veterans
The Indianapolis VA Medical Center will host a public virtual listening session Thursday to collect public input on designing a future health care system.
Read MoreNovember 14, 2019
How To Deal With Veterans' Suicide, Mental Health: A Conversation
Representatives from an Indianapolis VA hospital, researchers and advocates gathered this week at WFYI to talk about access to mental health care for veterans, their caregivers and the barriers they may face.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2019
Indianapolis Ranks Low On Best Places For Veterans List
The financial advising website WalletHub ranked Indianapolis near the bottom at number 96 out of 100 cities.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2019
Groups Work To Raise Awareness, Lower Veteran Suicide Rate
Veterans are much more likely to kill themselves than people whove never served. And nearly 17 veterans nationwide die by suicide every day.
Read MoreSeptember 16, 2019
France To Honor 94-Year-Old WWII Veteran With Top Honor
Jimmie H. Royer of Terre Haute will be awarded France's Legion of Honor on Sept. 29 during a ceremony at an American Legion post in the city.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2019
Clubhouse Offers Community Healing For Veterans
Getting back to life can be difficult for anyone diagnosed with serious mental illness, including veterans. In Indiana, a new partnership gives them another option for rehabilitation in their community.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2019
Military Pensions Fully Exempt From Indiana Income Tax Within Four Years
Gov. Eric Holcomb pushed lawmakers to exempt military pensions from the income tax for years. In 2019, he finally got his wish.
Read MoreJune 24, 2019
Workshops, Tours Designed For Veteran Farmers This Summer
Purdue Extension and the Purdue-based Indiana AgrAbility Project are teaming up for a series of workshops and farm tours this summer for military veterans who are farmers.
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