Donate Blood – Enter Super Bowl Contest

by Alex Watkins | Jan 13, 2021 | News & Updates

The American Red Cross is teaming up with the NFL this January to help tackle the national convalescent plasma shortage. The organizations are urging people – especially those who have recovered from COVID-19 – to give blood during this critical time. Individuals who...

Mental Health Resources

by Alex Watkins | Jan 11, 2021 | News & Updates

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides critical support for suicide prevention efforts across the country. The organization continued to focus on effective prevention in 2020, but like many other businesses, was forced to respond nimbly to COVID-19....

Top Veteran Resources of 2020

by Alex Watkins | Jan 5, 2021 | News & Updates

In 2020, Veterans Affairs’ #VetResources newsletter was opened 182 million times and drove 40 million clicks to VA and non-VA resources. VA does not endorse privately offered resources but shares them to make the Veteran community aware of all that is available. Borne...

Durham VA Provides COVID-19 Vaccines to High-Risk Veterans & Frontline Workers

by Alex Watkins | Jan 4, 2021 | News & Updates

The Durham VA Health Care System (DVAHCS) has authorization to provide the COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable Veterans, including Veteran frontline essential workers in our communities. The COVID-19 vaccine is a 2-dose vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine doses will be...

January 28 NCGWG Meeting

by Alex Watkins | Jan 4, 2021 | NCGWG Meetings

The January 28th NCGWG meeting will be held but not in the Situation Room as the NC Department of Public Safety will be using it to monitor COVID-19.   We are planning to livestream the online meeting through Facebook beginning at 2:00pm, January 28. If you haven’t...