LGBTQ+ Pride Month is celebrated every June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots and works to achieve equal justice and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning Americans. LGBTQ+ Veterans have access to a wide array of services offered by the...

June is dedicated ‘National PTSD Awareness Month’ to raise awareness about the condition and how to access treatment. According to the National Center for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), between 7 and 8 percent of the population will experience PTSD during...

Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May as Military Appreciation Month to honor the contributions and sacrifices North Carolina’s servicemembers, Veterans and their families have made for North Carolina and the nation. “We owe a deep debt of gratitude to the...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is encouraging women Veterans who are overdue for screenings like mammograms, pap smears, colonoscopies or any other preventive testing, to get those scheduled or rescheduled as soon as possible. In the early months of the...

Veterans with a service-connected disability and injured service members still serving on active duty with an injury that prevents them from driving an automobile may qualify for a VA program to purchase a specially modified motor vehicle. VA helps in paying for...

AARP research shows that family caregivers spend close to $8,000 per year of their money caring for family members who are aging, ill or living with disabilities. Looking after those wounded in the line of duty can cost even more. Whether you are picking up groceries,...